Angry Hotel Owner’s Response Refusing Influencer Free Accommodation Goes Viral
Social media ‘influencers’ have become a huge industry, as more and more people spend their time on the likes of Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook rather than ‘traditional’ media like newspapers and TV.
According to media branding agency MediaKix, the money being spent on Instagram influencers and their likes has shot up in recent years and is going to continue upwards. Back in 2015, the industry was worth about $500 million. By 2020, it’s expected to be worth between $5 billion and $10 billion.
With this much money splashing around, you’d think that influencers would be happy to stump up for their own holidays, wouldn’t you? This exchange between British Vlogger Elle Darby and Paul Stenson, owner of The Charleville Lodge Hotel and The White Moose Café in Dublin, might be the beginning of a backlash against entitled influencers and their habit of asking for free things in exchange for ‘exposure.’
YouTuber Elle Darby sent this email to The Charleville Lodge Hotel, requesting free accommodation
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Owner Paul Stenson, who also owns The White Moose Cafe, decided to post his reply on Facebook
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Mr. Stenson’s sharp rebuke garnered a huge reaction online, with many people supporting his stance against an industry that we haven’t quite come to grips with yet. Many people see influencers as talentless freeloaders shamelessly hawking products with little more to offer than their looks, and this was reflected in the comments.
Unfortunately, some people took it way too far, and Ms. Darby ended up on the receiving end of a torrent of disgusting abuse.
“My issue was not with the refusal of my free hotel stay request but with how he reacted,” she explained in an emotional YouTube video. “A very simple way to have gone about it would have just been a ‘no’ or for the email to be ignored instead of me having death threats and cancer wishes.”
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Ironically, in his quest to expose the ‘exposure’ culture, an unrepentant Mr. Stenson got more exposure for his business than he could’ve possibly imagined.
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As influencers united to defend their industry and condemn the business owner’s attitude, Mr. Stenson upped the ante by announcing a complete ban on influencers, saying that any that try to enter the premises and ask for free services would be “ejected.”
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He also sent Ms. Darby a mock ‘bill’ for all the exposure his actions had earned, just to further his point.
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Mr. Stenson is no stranger to controversy, having made the headlines for several instances of social media outrage. His tongue-in-cheek, no-holds-barred communications sharply divide people, with some applauding his honesty and biting humor, while others consider him to be somewhat of a bully.
He once left an insane guest directory in the rooms of his hotel, with the following warning about hairdryers:
“If you try to steal the hairdryer from your room, you will be in for a little surprise. There is an explosive device installed on the inner wall of the hairdryer chamber, if you attempt to remove it from the room, the anti-theft system at the front door will detect the hairdryer in your bag and detonate the explosives, killing you and anyone around you.”
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He also took on vegans after they reacted negatively to one of his tongue-in-cheek posts, issuing this ban on the entire ‘vegan population:’
“Given the torrent of abuse and unjustified negative reviews we have been receiving from the vegan population over the past 24 hours, all vegans are now barred from our café. Any vegans attempting to enter the café will be shot dead at point-blank range.”
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Add Ed Sheeran fans to the long list of people that Mr. Stenson has insulted, and you wonder how long this can go on. Business still seems to be good, however, and Mr. Stenson is unapologetic about his manner of communication on Facebook.
“It’s not nasty, it’s funny, it’s a joke and not meant to be taken any other way,” he said. “Facebook is not a place for professionals, it’s a place for fun and engagement and having a laugh.”
“We filter out the people who can’t have a laugh via Facebook, I’d much rather have our 30 rooms occupied by happy people.”
Here’s what people had to say about the exchange
I would like to have a beer with Mr. Stenson.
Round is on me
Could get expensive .-)
I would like to join and I'm quite there will be more. I do not think we should kill Mr. Stenson with alcohol... and everybody around too.
Me next!
Line me up for the shots!
Vodka or Tequila, your choice :-)!
Me too. Just love the British humor.
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Mr. Stenson is not even remotely interesting in "having a beer" with the likes of you but you are a kiss-ass mama's boy that sucks up to whatever the new hot thing is. Stay home...you're better off there.
Who hurt you...?
Influencers exist because of their followers: Stupid people following entitled lazy freeloaders telling them how to lead their lives.
Agreed. I don't know which is creepier, so called influencers or the influenced.
Baaaahh.
And look at her swollen lips... Plastic lips, plastic brains.
What nonsense
Sounds a bit like how politics works. I take that back... it sounds a LOT like how politics works.
and this is why l don't follow instagram..I'M NOT STUPID..chuckles..
What is imstramgram? What ever. Never of of it.
I am in total agreement with you on this. Well said.
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The irony here is that the hotel owner pulls this exact stuff himself. Worse, he just takes things that don't belong to him and uses them without asking. Far worse than anything the influencer did.
I love everything about this man and his business. If I ever make it to where my grandparents sailed to America from, I know exactly where I’m staying (And paying)! Thanks for being you, Paul!
https://charlevillelodge.ie/#aboutus Their website is just as spectacular as the responses in this story.
Yup, if there’s one thing we need more of, it’s angry business owners spewing nastiness because they got an email they didn’t like. Did he decide he could get free exposure on his own with this fake victim act? He’s either a hypocrite or a snowflake. Toughen up, guy. If you can’t deal with the public...get medicated or something. Seriously. Anger management. It’s a thing. That you need.
She's complaining about online abuse after it was her who exposed herself as the "influencer" in this story, not the hotel owner? So not only is she an entitled brat, she's also an idiot.
well said!
What kind of parents produced such monster?
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Sorry, I don’t see the connection between not hiding and receiving abuse. Basically you think women ask to be abused by showing their faces?
You win today's award for tortured thinking soaked in your own obsessions. Kudos.
GREAT JOB! As a filmmaker and photographer, I deal with this WEEKLY. Just because your number of followers is high, you think you should get free work. Try getting a real job.
What a bunch of obnoxious entitled wankers. I love this guy and I would love to stay at this hotel! Good on him!
The whole influencer community is hogwash and the entitlement of these people is insane. They have their slimy hands in every single market trying to get free things and offering exposure in return. Exposure doesn't pay the bills and these influencers do not grasp that.
The influencer community can be a good thing at times though. If there is a story that needs to be told, but the regular media channels won't run with it...then influencers can get the story out to millions in a matter of days. People that start a business by inventing a new product or a new way of doing things can get massive exposure with just a simple gift of a free item. Some of the smartest entrepreneurs would have never made the big leaps in their field without exposure. Creating massive interest can get them the funding they need to expand their product. But I agree that there is no need for these little free loading "influencers" that are just looking to ride on someone else dime.
Can be is debatable. We're seeing more and more 'influencers' pop up on the news or thru social media as acting like this... entitled and egotistical. As if their exposure will bring in more money. I'm sorry, but no, not really. Not for MOST situations. Marketing a product may or may not help with an influencer supporting it.... it all depends on their own market. Age, social status, economy etc... are all a major factor that comes in to play when marketing to an audience. So, no, for most of the time it is not beneficial. The same can be said of situations where 'influencers' want trade work with photographers/videographers with the benefit of exposure, when their audience will not for a second think to look up the photographer. News, much like marketing, the audience matters. Virility does not need the backing of an influencers to be picked up.
“Influencer Community” YIKES!
Who needs them in the first place? If the product is good no need for such nonsense.
The day a talented entrepreneur needs vindication from a vacuous millenial self-obsessed lazy jobless thicko in exchange for a free item is in your imagination
"The influencer community can be a good thing..." Wrong. It's not good "at times" or "because the media won't run with it." It's a bunch of people trying to get something for nothing. I can't even say it's kids amymore because I have a follower on my twitter who is 50 and trying his best to become some sort of local influencer. Yes, it's as sad as it sounds.
I really got a feeling of justice, like 'I can die now', when he casually mentioned that he had like 47,000 more followers than her
Works as a social media influencer? So, unemployed, eh. Further, I'm seriously doubting that a low level Internet person can provide much help to Universal Orlando.
Lol, I know, right? As if Disney needs her to advertise.
Or Universal.
what's the 'best before' date for the influencers? kinda tired of them
2010
Look how much exposure this created for his hotel - 10X more than if he had yes to the influencers request.
This hotel didn't even need this for exposure, White Moose has been doing great on social media way before this came along. They are really fun to follow!
He's smart as a fox!! I mean a hypercritical influencer fox?
Well, she's a nasty little toe rag isn't she? I don't get where these little morons think they're entitled to anything. She has no talent, no education, and apparently no brain. ...///... We were in Europe a couple of weeks ago when one of these idiots was tramping around a museum (the Prado in Madrid), yelling at people to get out of her way while her boyfriend took photos of her. ...///... There's no photography permitted in that museum. Not for anyone, ever. The self-important little snot tried to claim she was "advertising" for them. Like the Prado needs to advertise. ...///... She was kicked out of the museum, along with her boyfriend, and screaming that she was going to call the police. As if.
She said that she was advertising for El Prado??? ADVERTISING FOR EL PRADO!!!!!! I'm happy to hear she was kicked out of the museum. And she was lucky I wasn't one if the people she yelled at, because she and her boyfriend would have ended up with their cameras and/or phones inserted up their rectum. I have no patience for this kind of idiots.
It was pretty hilarious, actually. Literally NO ONE was listening to her, and even a couple of older ladies rolled their eyes at her. I really wish someone had recorded her little tantrum and posted it online somewhere. She melted down like a two year old who had it's chocolate taken away and everyone was literally ignoring her.
"She melted down like a two year old who had it's chocolate taken away and everyone was literally ignoring her." Veruca, darling please, you're making a scene!
I have seen that too, like their pictures matter more than the people trying to enjoy the event or experience. All for what to get likes, followers....it really is getting disturbing.
LOL what is a toe rag?? This had me laughing so hard
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Don’t exaggerate.
Thank you Mr. Stenson, you are restoring my confidence in humanity.
I agree with the way Mr. Stenson replied to her ask for free room and board. I don't agree with people sending any one (including this "influencer") death threats or wishing things like cancer on them.
me either, but "influencers" are a kind of cancer.
Hyperbole much?
ISIS...are you listening? Try beheading some actual human trash instead of innocent soft chubby bearded vacationers that were in the wrong place at the wrong time... Put garbage in its place. Capital punishment is good to do, trash in green, recycling in blue. So much human effort is wasted on superstition. I'd say the human population could drop to a billion and life would be so much better. The only desireable snowflakes are the dead ones. Nuke it from orbit, it's the only way to be sure.
This is British humor! This gentleman is no fool, he his not be taken literally. OK
I've never wanted to go to Ireland more than right now!
He's so right. These stupid influencers are getting on people's nerves rather than bringing anything good to the world. It's a pest really!
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Influencer = Loser with no job or education but owns a laptop and uses internet they didn't pay for
This shows how social media makes some people far to self absorbed and only care about their number of followers and reputation. They see the number of followers as a currency or a ticket to freebies. I'm glad he said no to her.
January 2018????.......................is there not enough current "news" to be outraged about?
Hey! Can we leave vegans out of this please xD
Karin? Is that you?😹
Meat eaters are human. Vegans are not. Metro etiquette. Real. Simple. Stuff.
Yeah. Wtf with the casual "fuck vegans"?
Nope. They're obnoxious.
This story is very old. I remember when you posted last year.
Still funny though.
And?
I got a lil offended about the jar ashes of vegans. Why can we leave everyone alone. They are not hurting you by not eating animal products. Chill
I gather the vegans started it, being obnoxious in his pub/restaurant. He finished it. Try being offended at the obnoxious veggies ruining it for rational ones.
How do you know if somebody is a vegan? Don't worry. Don't even ask. They'll be sure to let you know.
Cant* not can
Well, just stay there and never tell them you are vegan(eat in another palce) later send them some pictures saying " A vegan was here" and you didn't notice.
When I hear someone is "influencer" I never think WOW this person is awesome its the opposite.
You have to have real credentials (meaning numbers) to make the influencer thing work. Mz Darby's self admitted 87K and 76K numbers would barely qualify for such at the local, small town level. She needs to add at least a couple of more zeros to each to reach a national/international level that would have a measurable impact. "Influencers" aren't different than those who get paid (be it money, goods, or services) for reviews. People who trust them are idiots. If nothing else, someone who has to pay gives an honest opinion as to whether or not they got their money's worth.
HAHAHA!!! I can promise Universal DID NOT need your help!!! And Paul is the BEST!
i know this article! it was brought up in a university class i attended. i remeber the teacher telling us that influencer was accused of advertising against the hotel which was against the law, and she was fined some hundred thousand dollars. it was quite interesting!
1st she is lying Universal would NEVER comp her Anything.... 2nd not even 100k in on ANY social media forums lol...... She is what is known as a " never was"
Both parties are idiots. I won't be following the influencer or going to this guy's hotel lol
How grand of you.
Absolutle legend!
Think I want to be Mrs Stenton 😍 all he did was ask that he and his employees be paid fairly. He didn't mention her name, she brought this to our attention, not him. I'm willing to forgive her if she can remember the name of the maid who cleaned her last free hotel room
You know she's one of those who never leaves a tip,too.
So the current POTUS was an early influencer, telling the vendors he refused to pay (and ultimately drove into bankruptcy due to their expenditures on his account) that instead of his paying them, they could tell people they'd done work for him.
We haven't come to grips with this "industry" because it's not an industry. It's entitled freeloaders that produce nothing and expect things given to them. I sit here in my car shop with millions worth of tools because through blood, sweat, tears and broken bones we have worked long and hard providing services to others. It allows me things like racecars, travel to places I never thought I'd ever be able to go and opportunities I never thought possible. All because all of us here worked very hard to create a viable business. Posting some videos and pictures while living off your parents trust fund and whoring yourself out for some likes is not a viable business.
Science flies you to the moon. Religion flies you into skyscrapers. Snowflakes wanting free stuff and refusing to act like Romans when in Rome are a pox on the civilized world. They should be shipped off to Sentinel Island where they can learn about work from a proper virtuous savage that stays out of Whitey's pocket. Go Rome or Go Home.
"Influencer" = worthless, can't-get-a-job self-important wimp!
one easy way to deal with influences ( I would just like to say influence is a virus) is to ask for there education papers example hotel school culinary school act if they are not educated in branch don't let them in.
I agree that influencer is a bullshit entitled "job" but he went above and beyond to bully and humiliate her. And after seeing his other incredibly rude and unnecessary remarks about other subjects, id say we've got a shallow man with little dick syndrome
I’m guessing she isn’t the only one expecting freebies in this fake influencer job. Plus he never gave her name she did by complaining about it
That "shallow man" are the type of people who bought you the Internet, Television, Cars and Air Conditioning. By hard work and science and reason life is as good as it is today. It wasn't some magical spell that enabled us to land on the moon. Nobody could ask God nicely to magically hand you the discovery of vaccines. Science is The One True Church. Imagine how backwards and brutal the world would be if white people never existed.
Thanks Kate! This is exactly the response I was looking for.
Yahoo Kate!! Great response and I bet he doesn't use that dick for its intended use!! lol
I LOVE this guy!! If I ever get the chance, I would LOVE to stay at his hotel. No, I don't blog, no I 'm an influence to any one. But I do appreciate hard work and a sense of humor.
Ashes of vegans? Really? Seems like 2019 didn´t reach Dublin yet.
Really? Are we boiling them now?
what i see here is a feast of hate. one non empathetic dude (girl) wrote to another non empathetic dude (guy) but as she belongs to this part of the internet that is comonnly hated by other non emphatetic dudes (what i dont like is that they often claim themselves as being tolerant) so he got applause. now he can make money t-shirts and another vase for vegan ashes just because he trated another human being without respect. bravo. ps. dont get me wrong but many companies are providing "free"(that is-i will benefit from it later) services for online advertising.
You're so full of the milk of human kindness I can almost hear you moo. No one has to be tolerant of the greediness of others without push back and if they don't like the sanctimoniousness of some vegans either, they have the right to take the piss out of them too. If non-empathetic means not allowing others to walk over you at their leisure and to their advantage, colour me non-empathetic. And the T-shirts were a stroke of genius.
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Nonsense. People put up with others greed all the time. I bet you watch sport for example.
you seem to forget you're on BP, she deserves death for her sense of entitlement!!! (not to mention, it's a year old :-D )
Death should never be permitted to leave the table. There are actually people so excessively civilized that they can't bear to ask the question "When is it OK to kill a cop?" Yes, there are dire extreme outlier circumstances where the final option would be to shoot back at the cop. Like if the swat team came to the wrong house on a no-knock raid and murdered your dog in front of your children and held you hostage and tried to cook up a phony criminal charge to 'justify' acts of extreme injustice. In the real world, facts and reason provide more utility then superstition, blind obedience and emotions.
really, she deserves death? what are you a fucking psychopath? too much church?
You seem to forget you're on BP too.
So it's, like, DIY advertisements, then? These influencers make little ads on Instagram? Pfft. I thought ads were why people have quit watching television in droves. I'm tired of being inveigled to buy something every time my eyes are open. How is "influencing" a $5bn business? In this instance, I think that, were I in Stenton's place, I'd've just said, "Thank you for your interest. Our policy is that we do not provide free accommodation of this sort," and left it at that. They're both a couple of drama queens, and this is silly.
There is no such thing as an influencer.
Unfortunately, there is.
only on the easily influenced
The assumption that any business owner needs a social media "influencer" to help them in the first place is so pathetic I'd cry...if I wasn't too busy puking. This twit actually wants people to believe that she helped Disney...with less than a 1/4 million followers...because who'd even know Disney World existed without her?
I love this place lol.
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I totaly agree with Mr. Stenson. By the way, I do work hard as and employee in constractions, and I still have the money to enjoy a good hotel twice a year. That lady's behaviour is completely shameless.
To be honest, after reading the comments. This made me not want to stay in this hotel nor associate myself with the brand. The young lady could have worded her proposition better however a simple, no, would have sufficed. There are such things as sponsorship and endorsements which is a perfectly legitimate business transaction. The comments made by Mr. Jensen were passive aggressive and self entitled. Funny world we live in ~MJ
Both of them are wrong
You need an argument to go with the opinion.
Excellent, all these "influencers and bloggers" leaches can GO FUCK THEMSELVES.
I think his response was quite cruel. A simple no would have sufficed. And why does everyone hate influencers so much? To the point of wanting them hurt?
Big deal. It’s not like she killed someone. A simple “no” would have sufficed. Is it really that fun to heap hatred and abuse on a young female and feel self righteous about it?
I get what the hotel owner is saying, but I think this is all just an excuse to dump on people simply for trying to cut a deal. I mean, it's not like rewards/referral/loyalty programs haven't been around as a business practice since FOREVER. I'd have said, "Let me make you this offer: If 5 suites get booked by people who say they did so because of your influence, I'll upgrade you to a premium suite but at the price of a basic suite and I'll throw in a bottle of bubbly. How's that sound?"
Amend that to "booked, stayed and paid" ... otherwise, its just reservations.
The denial was childish at best. Grow up and just say no, artists have been doing so for decades...
I agree. He was way out of line and very unprofessional.
i heard selling bath water is a lucrative venture...
I agree that to be able to maintain a quality service and business operation, one must pay equally to the service/product that is offered to them. However, I din't not like how he generalized all the social media influencers and banned them from staying in his hotel. I believe that he is a great entrepreneur for all his achievements and he is entitled with his own opinion but being a business owner he should've been careful with his words because it can affect the performance of his business and all the people that is working for his hotel.
The level of rudeness bothers me a bit. I just feel like there doesn't need to be so insulting. I understand the gall exhibited to ask for freebies like this,but a simple, We can not accommodate your request at this time, would have been sufficient.
Bravo! I took on an "influencer" who got angry because I charged for my beautiful ocean view apt in South Beach.AFTER he stayed with a nice discount,he proceeded to bad mouth my apt.in his site (which had zero stays before mine,lol!) This German Blogger was just looking for a" freebie" I don,nor my staff work free. Fortunately I was able to discredit his vengeful comments,and even if only one other owner sees it and denies him a stay,I've done my job. Entitled, USELESS people looking to freeload!
I think I just feel in love with Mr Stenson
I must live a sheltered life, this is news to me, Mr. Stenson, congratulations, on being you !!!
Excellent - I really like this guy dry humor! He's also completely correct.
Snowflakes belong in gas chambers. This planet was designed for humans, if the tasks required of you to act like a civilized human offend you so much, why don't you commit suicide and leave? The only good liberals are ones that were succesfully tortured to death.
Well at least the influencer didn’t stir up fake anger to go viral, the way this guy did. Very meta.
I love the sign at his entrance: No Assholes - lol
The female like blogger is ET'S mother. She doesn't look at all human. Maybe an Alian.
wtf! come back when you have like a few million like Joe Rogan for example, no wonder with that attitude that she got so few
I keep wondering which cost more--her eye surgery or having her lips pooched out with collagen. Maybe she got both for free.
I am with the owner and if the "influencer" was upset by the tone or the fact that she was given a lecture as to why she was refused - diddums! She is obviously not intelligent enough to work out the facts pointed out by the hotel owner for herself so somebody had to point them out to her!!
Mister was right! Ban the Media Influencers are absolutely fantastic.
Why on Earth are you reposting this? It was on BP last year when it happened.
The same way one in Nigeria had to go use a person's real mansion and cars to pose and claim she achieved all at 30 despite a 6 year broken marriage she suffered. When the main owner heard about it from China and asked her online to stop impersonating, she went further to forge building designs to show that the house 'actually' belonged to her and the main owner was just a hater. The main owner flew from China, had her arrested and paraded by the cops as she confessed to not owning anything she hitherto claimed was hers...Just Imagine!!! See link here: https://www.gistreel.com/after-reprimanding-her-onye-eze-drinks-wine-with-blessing-okoro-video/
well done Mr. Stenson. Finally someone spoken up about this stupid industry that doesnt make any sense. Bunch of non educated teenagers - insult for each industry!!!
Who is watching this shit? People don't have their own lives?
Headed to Dublin this fall. I think I’ll be checking out this place. This is the type of place and people I like to support!
This is old news. Catch up.
i'm sure "social influencers" have a place in this world...somewhere...but ffs, not in mine! hotel guy has a great attitude in dealing with them (& others), no wonder his business is not suffering. good on ya!
May I buy Mr. Stenton a nice shot (or two) of good whiskey?
this chick is mad cockeyed
Well, I recommend her airbnb.com which is not expensive, it's good, and it's something you can pay and the most important you woudn't have been exposed as a freebie. You probably would be happy now, with a nice video to show, pictures for your isntagram, wit a good experience to tell and the most important: with your dignity intact. Let's face it the guy has a point. (Maybe a late recommendation, but it can be useful for the next time)
Just when I try to search for the origin of the post, I was discouraged when I saw the date of this matter that actually took place - January, 2018. Nevertheless, it was a very well handled, wise, funny actions took by Mr. Paul to shove the ego of all these so called "influencers" who think they are entitled to anything free.
When I tried to look for the original post I was discouraged from the date that this matter happened - January, 2018. Oh Boredpanda...
I’ll pay for the next round! :)
Love this guy, screw all "influencers." They really need to change Instagram's name to "Narcissigram."
I totally agree with Mr. Stenson... I am old (really old!) and had been taught from an early age that nothing is free. If you want or need something you work for it, or trade for it... i am so glad to be near the end of my life - I am tired unto death with people who think that if they cause enough noise, hold "parades" or threaten to bomb people to get what they want without lifting a finger, that everybody else is responsible to coddle them and give them any and all things they want. I understand that sometimes jobs are hard to find, but that is the time you use your brain and create yourself a job!
I applaud Mr Stenson
I don't think the hotel manager is 'angry' -just think he's getting real with these self-entitled moochers.
This guy's great. I love the "No Assholes" sign, too.
Mr. Stenson's reply was spot on! What a self-serving, egotistical person she is to even dare ask for something free. Good going Mr. Stenson!
Invite one of these influencers to your place Mr Stenson, and give them the room number of the public bathroom.
How can a woman, who does not give even a natural look, give a natural feedback?
So, let me get this straight.... A hotel without a vegan option and no internet bloggers, vloggers and influencers? All I need to know is do they have free wifi for guests and how much the rooms are! This place sounds like heaven!
Agree that she was very cheeky to ask for a freebie. Also, I dislike the new culture of ´influencers´, I wish instead educated, smart and GOOD people influenced our youth. Not silly good for nothings. However- there are a great many usefull blogs written by very good people, very smart people out there- throwing them into same bag with above freeloader is just unfair. Also, insulting people because of their prefered diet is just childish.
They annoy the hell out of me. It’s just girls covered in slap trying to be something or someone they are not .
It's funny how ppl think "influencer" means important
I can understand his feeling the way he does and the fact that he has the right to decide who gets to enter his business but I have to ask one thing. Will he have any customers left?
Yes. The hotel and cafe are both very successful. In real life and on line.
Unpopular opinion here but influencers do provide free advertisement for businesses. She wasn't rude in her request so he can just say no to her. But for some influencers this is their full time job and if they show a product, service, or location and their followers then decide to buy the product then the business profits. Makeup brands send influencers free products just like they send free product to celebrities because they want that person to buy it. Influencers couldn't do what they do without free product and why should they promote a business or product for nothing? You may hate influencers but a lot of people follow these people and a lot of businesses profit from it. It isn't entitled of them to ask. If you are a business and don't think the influencer has enough influence to give a free stay at your hotel then tell them no.
Mr. Stenson rocks, people anymore feel they are entitled for everything! Nothing in life is free, never has been!
Thank you Mr Stenson for putting these self entitled idiots in their place. Lazy asses need to work at a real job like the rest of us. I too would love to have a beer with Mr Stenson.
Celebrity without talent, reward without work, power without regulation or responsibility. The amount of bribery, backhanders and undisclosed 'arrangements' among bloggers (which appears to be how we're pronouncing 'freeloaders' these days) is rampant: as a journalist I'v e had a front row seat to a lot of it. Their ill defined of not shady activities need to be taken under the same rules as any other form of advertising and their cash and goods grabs ended. Stenson is right of course and he's also right about this Love Island clone exposing herself to insult and worse by making that self pitying boo hoo video whine. He used his influence on her and then she doubled down by using her own influence against herself. Oh, the irony. PS I travel to Dublin three or four times a year. Guess which hotel I'll be staying in from now on.
1) I agree with his sentiment about "influencers". We live in a bizarro world where people with no discernible talent tell/show gullible followers how to live their lives. 2) That said, I do somewhat see this woman's point. She wrote to him in a respectful fashion, and he used her email to make a far bigger public point (one with which, again, I agree). It just seems to me like he could have simply told her "no", as she said, and left it at that without starting this public spat.
Agree with the hotel owner. She sounds up her own arse.
AWESOME !
This is not different from paying for advertisement, but instead of paying with money, one is paying with services. That's ironic and hypocritical that he got exposure from being a jerk to this woman. People are just looking for an excuse to be rude and mean towards someone else. His response was unnecessary and arrogant. I'm not staying at his hotel in my trip to Dublin.
if influencer ever came to my cafe i doubled the price to fit their ego. but if olivia munn ever had a chance to visit mine.. well the tab is on the house.
He's absolutely right about the whole situation. Love this guy.And her,she's nothing more than a self centered freeloader. Like he needs her "influence" to help his business. And I'm sure that her working w/Universal in Orlando saved them from going bankrupt. Such delusions.
Love this guy.
I love Mr.Stenson's sense of humor and I agree with the majority here .. Pay the bill like we have to !!! I would like a beer and to hangout with Mr. Stenson he has got to be a hoot to hang with...hey Mr. Stenson I am 52% Irish and supposedly according to 23and me my family came from your area so does that mean I get everything free? Just kidding I pay my way like a real woman
r/choosingbeggars, r/entitledpeople, shall I go on??
When I reviewed for gay press -- which had a targeted and very responsive readership -- I PAID for everything and didn't identify myself as a reviewer. Why? So my opinion would be impartial and my experience would be that of anyone. Doing otherwise is known as WHORING: pay me and I'll write something nice about you.
I would love to stay here!! Fortunately for Paul, if I do, I would be booking and paying for my stay, like normal, non-egotistic, people do.
this is actually what we need to know about influencers and their business : It's not just about marketing. Mr. Stenson proved it well. It might end up on better story if she just ask for a discount instead asking it for free. Oh, if you want to get insight on how to create a great content , just check this link below http://eyesimple.us/blog/increase-social-media-traffic-contents/
I'm not so sure about this....
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Now I'm imagining Basil Fawlty of Fawlty Towers brought forward 40 years and responding to an "influencer".
Can we somehow clone Mr. Stenson? Please say we can!!
This was news from last year.
It's called advertising and normally a campaign costs quite a lot. If the "influencer" ( i dislike the term) or rather the "marketer" has traction and their target audience is a good fit for the company then why not. Obviously it's up to the business to see if the people they will attract are the ones they want.
Good for Mr. Stenson! She absolutely wanted free accommodations for herself and her significant other. Also, she was asking for 5 FULL DAYS... and right near Valentine’s Day as well which is a big money making weekend for many hotels. I have to hand it to her, she has a lot of balls—or is she just that narcissistic?
She cried in a video? Bahahaha ohh poor baby, having to work for the things she wants. And claiming universal studios has benefited from her? PLEASE. She needs to cut back on whatever she's doing to her face she looks like a creepy fake robot face cover
I think it’s embarassing that this business owner (Mr. Stenson) believes that his response to this blogger was “asking her to pay for her accommodations” when he was actually shaming her for trying to provide for herself with what she has. You can call influencers freeloaders, but the fact is, the amount of time and effort that it takes to produce well-followed YouTube and instagram channels is intense. Additionally, networking with other businesses is super common. Maybe she picked the wrong hotel, but her original email reads a very simple request that could have garnered the very simple response of “thank you for your interest in staying at our hotel, unfortunately we are not offering any social media marketing partnerships at this time. If you would still like to join us, we will be happy to host you for your valentine weekend”
I don't think she was simply "providing for herself with what she has." She was looking to stay at the hotel for an early Valentines Day weekend which is usually a peak time for hotels for which they charge higher rates since so many to couples usually book romantic getaways around that time. Plain and simple, she wanted to have romantic vacation with her partner for free.
I like him.
she's ugly.
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Whatever. People on youtube have a wide range of followers that respect them. Modern day entertainment. When will the whole "entitled" shit end? Geeze get over yourselves.
Stop the influencers-plague & join me in this fight by blocking these entitled little shits on all their social media accounts! (FB, Insta, Youtube, etc etc etc). As I HOPE the total number of blocked accounts will have a teeny-tiny impact on their monthly cash flow! :-)
Annnd now she has 266k YouTube subscribers. lol
This same hotel owner has no issue doing this to other people though. But instead of asking, he just takes. He's thief. Just search up on him and his antics. I wouldn't be surprised if this was fake. Regardless, do some research next time before you post.
I would love to meet Mr. Stenson in person. Such an interesting outlook.
Part of this culture comes from businesses that are told they must go after the young audiences..look at baseball for example,...just ignore your current and best..er older customers. Your business needs to change..now..and kiss the younger gens butts or else
A sort of digital Bazil Fawlty?
I fully support Mr Stenson!. These so-called "Influencers" are nothing more than entitled lazy freeloaders!! Good on you sir.
Sweet...and 87,000 followers is nothing..chances are she prance around in yoga pants for the first 30,000 and then paid so bot service for the rest. She isn't even that hott
If I were ever in Dublin, I'd make sure to pop around for a pint or a coffee. No worries, I'll pay real money. I just love his attitude - and want to support him :-)
the containers tho:D ahhahahahah:D
This chick is mad , how does this plastic carrot think shes entitled
Although the news are 1 year old, I am with this guy and all the others. Fuck Social Media influencers! The only people you influence are teenagers, who are too hormonal to think for themselves! The minute these kids pass puberty, your "influence" dries out like cow shit in the summer sun!
good on him, he deserves nothing but good after putting these entitled clowns down.
Influencers do live in a fantasy world where they assume they are doing everyone a huge favour and they should be rewarded for this. The problem is there are companies that are lazy and use this people to get ahead in the game and all it does it make these influence feel even more entitled. Celebrities don't contact hotels and say "I'm famous, give me free accommodation". I'm sure there are some influencers that work hard at promoting others BUT that doesn't mean you shouldn't have to pay for stuff. It's also not very respectful of the other people - she phrased her email in a way that was arrogant and offence. In return she got an honest email back. She then slandered him in her video...of which I would have taken her to court over that.
influencers, go get real jobs and stop asking for freebies...
this is old
Being an 'influencer' in and of itself is not a bad thing. Trying to use that status to weasel your way into getting free stuff is where you become an entitled douche. If you want to basically work as a one-person ad agency, then go ahead, but don't act as if it's some sort of favor or form of payment for businesses because that's not how the business that influencing is based on works.
This was featured on here ages ago.
F**k Social Media.
I find it ironic that an influencer is writing an article shitting on influencers. XD Either way, if I am ever in dublin I know where to stay, and that Ill be giving a huge tip when I leave.
If I made it to Dublin I would 100% stay there, and probably buy one of those shirts for funsies if they had them.
"angry hotel owners response"? he was calm :))
why angry hotel owner response? its just a response...not angry at all
Nice one, love it
I love this man! Finally, someone says it like it is. And by the way, her bloodshot eyes are not from crying....just sayin’.
I love this! Anyone who feels otherwise about his posts has not worked in the service industry! 😂
I would love to stay at their hotel. I would be more than happy to pay full price. I think Mr. Stenson sounds like a magnificent person. I needed a good laugh tonight. Thank you.
I hate this 'influence' craze....influencer to me means leading the blind into liking shit for no reason but because said influencer, went, made it, likes it, ate it. F off....we want to experience stuff for ourselves, shouldn't everyone doing Google reviews be an influencer then??
I want to give him my business more now
This man is my hero
I wonder how long influencers will last before people wake up and abandon them?
I really like the line calling them professional Beggeas, its an apt name. Same can be said for those idiots wanting to vacation across a country but instead of bringing enough money to actually do so, they sit on the streets and beg. or the 'homeless' beggars standing there with fendi purses and iphones. Seriously has NO ONE got any sense of self respect anymore?
Their website is hilarious ... https://charlevillelodge.ie/#aboutus. If I ever go to Dublin, you bet I'll stay there (but please don't tell the owner I'm vegan, I don't want to be shot)!
Influencers are just parasites.. get a real farking job.
I would consider it a real job, given how they get paid a lot more than the average person
I first saw this a couple years ago. It still makes me laugh. Good on him, I'd be doing the same thing.
How do I get a tshirt? I only have money bc from My JOB, not influence. How much is that in YouTube clicks?
I wonder if the person had been an actually celebrity would the owner be singing another tune.
No he wouldn't. He has to make a living. He doesn't do that by giving things away for free. REAL celebrities know this and would NEVER make a stupid demand like that.
This happened a year and a half ago?
I LOVE this guy. Anyone who would follow an "influencer" is a moron.
I wonder if she had to attend a time share/vacation club presentation to get her "freebie" from Universal Orlando? That is the only way they will give up a penny, oh, yes, an open to the public contest or a "Florida Resident Only" special promotion would do the trick.
Or she lied
I fucking hate bloggers and vloggers... all in for easy life... people need to stop giving them money and stuff.
Glorified, entitled free loaders, my mother is currently facing a similar situation at her establishment as I type because the "influencers" she has ever so kindly put up for free are now refusung to leave for another week in a fully booked out resort.
What’s the fuss he’s Irish! That’s how irish works👍🏻 No bull, no shit, just craic 😉
My next vacation is at the White Moose!
I wanna go there now just because the owner seems awesome. XD
What will these so called "influencers" do years from now when they are no longer "influential". What jobs would they qualify for? The same can be said for all of these "youtubers". I sure do hope they are investing their money wisely while they still have it.
The youtubers i watch went to collage and have a backup plan. Moriah Elizabeth has a degree in graphic design. Sssniperwolf went to medschool. Azzyland went to pharmacy school.