The Breakfast Club - DONKEY: Woman Complains After Booking Staten Island Motel With Fake View Of NYC Skyline

Episode Date: September 15, 2023

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Drop on the clues bombs for Amber Shelby, right? Right? Okay. And it goes to the Fairfield Inn in Staten Island Let me tell you something This is why having people on the ground Wherever you go is vital I don't care if you're in the country or out the country Those reviews and pictures you see online

Don't always be the truth For example, I tell people all the time When they come to New York and they ask me what they should do I always say Go to the pink house in Brownsville. They hear the word pink. That's not nice. They hear the word pink and say, that sounds delightful.

Okay. Somebody always tells them, you know, don't listen to me like Envy just did when I say that. But I still say it anyway. Okay. I've been in Miami and had foreigners ask me where to eat. Now, before I say finger licking, salute to my good brother E-Class, I say go to Liberty Square, try the pork and beans. All right?

People usually tell me they don't eat pork. Neither do I. So I then tell them go to finger licking. My point is, I don't know what I'm talking about for real. Okay? I just be playing in Fairfield and in Staten Island. Y'all playing. What?

Okay? See, Amber, her husband, and her two young kids booked a hotel room that had a gorgeous view of the city's iconic skyline. Well, at least it did on the website. This is the epitome of if what you paid for versus what you got was a three-star hotel room. $140 Amber paid. And I can see how this happened to you, Amber, because I looked at the pictures on the website. And we're going to put them up when this goes up on YouTube.

I can see how you got gotten all right but not really the skyline they thought they had the new york city skyline it was actually a picture of the new york skyline printed on the window shades so when they took the pictures that's funny that is funny the pictures of the hotel room it's closed shades they closed the shades so it looks like the new York City skyline. Damn. When she actually opened the shades, their view was a hotel parking lot with a glimpse of a park

across the road with a couple of kids in Wu-Tang Clan t-shirts. Let me tell you something. I don't even know if you can see the skyline in New York City from Staten Island

in any hotel in Staten Island. Can you see the skyline in New York City from Staten Island? I don't think so. If it's a high enough hotel, I think so. Yeah, absolutely you can.

Yeah, you can. Well, somebody from Staten Island let me know. I know you can get on the ferry. You can. No, no, no, you can. You definitely can. You can? Yeah.

Okay. I know you can get on the ferry, and the ferry takes you from Lower Manhattan to Staten Island, and that provides you some good views of the downtown skyline. But even with me not knowing that, it wouldn't stop me from going online and saying, sure you can. They have fantastic views of the New York City skyline from Staten Island. Why would I do that? Because I enjoy lying for fun.

Okay, and so does everyone else. That's why the Fairfield Inn got the New York City skyline on shades in their hotel. Because they not technically lying. They never said, hey, we got fantastic views of the New York City skyline. You just assume that because of the pictures. Now, Amber said she had no complaints about the hotel. Her only complaint was that it was too far from New York City. Assume that because of the pictures. Now, Amber said she had no complaints about the hotel. Her only complaint was that it was too far from New York City.

Amber, my country cousin. Okay. I could have told you that. Check the reviews, Amber. Check the ratings. Go on Twitter and use it like Google the way Meek Mill does sometimes. Just ask the question. Hey, all my New Yorkers, is Staten Island far from New York City? Hey, can you get a nice hotel in New York City for $100?

You would have gotten a bunch of heroin addicts responding to you saying, hell yeah. And that would have been your answer, ma'am. Listen, I know we don't frequent Yelp like we should. But Yelp is the internet equivalent of let me speak to your manager. OK, every Karen in America got platinum reviews on Yelp. They're going to tell you where you should be and shouldn't be. And my sister Amber, you know damn well when something sounds too good to be true, it is. All right, this is something we learned back in the days of slavery.

Okay, well, we should have learned back in the days of slavery, but we didn't. When you know better, you do better. We know better now. We didn't know better back then. And that's how we ended up on those slave ships. They promised us a cruise around the world. Okay, new whips, cars, new chains, jewelry. And they told us it cruise around the world okay new whips cars new chains jewelry and they told us it wasn't gonna cost us nothing but a little bit of work how did

that turn out now let me be the first to tell you the old adage if it sounds too good to be true it probably is isn't always correct in fact the suspicion cynicism and doubt that are inherent in this belief can and does keep people from taking advantage of excellent opportunities. But this wasn't one of those times. Amber, you should be ashamed. OK, Fairfield, take some pictures with the shades up and please give Amber Shelby and the Fairfield Inn in Staten Island the sweet sounds of the day you are the doggy of the day yee haw and don't hit me up either

asking me if I said what I said about slavery was true because I just told you I like to laugh for fun but I actually like what you said

which part? the whips and the chains and how it's like the whips the cars the chains the jewelry because I just told you I like to laugh for fun. But I actually like what you said. Which part? The whips and the chains and how it was like the whips, the cars, the chains, the jewelry. Yo, you smart when you want, baby. But there was no cars

back then, Jess. Yo, relax. I'm making a correlation. I'm trying to give you a compliment. You know, it was dumb. Everything you said was dumb. And even the donkey

because I don't even think the lady deserved the damn donkey for seeing what was presented to her online. You know, that's what it was she could have did a little more research yeah how old is she look at the pictures she got two young kids she's not young young but yeah because you said my sweet country sister i thought ain't that what you said my country brethren yes oh okay country all right she probably don't know you know she probably know i can see

that's all she deserves donkey for that a little bit because you can't go all the way from texas to new york without doing more due diligence and more research than just looking at pictures online okay a hundred dollar hotel how many stars would you say the whole three three is on the cusp like three yeah like three like sometimes you go like three do read the reviews okay three in staten island oh my god but i know but for somebody out of town you might not know i don't even know staten island i don't i don't even know like anything bad about that i'm sure'm sure Staten Island has, well, three stars in Staten Island. Three-star Fairfield. A Fairfield?

You said a Fairfield. If a promoter booked you and they told you you were staying at the Fairfield, Jess, stop it. A Fairfield in Houston. A Fairfield in Baltimore. But let me ask you a question. When we were on the come-up. Yes. I've had some good times at Fairfield. We stayed at Fairfield. We Baltimore. It ain't even, yeah. But let me ask you a question, right? When we were on the come up. Yes. I've had some good times in Fairfield.

We stayed at Fairfield. On the come up. We stayed at Red Roof Inn. I agree with you. We stayed at Red Roof Inn. Oh, my God. You never stayed at Red Roof Inn? Yeah, I seen it driving past.

I never stayed in there. Don't try to. I do stuff like that by myself, though. Not with my husband and two churn. When you were young, 21, 22. Not with my husband and two churn. You know what I'm talking about? All right. I'm sick of these two. I don't know what you're doing with my husband and two chairs. You're not with my husband? All right.

I don't know what you're doing with your husband. You're chilling, but all right. BET will see you on Monday. Be BET. Bye. Jesus.

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Had enough of this country? Ever dreamt about starting your own? I planted the flag. This is mine. I own this. It's surprisingly easy. 55 gallons of water, 500 pounds of concrete. Or maybe not.

No country willingly gives up their territory. Oh my God. What is that? Bullets. Listen to Escape from Zakistan. That's Escape from Z-A-Q-istan. on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey guys, I'm Kate Max. You might know me from my popular online series, The Running Interview Show, where I run with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs,

and more. After those runs, the conversations keep going. That's what my podcast, Post Run High, is all about. It's a chance to sit down with my guests and dive even deeper into their stories, their journeys, and the thoughts that arise once we've hit the pavement together. Listen to Post Run High on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

As a kid, I really do remember having these dreams and visions, but you just don't know what is going to come for you. Alicia shares her wisdom on growth, gratitude, and the power of love. I forgive myself. It's okay. Have grace for yourself. You're trying your best, and you're going to figure out the rhythm of this thing. Alicia Keys, like you've never heard her before. Listen to On Purpose with Jay Shetty on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, my undeadly darlings.

It's Teresa, your resident ghost host. And do I have a treat for you. Haunting is crawling out from the shadows, and it's going to be devilishly good. We've got chills, thrills, and stories that'll make you wish the lights stayed on. So join me, won't you? Let's dive into the eerie unknown together. Sleep tight, if you can. Listen to Haunting on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts,

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