social media accounts, she proclaimed: ‘If you’re mad at me for ‘stealing’ your chair – that’s not your flippin’ chair!’
She also pointed out that many resorts even have a policy specifically stating that ‘you can’t reserve chairs’.
However, she did note that she wouldn’t take an unattended pool chair if there was also some ‘collateral’ left along with the pool towel.
‘I’m gonna take your chair, unless you have something of value on it,’ Quinn explained. ‘You left the Declaration of Independence on the chair. You left some collateral, your firstborn. Alright, fine. I’ll leave your chair alone.
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American woman Quinn Doran sparked a fiery online discussion about the common holiday act of leaving a towel on a pool lounger for hours as a way to ‘reserve’ it
A minute-long video shared to her
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social media accounts explained that unless the pool lounge chair had additional valuable ‘collateral’ on it, she would simply take it
‘But if it’s just a chair with a towel? Girl, I’m taking that chair.’
The video drew thousands of views and comments across both Instagram and TikTok.
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The vast majority of replies were firmly in Quinn’s corner, completely agreeing that a lone resort towel on a pool lounge that was left unattended for an extended period of time was ‘fair game’.
‘I find it so wild people do this. I am taking that damn lounger every time,’ read one reply.
Another woman added: ‘Girl, same! It’s so annoying to wake up early and discover all the chairs are ‘taken’ by towels.’
‘Wholeheartedly agree. If there is something else along with the towel, it means they’re nearby. Just a towel? Fair game!’
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Several replies not only agreed – but shared a foolproof strategy they employ anytime they’re questioned for taking someone’s towel ‘reserved’ lounger.
‘When/if they come back I say, ‘Oh sorry, it was bare when I got here? Maybe the staff moved it?’ I. Do. Not. Care.’
The Houston-based comedian’s video was viewed thousands of times and sparked online discussion in the comments, with many in complete agreement that the behaviour was ‘bad manners’
A similar reply suggested: ‘If they come back, say: ‘The chair was empty.”
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Commenters noted that it’s sadly become commonplace for ‘horrifically entitled’ resort guests to ‘get up at 6am, put a towel on a chair, go back to bed, and then stroll to the pool around noon expecting to have a prime spot.’ Many responses mentioned it was also ‘a common problem on cruise ships’.
Several replies to Quinn’s
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called out the sheer entitlement of this act.
‘If you don’t have your body in that chair or items of actual value to prove you’re in the pool or at the bar for a brief moment, then you have no claim to the chair,’ read one reply.
‘How many times have I circled the resort throughout the day to see the same damn towel on an empty chair,’ another frustrated person responded.
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‘I never understood how a towel reserved a chair and people act like it’s legally binding,’ added another.
‘It’s such bad manners and against most resorts’ policy.’
Another holidaymaker sadly noted: ‘This is why we haven’t been to an all-inclusive resort in a decade. The chair wars are too much for us to handle!’
Many replies to the video agreed that they would simply remove a resort towel from a lounger if it had been unoccupied for a substantial amount of time
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But Quinn’s point about ‘the collateral rule’ also sparked discussion, with many agreeing that this was a way to ascertain whether or not a pool lounger was actually in use.
‘Towel only – I’ll take the chair. But if it has a book or other property on it, I’ll leave it,’ one person said.
‘I agree if it’s only a towel. However, if there are other belongings, I won’t touch it because that’s just rude.’
Although many theoretically agreed with Quinn, quite a few admitted they still wouldn’t ‘have the guts’ to take a lounge with a towel on it.
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‘I love this. I do not have the guts to do it, but I love it.’
‘I hate an uncomfortable confrontation. Really the hotel staff should go around doing it,’ another said.
To this point, several replies noted that ‘a lot of resorts actually have signs up saying you’re not allowed to reserve chairs’ – and some locations are meticulous with policing their loungers to ensure fair access for all.
‘Our resort in Cancun had a 90-minute rule – and the beach and pool staff enforced it,’ one holidaymaker said.
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Many replies agreed with Quinn’s ‘collateral rule’, meaning if there were additional personal valuable items left with the resort towel, you don’t take it…
… ‘but if it’s just a chair with a towel’ – many agreed with Quinn that it was ‘fair game’
‘The resort I go to places cards with times on the chairs. If you leave for than 30 minutes and someone wants your chair, they’ll remove your stuff and let others take them.’
‘At the last resort I stayed, there was a $25 USD charge for losing a towel, which prevented people from ‘reserving’ pool chairs out of fear someone would steal their towel. It was great!’
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Although the majority believed claiming a pool lounger only to leave it empty for hours was simply poor holiday etiquette, there was a small chorus who proudly believed they were entitled to do so.
‘I wake up at 5am to get my spot. Don’t take it,’ one person said.
‘Umm, who says you can’t reserve chairs?? Show me a sign and I won’t reserve them. Otherwise SHUT it,’ another replied.
‘If you move my towel I will indeed come back after I’m done swimming to tell you to move,’ another said.
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However, one admitted chair claimer said there was an in-between solution.
‘I go early and stay. The people who put towels down and don’t show up until hours later are just plain rude and have no respect.’
A few self-declared ‘pool vigilantes’ responded to the video with anecdotes about removing towels from loungers that people had tried to claim
There were also a couple of anecdotes from self-declared ‘pool vigilantes’ who had decided to exact personal revenge against lounge hogs.
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‘My husband and I stayed up one night until 6am, and before we went to bed, we took all the towels off the chairs that everyone had been placing out from 5am onward and put them in a huge pile on the pool deck. Chaos,’ they cackled.
Another said: ‘Just take the towels off the chairs. Return a little later and watch the drama.’
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Published on: 2026-01-18 21:47:00
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