This TikToker Discovered That Her Hotel Room’s Peephole Was Installed Backward, Alerting Women Everywhere To A New Safety Check Necessity
Traveling alone as a woman can be frightening and, unfortunately, dangerous. There are many precautions that women can take to protect themselves, such as packing a doorstop, learning self-defense, and being aware of their destination’s surroundings.
But, one TikToker named Erin Vabney has shed light on another safety check that all women should know about.
She recently traveled to Las Vegas and was excited to stay at a certain hotel. But, while performing a safety check of her hotel room, Erin discovered an issue with her peephole.
TikTok; pictured above Erin steps out into the hall to check her room from outside
To her surprise, the peephole was installed backward. So, anyone walking through the hallway could easily glimpse through the peephole and clearly see inside Erin’s hotel room.
“What it’s like traveling as a woman,” Erin wrote. How terrifying.
“Always check your peepholes. Mine was installed backward so anyone could see into my room. It is very common for peepholes to be tampered with,” Erin continued.
TikTok; pictured above Erin shows that you can clearly see into her hotel room from outside her door
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Her cautionary TikTok reached over 2.1 million people and gained over one hundred and ninety thousand likes. Nearly two thousand women took to the comments to discuss the “newly unlocked fear.”
“Another thing that women have to worry about. People are so sick!” commented one user.
“I feel violated! Now you seriously have me wondering,” wrote a second user.
“Wow, so good to know. Thank you!’ added a third commenter.
One user even claimed that this had happened to her before.
“This has happened to me! Surprisingly, a man knocked on my door and let me know. I was so shocked and had no clue this was even a thing,” they wrote.
Sadly, it appears that peephole tampering is not uncommon despite being widely unknown. Next time you are traveling, be sure to check that yours is correctly installed. And, if you notice any safety issues, immediately notify the front desk. It is much better to be safe than sorry.
To watch the original TikTok video, visit the link here.
@erinvabney What it’s like traveling as a woman. Always check your peepholes. Mine was installed backwards so anyone could see into my hotel room. It’s very common for peepholes to be tampered. #hotel #vegas #lasvegas #travel #traveltiktok #travelsafety #travelsafe #fyp #traveling
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