Free apple in the Big Apple?
A TikTokker based in New York has shared a controversial buffet of tricks on securing a free breakfast in the city.
Bayley, who hails from Queens, went viral last week after sharing her uncommon “free breakfast hack” videos on on the social media platform.
“Everything is #free when you’re ‘delulu,’” she captioned her first video of the series, which was posted on Mar. 20.
The initial video showed her walking into a Hyatt Place Hotel in Long Island City using TikTok’s voiceover feature to narrate her tips.
“There’s a girl on here who said if you walk into any chain hotel that serves complimentary free breakfast, if you walk in with enough confidence, and you’re also white, you can get free breakfast,” Bayley narrated as she filmed herself walking up to the hotel.
“So this morning I decided to test that theory at a Hyatt,” she shared.
The grub guru, who was not a guest at the hotel, “immediately” had to guess where the breakfast area was without looking suspicious.
Bayley correctly assumed where the food was — but she didn’t stay at the breakfast station long.
She seemingly only took a glass of orange juice and a piece of bacon because the situation gave her “anxiety.”
A social media user begged her to try again.
“I need you to conquer your fears and get a full plate tomorrow,” the commenter wrote. “As a Black person, I’m vicariously living through you.”
“Well you don’t need to twist my arm,” she said in a narration over a second video of her walking to get free breakfast the next day.
As she filmed herself walking into the same Hyatt Place hotel in Long Island City the following day, she urged people to “know the layout” of the hotel’s first floor, walk straight to the elevators and be on the phone so people “feel bad” talking to you.
“Look like you belong there but also look like you don’t need to be there,” she suggested.
The second hack video ended with her making a waffle, stuffing extra food in her bag and giving an unlikely public service announcement to her followers.
Some people embraced her idea and asked for more tips.
One person even added to her advice, suggesting bringing carry-on luggage so it looks more “believable.”
Another urged her to ditch making this TikTok series because they didn’t want hotels finding out about the hacks.
The TikTokker rejected that idea in a video posted Saturday at what appeared to be another hotel.
“What if I just don’t say where I am?” Bayley questioned, however, not everyone supported her tips.
“The entitlement is loudddddd,” a person commented.
“So we’re just out here recording ourselves stealing and posting it online,” another commented with a clown emoji.
