Hello, can I buy your Ferrari for the price of a Fiat?
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Hello, can I buy your Ferrari for the price of a Fiat?
Hello there your rental looks great!
We would love to book could you do your october season price for the dates I have selected (30 Aug-6 Sept)at all?
Kind regards
A
err,let me think about that....
We would love to book could you do your october season price for the dates I have selected (30 Aug-6 Sept)at all?
Kind regards
A
err,let me think about that....
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Re: Hello, can I buy your Ferrari for the price of a Fiat?
"Yes, you're right! It looks great because it is great! And worth every cent of the advertised rates for 30 August to 6 September so if you would truly love to book all the booking information is on the listing."Sam V wrote:Hello there your rental looks great!
We would love to book could you do your october season price for the dates I have selected (30 Aug-6 Sept)at all?
Kind regards
A
You never know, they could be trying it on but still loving it enough to go for it. Probably not, but I am a 'sunny side up' kinda gal
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Re: Hello, can I buy your Ferrari for the price of a Fiat?
Nothing to lose, I might just give this one a go, watch this space!Casscat wrote:"Yes, you're right! It looks great because it is great! And worth every cent of the advertised rates for 30 August to 6 September so if you would truly love to book all the booking information is on the listing."Sam V wrote:Hello there your rental looks great!
We would love to book could you do your october season price for the dates I have selected (30 Aug-6 Sept)at all?
Kind regards
A
You never know, they could be trying it on but still loving it enough to go for it. Probably not, but I am a 'sunny side up' kinda gal
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Done! Just changed 'cent' to penny.
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Re: Hello, can I buy your Ferrari for the price of a Fiat?
I really like that response. It's bright and happy and very positive but you've not wasted any time on what was possibly / probably a timewaster.Casscat wrote:"Yes, you're right! It looks great because it is great! And worth every cent of the advertised rates for 30 August to 6 September so if you would truly love to book all the booking information is on the listing."
Best one I have had in a while was last week:
"We would love to book your gorgeous cottage but as it is last minute and for only 2 people (my cottage sleeps 3) could you offer a discount - 30% would be good for us"
Well, it wouldn't be good for me as that would reduce even further than I had already, to a level which would make it £150 lower than the lowest weekly rate I offer and in so doing make it the record breaking, cheapest week ever in ten years of holiday rental..........!
I felt inclined to tell them that their budget would buy them 3 nights, not a full week. Instead, I wrote a pleasant reply thanking them for their interest and kindly stating that I couldn't let at that rate but I did offer another slight reduction.
Needless to say, never heard from them again. Am I bovvered? Errrr, no.
Booked two short breaks over the same period, so am happy.
"We would love to book your gorgeous cottage but as it is last minute and for only 2 people (my cottage sleeps 3) could you offer a discount - 30% would be good for us"
Well, it wouldn't be good for me as that would reduce even further than I had already, to a level which would make it £150 lower than the lowest weekly rate I offer and in so doing make it the record breaking, cheapest week ever in ten years of holiday rental..........!
I felt inclined to tell them that their budget would buy them 3 nights, not a full week. Instead, I wrote a pleasant reply thanking them for their interest and kindly stating that I couldn't let at that rate but I did offer another slight reduction.
Needless to say, never heard from them again. Am I bovvered? Errrr, no.
Booked two short breaks over the same period, so am happy.
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Hello, can I buy your Ferrari for the price of a Fiat?
Having been a silent stalker on this site for 18 months I finally thanks to all of you feel I know what I am doing! Having been with a local agency up until now and finding that bookings have recently begun to tail off (possibly as a result of their new and problematic website) I have now set up a listing on both HL and Flipkey and am waiting for the bookings to come rolling in.
I am now of course exposed to this type of enquiry for the first time and am gob smacked at how blatant/cheeky people are with their requests. I am still sticking to my guns on the "We did a lot of research into our pricing and believe we price reasonably for the quality compared to the competition. Sorry we have a policy of not discounting and so far this is working for us. I wish you the best of luck finding something that better suits your budget." Lets see how long that one lasts before I fold!!
I am now of course exposed to this type of enquiry for the first time and am gob smacked at how blatant/cheeky people are with their requests. I am still sticking to my guns on the "We did a lot of research into our pricing and believe we price reasonably for the quality compared to the competition. Sorry we have a policy of not discounting and so far this is working for us. I wish you the best of luck finding something that better suits your budget." Lets see how long that one lasts before I fold!!
Hi Osinclair, and well done for coming out of the shadows! Welcome to the forum
There is a great deal of pleasure to be had from dealing directly with one's guests - and I am not being sarcastic! I love having a proper dialogue with the people who stay in my property even though I never actually meet them because I am off site. Even the 'cheeky bu99er' ones provide some amusement. Your reply to chancers is very diplomatic.
There is a great deal of pleasure to be had from dealing directly with one's guests - and I am not being sarcastic! I love having a proper dialogue with the people who stay in my property even though I never actually meet them because I am off site. Even the 'cheeky bu99er' ones provide some amusement. Your reply to chancers is very diplomatic.
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