If I had a pound for every enquiry for dates already booked
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If I had a pound for every enquiry for dates already booked
Grrrrrrr! For the third time this weekend I have had an enquiry for dates that are already booked - and two of those were for 7 guests when the listing clearly states sleeps 5 - Why oh why can't they read the listing and look at the availability calendar?! - they have to actually scroll past this to get to the enquiry message box! You would have thought I would be used to this by now but unfortunately I just can't bring myself not to answer an enquiry and seem to spend so much time responding being nice and tactful - when I want to say read the bl**dy listing - to fruitless enquiries! Feel better now I have that rant off my chest!
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I guess it's part of the job, if an irritating part. Do you have a standard reply set up for these enquiries - it might save you time?
As for reading the blurb, people don't. We have them ask all the time at school "When is Speech Day? How much money can they take to the zoo? What colour is the netball skirt? etc." when it is clearly written in front of them if only they could be bothered. I guess there has to be a certain amount of spoon feeding in every situation.
As for reading the blurb, people don't. We have them ask all the time at school "When is Speech Day? How much money can they take to the zoo? What colour is the netball skirt? etc." when it is clearly written in front of them if only they could be bothered. I guess there has to be a certain amount of spoon feeding in every situation.
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Judith & James
Apartment in Dinard, Brittany.
Judith & James
Apartment in Dinard, Brittany.
Judith
You hit the nail on the head, it's spoon feeding or, I like to think that people are giving their brains a rest.
When I was a child and got told off for failing to use good table manners I would tell my Mother that I was saving them for when we had guests. They are just saving their brains for other things.
I agree it is annoying but it comes with the territory, It's the police, teachers, shop assistants and others who I pity, as they get it all day long.
Chianti
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You hit the nail on the head, it's spoon feeding or, I like to think that people are giving their brains a rest.
When I was a child and got told off for failing to use good table manners I would tell my Mother that I was saving them for when we had guests. They are just saving their brains for other things.
I agree it is annoying but it comes with the territory, It's the police, teachers, shop assistants and others who I pity, as they get it all day long.
Chianti
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I don't find it irritating or annoying, especially if I can forward people to a property which suits them and may have availability. It's all part of helping people have a great holiday and the 60 seconds it takes me to send a single e-mail don't bother me at all.
I do admit that there's a bit of a letdown after that initial joy of seeing a new inquiry in the mailbox. But that's a different thing.
I do admit that there's a bit of a letdown after that initial joy of seeing a new inquiry in the mailbox. But that's a different thing.
Brooke
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BellyWobble
Do they get a knife at some point? Not meant as a pun. Is this for safety reasons? How do they cut meat with a fork?
I'm glad to say that my the children of my Italian friends do eat at the table and must behave and that was the same as those I knew in the UK before I left.
As I don't want to be accused of thread creep, which I would never do I'm sure that the children of my friends would not email asking for dates without looking at the availability calendar 1st.
Chianti
Do they get a knife at some point? Not meant as a pun. Is this for safety reasons? How do they cut meat with a fork?
I'm glad to say that my the children of my Italian friends do eat at the table and must behave and that was the same as those I knew in the UK before I left.
As I don't want to be accused of thread creep, which I would never do I'm sure that the children of my friends would not email asking for dates without looking at the availability calendar 1st.
Chianti
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Continuing the Thread-creep....
My most bizarre experience was eating a slab of Kobi Steak in Tokyo with just chopsticks. The steak was sooo tender this was actually possible
Mind you it was also soooo expensive !
My most bizarre experience was eating a slab of Kobi Steak in Tokyo with just chopsticks. The steak was sooo tender this was actually possible
Mind you it was also soooo expensive !
** Richard
PIMS: Holiday Rental Management system
They say we learn from our mistakes. That makes me a genius !
PIMS: Holiday Rental Management system
They say we learn from our mistakes. That makes me a genius !