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+ | ====== Hotel Bill ====== | ||
+ | Next time you think your hotel bill is too high, you might want to consider this: | ||
+ | My wife and I are travelling by car from Victoria to Prince George.After almost eleven hours on the road, we were too tired to continue, and decide to take a room. But, we only planned to sleep for four hours and then get back on the road. When we checked out four hours later, the desk clerk hands us a bill for $350.00. | ||
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+ | I explode and demand to know why the charge is so high.I tell the clerk although it's a nice hotel; the rooms certainly aren't worth $350.00 | ||
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+ | The Manager appears, listens to me, and then explains that the hotel has an Olympic-sized pool and a huge conference centre that were available for us to use.' | ||
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+ | He goes on to explain we could also have taken in one of the shows for which the hotel is famous. 'We have the best entertainers from New York , Hollywood , and Las Vegas perform here,' the Manager says. | ||
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+ | 'But we didn't go to any of those shows,' | ||
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+ | No matter what amenity the Manager mentions, I reply,' | ||
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+ | The Manager is unmoved, and eventually I gave up and agreed to pay. | ||
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+ | I write a cheque and give it to the Manager. | ||
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+ | The Manager is surprised when he looks at the cheque. 'But sir,' 'this cheque is only made out for $50.00.'' | ||
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+ | 'But I didn' | ||
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+ | 'Well, too bad, she was here, and you could have.' | ||
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+ | -- Main.FredPettis - 2010-09-03 |
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