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  • 30-06-2000 1:25pm
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  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 28,633 Mod ✭✭✭✭Shiminay


    biggrin.gif LOL biggrin.gif

    Nice 'un mate!



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  • Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 9,514 Mod ✭✭✭✭BossArky


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  • Registered Users Posts: 6,984 ✭✭✭Venom


    > > "What to Do with Hotel Soap"
    > >
    > > The following letters are taken from an actual incident between a
    > > London hotel and one of its guest. The hotel ended up submitting
    > > the letters to the London Sunday Times.
    > >
    > >
    > > Dear Maid,
    > >
    > > Please do not leave any more of those little bars of soap in my
    > > bathroom since I have brought my own bath-sized Dial. Please
    > > remove the six unopened little bars from the shelf under the
    > > medicine chest and another three in the shower soap dish.
    > >
    > > They are in my way.
    > >
    > > Thank you,
    > > S. Berman
    > >
    > >
    > > Dear Room 635,
    > >
    > > I am not your regular maid. She will be back tomorrow, Thursday,
    > > from her day off. I took the 3 hotel soaps out of the shower soap dish
    > > as you requested.
    > >
    > > The 6 bars on your shelf I took out of your way and put on top of
    > > your Kleenex dispenser in case you should change your mind.
    > > This leaves only the 3 bars I left today which my instructions
    > > from the management are to leave 3 soaps daily. I hope this is
    > > satisfactory.
    > >
    > > Kathy, Relief Maid
    > >
    > >
    > > Dear Maid - I hope you are my regular maid.
    > >
    > > Apparently Kathy did not tell you about my note to her concerning
    > > the little bars of soap. When I got back to my room this evening, I
    > > found you had added 3 little Camays to the shelf under my medicine
    > > cabinet.
    > > I am going to be here in the hotel for two weeks and have brought my
    > > own bath-size Dial, so I won't need those 6 little Camays, which are
    > > on the shelf. They are in my way when shaving, brushing teeth, etc.
    > >
    > > Please remove them.
    > >
    > > S. Berman
    > >
    > >
    > > Dear Mr. Berman,
    > >
    > > The assistant manager, Mr. Kensedder, informed me this morning
    > > that you called him last evening and said you were unhappy with your
    > > maid service. I have assigned a new girl to your room. I hope you will
    > > accept my apologies for any past inconvenience. If you have any future
    > > please contact me so I can give it my personal attention.
    > >
    > > Call extension 1108 between 8AM and 5PM.
    > >
    > > Thank you.
    > > Elaine Carmen
    > > Housekeeper
    > >
    > >
    > > Dear Miss Carmen,
    > >
    > > It is impossible to contact you by phone since I leave the hotel for
    > > business at 7:45 AM and don't get back before 5:30 or 6PM. That's
    > > the reason I called Mr. Kensedder last night. You were already off
    > > duty.
    > >
    > > I only asked Mr. Kensedder if he could do anything about those
    > > little bars soap.
    > >
    > > The new maid you assigned me must have thought I was a new check-
    > > in today, since she left another 3 bars of hotel soap in my medicine
    > > cabinet, along with her regular delivery of 3 bars on the bathroom
    > > shelf.
    > > In just 5 days here I have accumulated 24 little bars of soap.
    > >
    > > Why are you doing this to me?
    > >
    > > S. Berman
    > >
    > > > >>
    > > > >>Dear Mr. Berman,
    > > > >>
    > > > >>Your maid, Kathy, has been instructed to stop delivering soap to
    > > > >>your room and remove the extra soaps. If I can be of further
    > > assistance,
    > > > >>
    > > > >>please call extension 1108 between 8 AM and 5PM.
    > > > >>
    > > > >>Thank you,
    > > > >>Elaine Carmen,
    > > > >>Housekeeper
    > > > >>
    > > > >>
    > > > >>Dear Mr. Kensedder,
    > > > >>
    > > > >>My bath-size Dial is missing. Every bar of soap was taken from my
    > > > >>room, including my own bath-size Dial. I came in late last night and
    > > > >>had to call the bellhop to bring me 4 little Cashmere Bouquets.
    > > > >>
    > > > >>S. Berman
    > > > >>
    > > > >>
    > > > >>Dear Mr. Berman,
    > > > >>
    > > > >> have informed our housekeeper, Elaine Carmen, of your soap
    > > > >>problem. I cannot understand why there was no soap in your room
    > since
    > > > >>our
    > > > >>maids are instructed to leave 3 bars of soap each time they service
    > a
    > > > >>room.
    > > > >> The situation will be rectified immediately.
    > > > >>
    > > > >>Please accept my apologies for the inconvenience.
    > > > >>
    > > > >>Martin L. Kensedder
    > > > >>Assistant Manager
    > > > >>

    > > > >>
    > > > >>Dear Mrs. Carmen,
    > > > >>
    > > > >>Who the hell left 54 little bars of Camay in my room?
    > > > >>I came in last night and found 54 little bars of soap. I don't
    > > > >>want 54 little bars of Camay. I want my one damn bar of bath-size
    > > Dial.
    > > > >>Do you realise I have 54 bars of soap in here? All I want is my
    > > > >>bath-size Dial.
    > > > >>
    > > > >>Please give me back my bath-size Dial.
    > > > >>
    > > > >>S. Berman
    > > > >>
    > > > >>
    > > > >>Dear Mr. Berman,
    > > > >>
    > > > >>You complained of too much soap in your room, so I had them
    > > > >>removed. Then you complained to Mr. Kensedder that all your
    > > > >>soap was missing, so I personally returned them.
    > > > >>
    > > > >>The 24 Camays which had been taken and the 3 Camays you are
    > > > >>supposed to receive daily. I don't know anything about the 4
    > Cashmere
    > > > >>Bouquets. Obviously your maid, Kathy, did not know I had returned
    > > your
    > > > >>soaps, so she also brought 24 Camays plus the 3 daily Camays. I
    > don't
    > > > >>know
    > > > >>where you got the idea this hotel issues bath-size Dial. I was able
    > to
    > > > >>locate
    > > > >>some bath-size Ivory which I left in your room.
    > > > >>
    > > > >>Elaine Carmen
    > > > >>Housekeeper
    > > > >>
    > > > >>
    > > > >>Dear Mrs. Carmen,
    > > > >>
    > > > >>Just a short note to bring you up-to-date on my latest soap
    > inventory.
    > > > >>
    > > > >>As of today I possess:
    > > > >>
    > > > >>- On the shelf under the medicine cabinet -18 Camay in 4 stacks of
    > > > >> 4 and 1 stack of 2.
    > > > >>
    > > > >>- On the Kleenex dispenser - 11 Camay in 2 stacks of 4 and 1 stack
    > > > >> of 3.
    > > > >>
    > > > >>-On the bedroom dresser - 1 stack of 3 Cashmere Bouquet, 1 stack
    > > > >>of 4 hotel-size Ivory, and 8 Camay in 2 stacks of 4.
    > > > >>
    > > > >>- Inside the medicine cabinet - 14 Camay in 3 stacks of 4 and 1
    > > > >> stack of 2.
    > > > >>
    > > > >>- In the shower soap dish - 6 Camay, very moist.
    > > > >>
    > > > >>- On the northeast corner of the tub - 1 Cashmere Bouquet, slightly
    > > > >> used.
    > > > >>
    > > > >>- On the northwest corner of the tub - 6 Camays in 2 stacks of 3.
    > > > >>
    > > > >>Please ask Kathy when she services my room to make sure the
    > > > >>stacks are neatly piled and dusted. Also, please advise her that
    > > stacks
    > > > >>of
    > > > >>more than 4 have a tendency to tip.
    > > > >>
    > > > >>May I suggest that my bedroom window sill is not in use and will
    > > > >>make an excellent spot for future soap deliveries. One more item, I
    > > have
    > > > >>purchased another bar of bath-size Dial which I am keeping in the
    > > hotel
    > > > >>vault in order to avoid further misunderstandings.
    > > > >>
    > > > >>S. Berman
    > > > >>
    > >


  • Registered Users Posts: 10,984 ✭✭✭✭Lump


    HE HE, nice one.


    John


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,922 ✭✭✭Dave


    LOL biggrin.gif good 1


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