Some people will complain about anything

These are actual complaints received from dissatisfied customers by Thomas Cook Vacations (based on a Thomas Cook/ABTA survey):
1. "I think it should be explained in the brochure that the local convenience store does not sell proper biscuits like custard creams or ginger nuts."
2. "It's lazy of the local shopkeepers in Puerto Vallarta to close in the afternoons. I often needed to buy things during 'siesta' time -- this should be banned."
3. "On my holiday to Goa in India , I was disgusted to find that almost every restaurant served curry. I don't like spicy food."
4. "We booked an excursion to a water park but no-one told us we had to bring our own swimsuits and towels. We assumed it would be included in the price."
5. "The beach was too sandy. We had to clean everything when we returned to our room."
6. "We found the sand was not like the sand in the brochure. Your brochure shows the sand as white but it was more yellow."
7. "They should not allow topless sunbathing on the beach. It was very distracting for my husband who just wanted to relax."
8. "No one told us there would be fish in the water. The children were scared."
9. "Although the brochure said that there was a fully equipped kitchen, there was no egg-slicer in the drawers."
10. "We went on holiday to Spain and had a problem with the taxi drivers as they were all Spanish."
11. "The roads were uneven and bumpy, so we could not read the local guide book during the bus ride to the resort. Because of this, we were unaware of many things that would have made our holiday more fun."
12. "It took us nine hours to fly home from Jamaica to England. It took the Americans only three hours to get home. This seems unfair."
13. "I compared the size of our one-bedroom suite to our friends' three-bedroom and ours was significantly smaller."
14. "The brochure stated: 'No hairdressers at the resort'. We're trainee hairdressers and we think they knew and made us wait longer for service."
15. "There were too many Spanish people there. The receptionist spoke Spanish, the food was Spanish. No one told us that there would be so many foreigners."
16. "We had to line up outside to catch the boat and there was no air-conditioning."
17. "It is your duty as a tour operator to advise us of noisy or unruly guests before we travel."
18. "I was bitten by a mosquito. The brochure did not mention mosquitoes."
19. "My fiance and I requested twin-beds when we booked, but instead we were placed in a room with a king bed. We now hold you responsible and want to be re-reimbursed for the fact that I became pregnant. This would not have happened if you had put us in the room that we booked."



 

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Dear God.....they are all hilarious, but the pregnant lady and the complaint about how much faster Americans get home from Jamaica than those in the UK really cracked me up. YOU CANNOT FIX STUPID!!!!

I loved the thread and reinforces truth is stranger than fiction.
 
7. "They should not allow topless sunbathing on the beach. It was very distracting for my husband who just wanted to relax."

... that reminds me of a vacation trip to Miami Beach .. :D

I expected topless sunbathing in Jamaica, lots of Europeans, BUT MIAMI BEACH???!!! I have close family there and have spent lots of time there....had no idea! Where are you able to do that, if you don't mind my asking?
 

Last time I was in South Beach was the year after Versace was shot and I stood across the street & made pix. See how things change when you aren't around for awhile? And that's been awhile. The last few times I've visited, we headed straight for the Keys and I wasn't able to spend nearly as much time as I would have enjoyed in the Miami area. I keep reading that South Beach is extremely trendy and one of the "hottest" spots in the US, and so this fits right in. Thx for the update!
 
These are actual complaints received from dissatisfied customers by Thomas Cook Vacations (based on a Thomas Cook/ABTA survey):
1. "I think it should be explained in the brochure that the local convenience store does not sell proper biscuits like custard creams or ginger nuts."
2. "It's lazy of the local shopkeepers in Puerto Vallarta to close in the afternoons. I often needed to buy things during 'siesta' time -- this should be banned."
3. "On my holiday to Goa in India , I was disgusted to find that almost every restaurant served curry. I don't like spicy food."
4. "We booked an excursion to a water park but no-one told us we had to bring our own swimsuits and towels. We assumed it would be included in the price."
5. "The beach was too sandy. We had to clean everything when we returned to our room."
6. "We found the sand was not like the sand in the brochure. Your brochure shows the sand as white but it was more yellow."
7. "They should not allow topless sunbathing on the beach. It was very distracting for my husband who just wanted to relax."
8. "No one told us there would be fish in the water. The children were scared."
9. "Although the brochure said that there was a fully equipped kitchen, there was no egg-slicer in the drawers."
10. "We went on holiday to Spain and had a problem with the taxi drivers as they were all Spanish."
11. "The roads were uneven and bumpy, so we could not read the local guide book during the bus ride to the resort. Because of this, we were unaware of many things that would have made our holiday more fun."
12. "It took us nine hours to fly home from Jamaica to England. It took the Americans only three hours to get home. This seems unfair."
13. "I compared the size of our one-bedroom suite to our friends' three-bedroom and ours was significantly smaller."
14. "The brochure stated: 'No hairdressers at the resort'. We're trainee hairdressers and we think they knew and made us wait longer for service."
15. "There were too many Spanish people there. The receptionist spoke Spanish, the food was Spanish. No one told us that there would be so many foreigners."
16. "We had to line up outside to catch the boat and there was no air-conditioning."
17. "It is your duty as a tour operator to advise us of noisy or unruly guests before we travel."
18. "I was bitten by a mosquito. The brochure did not mention mosquitoes."
19. "My fiance and I requested twin-beds when we booked, but instead we were placed in a room with a king bed. We now hold you responsible and want to be re-reimbursed for the fact that I became pregnant. This would not have happened if you had put us in the room that we booked."




Self absorption at it's worst!!
 
:giggle: but in our defence Katybug, I have met Americans who have no idea where England is; that it is part of the uk!

I still LOVE Shirley Valentine!
 
Some of the most northern Scottish islands are the Shetland Islands - NOT the 'Shetlands'. The largest island is appropriately called Mainland and has deep water harbours that can accommodate large cruise ships. A recent TV programme about the cruise ships showed a lot of rather bewildered passengers wondering where they were.
One lady passenger asked where she could get the bus to Edinburgh and refused to believe it when told that she needed to get a bus to the airport, then a 1hr 25 min flight to Edinburgh where she could get a tram into the city. 'But, she said, this is Scotland'.
 
I was about to say that this list has been doing the rounds for years, and then I saw the thread is 12 years old....:unsure:
Whenever I have thought of a subject that might make for an interesting thread I am mindful that someone has got there before me. With that in mind I will type in the thread title followed by senior forums and every time, so far, I have found a previous thread, hibernating. No point starting a new one.

The word whinge, in use since the 12th century, has always had a meaning related to complaining. At one of the depots where I worked we had a lady that could whinge for a living. One particular whinge was having to temporary share the men's toilets, it was only for 48 hours whilst the plumbers installed a new cistern, but this woman demanded that the work should be done at a weekend.

One of my deputy managers suggested that we swap the air freshener spray with an air horn can, that would give something to moan about. "Don't you dare," I told him. But reminiscing the vision of the outcome of that fantasy still makes me smile like a naughty schoolboy.
 


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