(As copied from the “Telegraph.Co.UK”….my picture from the Houston Zoo;-)
We present 20 of the most ridiculous complaints made by holidaymakers to their travel agent, taken from research by Thomas Cook and ABTA:
- A tourist at a top African game lodge overlooking a waterhole, who spotted a visibly aroused elephant, complained that the sight of this rampant beast ruined his honeymoon by making him feel “inadequate”.
- A woman threatened to call police after claiming that she’d been locked in by staff. When in fact, she had mistaken the “do not disturb” sign on the back of the door as a warning to remain in the room.
- “The beach was too sandy.”
- A guest at a Novotel in Australia complained his soup was too thick and strong. He was inadvertently slurping the gravy at the time.
- “Topless sunbathing on the beach should be banned. The holiday was ruined as my husband spent all day looking at other women.”
- “We bought ‘Ray-Ban’ sunglasses for five euros (£3.50) from a street trader, only to find out they were fake.”
- “No-one told us there would be fish in the sea. The children were startled.”
- “It took us nine hours to fly home from Jamaica to England it only took the Americans three hours to get home.”
- “My fiancé and I booked a twin-bedded room but we were placed in a double-bedded room. We now hold you responsible for the fact that I find myself pregnant. This would not have happened if you had put us in the room that we booked.”
- “I compared the size of our one-bedroom apartment to our friends’ three-bedroom apartment and ours was significantly smaller.”
Holy crap, you know, I shouldn't be shocked at what people find to complain about! Being in the airline industry, we hear a complain for just about everything, and being on the front-line, we have to take it. Sometimes, being graphic about the reasons is good enough…sometimes, a good chuckle will do, and walking away, before you say something you regret!
Human nature at its best, I am not sure whether it is naivety or just utter stupidity. Regardless, I think they are hilarious
I find myself laughing at these complaints; at the same time, I'm wondering how such stupid people dress themselves in the morning…
I really hope those are NOT real !!! 😉
The beach was too sandy?!?!?!? Some people need to cancel their vacation 🙂
Great list. Thanks.
Reading these reminds me of the time I said something that came out sounding so totally ridiculous and stupid that I wanted to hide under a rock the minute the words came out.
2 years ago I went down to the CVS and asked the cashier at the photo counter: "how long does your 1-hour photo developing take?"
I swear I am not stupid. What I MEANT to ask was if they were on time that day, or if it was going to take longer than an hour because I had a few meetings to leave for. But the woman looked at me like I should be wearing a helmet.
I'm sure I'll stumble upon that incident on her blog someday. 😉
TFB: Here's your sign…
🙂
"No one told us there'd be fish in the sea," is my favourite.
Do your own research! This was pinched off Telegraph Travel