Re: Re: True Comments from Travel Agents

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Oh my gosh! These are scary! Thanks, squeek

--- RCColloran@... wrote:

> In a message dated 6/19/02 7:50:55 AM Pacific

> Daylight Time,

> ssuttons@... writes:

>

> <<

> >

> >>Actual comments from US travel agents......

> >>

> >>

> >>I had someone ask for an aisle seat so that their

> hair wouldn't get

> >>messed up by being near the window.

> >>

> >>A client called in inquiring about a package to

> Hawaii. After going over

> >>all the cost info, she asked, " Would it be

> cheaper to fly to California

> >>and then take the train to Hawaii? "

> >>

> >>I got a call from a woman who wanted to go to

> Capetown. I started to

> >>explain the length of the flight and the passport

> information when she

> >>interrupted me with " I'm not trying to make you

> look stupid, but Capetown

> >>is in Massachusetts. " Without trying to make her

> look like the stupid

> >>one, I calmly explained, " Cape Cod is in

> Massachusetts, Capetown is in

> >>Africa. " Her response ... click.

> >>

> >>A man called, furious about a Florida package we

> did. I asked what was

> >>wrong with the vacation in Orlando. He said he

> was expecting an

> >>ocean-view room. ! I tried to explain that is not

> possible, since Orlando

> >>is in the middle of the state. He replied, " Don't

> lie to me. I looked on

> >>the map and Florida is a very thin state. "

> >>

> >>I got a call from a man who asked, " Is it

> possible to see England from

> >>Canada? " I said, " No. " He said, " But they look so

> close on the map. "

> >>

> >>Another man called and asked if he could rent a

> car in Dallas. When I

> >>pulled up the reservation, I noticed he had a

> 1-hour layover in Dallas.

> >>When I asked him why he wanted to rent a car, he

> said, " I heard Dallas

> >>was a big airport, and I need a car to drive

> between the gates to save

> time. "

> >>

> >>A nice lady just called. She needed to know how

> it was possible that her

> >>flight from Detroit left at 8:20 am and got into

> Chicago at 8:33 am. I

> >>tried to explain that Michigan was an hour ahead

> of Illinois, but she

> >>could not understand the concept of time zones.

> Finally I told her the

> >>plane went very fast, and she bought that!

> >>

> >>A woman called and asked, " Do airlines put your

> physical description on

> >>your bag so they know who's luggage belongs to

> who? " I said, " No, why do

> >>you ask? " She replied, " Well, when I checked in

> with the airline, they

> >>put a tag on my luggage that said FAT, and I'm

> overweight, is there any

> >>connection? " After putting her on hold for a

> minute while I looked into

> >>it " (I was actually laughing) I came back and

> explained the city code for

> >>Fresno is FAT, and that the airline was just

> putting a destination tag on

> >>her luggage.

> >>

> >>I just got off the phone with a man who asked,

> " How do I know which plane

> >>to get on? " I asked him what exactly he meant,

> which he replied, " I was

> >>told my flight number is 823, but none of these

> darn planes have numbers

> >>on them. "

> >>

> >>A woman called and said, " I need to fly to

> Pepsi-cola on one of those

> >>computer planes. " I asked if she meant to fly to

> Pensacola on a commuter

> >>plane. She said, " Yeah, whatever. "

> >>

> >>A business man called and had a question about

> the documents he needed in

> >>order to fly to China. After a lengthy discussion

> about passports, I

> >>reminded him he needed a visa. " Oh no I don't,

> I've been to China many

> >>times and never had to have one of those. " I

> double checked and sure

> >>enough, his stay required a visa. When I told him

> this he said, " Look,

> >>I've been to China four times and every time they

> have accepted my

> >>American Express. "

> >>

> >>A woman called to make reservations, " I want to

> go from Chicago to

> >>Hippopotamus, New York " The agent was at a loss

> for words. Finally, the

> >>agent said,: " Are you sure that's the name of the

> town? " " Yes, what

> >>flights do you have? " replied the customer. After

> some searching, the

> >>agent came back with, " I'm sorry, ma'am, I've

> looked up every airport

> >>code in the country and can't find a Hippopotamus

> anywhere. " The customer

> >>retorted, Oh don't be silly. Everyone knows where

> it is. Check your map! "

> >>The agent scoured a map of the state of New York

> and finally offered,

> >> " You don't mean Buffalo, do you? " " That's it! I

> knew it was a big animal! "

>

> >>

>

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