hello again

[vacation_rentals_suck]

Yea sorry I've been away a while but I got one I'd like to share. She was not nasty but VERY annoying

I take the customer to the website to show her homes for rent

Guest: I am looking for more expressive decor. This one is nice but I dont feel those blinds in the upstairs bedroom blend well with the overall decorative theme

I show her two more

Guest: I like that first one but its too expensive. Thse second one is in my price range but I am concerned about the shape of the pool. Also, the chairs around the pool look really cheap. We are also used to a more updated kitchen and the bedspreads look very dark. We might consider it if you changed the bedspreads and got more appropriate pool furniture.


Me: this place is privately ownen

Guest: yes but I know the owners would consider it because they'd be getting a return on their investment. I rent properties too and I am familiar with ROI. For that initial investment, which wouldnt be much, they would make so much more in rental revenue. Oh and I would also want a new dishwasher. That one is very tired loooking. When the owner makes the necessary changes, I will give you a deposit

Me: Ok I will check.

Of course, I never did lol
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[sirwired]

Well, it could be worse... she could have been like the rest of your stories: rented the place, checked in, and then demanded that the place be redecorated instantly to her standards using the dishwasher and pool furniture you keep in the Magic Backroom.

[Moosenogger]

A new dishwasher?!?! She expects a rental owner to pay for all new appliances, furniture, and linens so ONE jackass will rent the unit for a few days?

[Marmalady]

. When the owner makes the necessary changes, I will give you a deposit

My, we are feeling entitled today, aren't we?

[NoLongerAShoeDog]

You're back!

[DGoddessChardonnay]

First off, welcome back VRS.

Second: some people are just unbelievable aren't they? Oy

[MoonCat]

Holy crap...the BLINDS in the upstairs bedroom?? The BEDSPREAD? "Concerned" about the shape of the pool??? Holy frickin' hell, lady, you're renting the place, not marrying it! I can't even remember what ONE bedspread looked like in any place I've ever stayed at.

That one would have made my head explode. Twice.

[Merriweather]

Good grief, if you're going to be that picky on where you spend a week or two on holiday, you need to get rich and buy a "summer cottage" you can decorate yourself, or just buy an RV you can decorate and move it from place to place. Who rents a vacation place to sit in it all day anyway?

I must admit, I've never rented a "vacation home" in the U.S. (I assume you're in the U.S.?), we usually stay at motels here. But when we lived in the U.K., for weekend trips we used B&B's, and for longer trips, we rented "self-cattering flats", which sounds pretty much like what you refer to - a house/apartment/condo etc. that an individual rents out to people furnished with all the basics to live in for a week to a month (in the UK, B&Bs are normally cheaper than hotels, & for more than a few days, self-catering flats are cheaper than B&Bs). All we worried about was location for things we wanted to do & see while in that area, enough beds for us, and bare basics like a stove & fridge, for a decent price. I could certainly not tell you what colour duvets or curtains any place had, nor did I care at the time. It was a place to sleep between sight-seeing, to throw together a simple meal, etc. Extras were nice, but I can't say we had any less a great time at the little flat over a barber shop with mix & match dishes & a minimum of furniture, than at the 3 story townhouse furnished with antiques. Or less at the little basement of a victorian where our daughter's "bedroom" was a beaded closet size space off the kitchen & we slept on a sofa bed in the living room, than the 3 bedroom 3 bath house on the river. Never had one really dirty, never had one without a tea kettle, and always had a bed. We had great vacations.

[Balgram]

Yaaay, VRS is back! Your humor has been missed.


And I'm inclined to agree; refusing to rent a place because of the blinds is utter ridiculousness. It's a rental. You will be staying in it for not-very-long. I can understand some level of picky-ness, but this is ridiculous.

[Ree]

Hmm! And she didn't call you "Dave" repeatedly???!
No way this can be a true VRS customer.

Some people...

[BeenThereDoneThat]

There are only a few shapes a pool might be fashioned into that would concern me...

[skeptic53]

She forgot to complain about the lack of a muscular young man to fan her with palm fronds and drop peeled grapes into her mouth...

[PepperElf]

Yea sorry I've been away a while

I have to ask ... do you ever get NICE customers? Or at least customers who don't act entitled?

[AccountingDrone]

Holy crap...the BLINDS in the upstairs bedroom?? The BEDSPREAD? "Concerned" about the shape of the pool??? Holy frickin' hell, lady, you're renting the place, not marrying it! I can't even remember what ONE bedspread looked like in any place I've ever stayed at.

That one would have made my head explode. Twice.

I can remember the bedspreads in all of 1 hotel, mainly because they were an amazingly beautiful paisley in the perfect colors for my bedroom .... I would happily have bought them.

And what is the deal about the shape of a pool that you are going to be using for all of a week [or maybe 2]?

[manybellsdown]

Holy crap...the BLINDS in the upstairs bedroom?? The BEDSPREAD? "Concerned" about the shape of the pool??? Holy frickin' hell, lady, you're renting the place, not marrying it! I can't even remember what ONE bedspread looked like in any place I've ever stayed at.

That one would have made my head explode. Twice.

We rented a place once for a family vacation that had made an attempt at "themed" rooms. My husband and I were in the "Safari" room. The bedspread was an eye-bending pattern of giraffes, zebras, and lions all mashed together. Fortunately, my eyes were closed when I was in there.