> > Attached is some correspondence which actually occurred between a > > London hotel's staff and one of its guests. The London hotel > > involved submitted this to the Sunday Times. No name was mentioned. > > > > > > WHAT TO DO WITH ALL THOSE "FREE" SOAPS WHEN TRAVELLING > > ****************************************************** > > > > 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 is 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, > > My day off was last Wed. so the relief maid left 3 hotel soaps which > > we are instructed by the management. I took the 6 soaps which were in > > your way on the shelf and put them in the soap dish where your Dial > > was. I put the Dial in the medicine cabinet for your convenience. > > I didn't remove the 3 complimentary soaps which are always placed > > inside the medicine cabinet for all new check-ins and which you did > > not object to when you checked in last Monday. Please let me > > know if I can of further assistance. > > Your regular maid, > > Dotty > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Dear Mr. Berman, > > The assistant manager, Mr. Kensedder, informed me this A.M. 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 complaints 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 745 AM and don't get back before 530 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 of 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 > > bath-room 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 8AM 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, > > I 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 realize 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 (sic). 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 shelf under medicine cabinet - 18 Camay in 4 stacks of > > 4 and 1 stack of 2. > > - On Kleenex dispenser - 11 Camay in 2 stacks of 4 and 1 > > stack of 3. > > - On bedroom dresser - 1 stack of 3 Cashmere Bouquet, 1 > > stack of 4 hotel-size Ivory, and 8 Camay in 2 stacks of 4. > > - Inside medicine cabinet - 14 Camay in 3 stacks of 4 and 1 > > stack of 2. > > - In shower soap dish - 6 Camay, very moist. > > - On northeast corner of tub - 1 Cashmere Bouquet, slightly used. > > - On northwest corner of 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-sized > > Dial which I am keeping in the hotel vault in order to avoid further > > misunderstandings. > > S. Berman