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> > 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