Alleged Complaints to TC From Holidaymakers Abroad

My Spanish friend here in the Canaries looks after villa rentals and had a complaint there was no butter dish from an English couple. She had to call us and ask “what is a butter dish” When we explained she said “but it will just melt” yeah, but it doesn’t in England 🙄
 
@BoroinBuxton - sorry for hijaking the thread, but assume you're located in Buxton, Derbyshire ?

We've got a few days away booked there at the end of this month, and would love recommendations in terms of places to eat, or must do things in and around the town. We'll have a 4 month old baby in tow, so Buxton's nightclubs and casinos probably wont be that high on our list ;)but anything else you suggest would be great.

Cheers
 
In my experience of working with holiday makers abroad most are not far off the mark.

The phrase "Holiday makers leave their brains at home" was reflective of a lot of guests.

The amount of complaints that hotels/ restaurants in Greece only served Greek food was astounding. Some British people want the foreign experience, without the foreigners (basically the sunshine). Even then complaints that it is too hot, or they were not informed how hot it would be were common.
 
Cambsred said:
In my experience of working with holiday makers abroad most are not far off the mark.

The phrase "Holiday makers leave their brains at home" was reflective of a lot of guests.

The amount of complaints that hotels/ restaurants in Greece only served Greek food was astounding. Some British people want the foreign experience, without the foreigners (basically the sunshine). Even then complaints that it is too hot, or they were not informed how hot it would be were common.
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Hence why bars like "The Red Lion" are so popular abroad. people want the sun, and cold beer with their egg and chips along with some bingo and a karaoke.
 
The_Lizards_Jumpers said:
@BoroinBuxton - sorry for hijaking the thread, but assume you're located in Buxton, Derbyshire ?

We've got a few days away booked there at the end of this month, and would love recommendations in terms of places to eat, or must do things in and around the town. We'll have a 4 month old baby in tow, so Buxton's nightclubs and casinos probably wont be that high on our list ;)but anything else you suggest would be great.

Cheers
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Sure am- Lived here about 17 years. I'll drop you a message later!
 
I'm guessing a fair bit of "artistic license" but probably based on real comments.

I saw a review on TA of a hotel we've used in Benidorm (for our gentlemans trip away) complaining that there were a lot of Spanish people in the hotel and that the entertainment was aimed more towards the Spanish guests :LOL::LOL::LOL:

Maybe they actually believed in the "Blackpool in the sun" tag that Benidorm and were genuinely surprised that a hotel in Spain might have Spanish guests and entertainment but I had to post my own review ............. with a large slice of sarcasm.
 
Years ago I was sat in an insurance office on Linthorpe r Road waiting to be seen so I picked up their in house magazine and they had a selection of quotes from insurance claims. I remember one almost word for word. I had been driving for over twenty years when I fell asleep and hit the gentleman.
 
Laughing said:
Years ago I was sat in an insurance office on Linthorpe r Road waiting to be seen so I picked up their in house magazine and they had a selection of quotes from insurance claims. I remember one almost word for word. I had been driving for over twenty years when I fell asleep and hit the gentleman.
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I seem to remember Jasper Carrot doing that type of insurance claims in his act
 
The_Lizards_Jumpers said:
@BoroinBuxton - sorry for hijaking the thread, but assume you're located in Buxton, Derbyshire ?

We've got a few days away booked there at the end of this month, and would love recommendations in terms of places to eat, or must do things in and around the town. We'll have a 4 month old baby in tow, so Buxton's nightclubs and casinos probably wont be that high on our list ;)but anything else you suggest would be great.

Cheers
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Bill’s fish and chips on the way out on the way to Dove Holes. On the left hand side after the bend, and there’s a blokes bin opposite you can put the wrappers in.
 
Ingleby_Flash said:
Bill’s fish and chips on the way out on the way to Dove Holes. On the left hand side after the bend, and there’s a blokes bin opposite you can put the wrappers in.
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I'm going to message Lizards in any case, but I'm wondering whether there's a demand for a Boro take on Buxton...... It could be a XMAS stocking filler or door stop.. :)

That shop used to have the marvellous hand written sign on the window 'Dinner, Tea, Supper' complete with opening times. I often wondered what southern brethren would make of it :)
 
BoroinBuxton said:
I'm going to message Lizards in any case, but I'm wondering whether there's a demand for a Boro take on Buxton...... It could be a XMAS stocking filler or door stop.. :)

That shop used to have the marvellous hand written sign on the window 'Dinner, Tea, Supper' complete with opening times. I often wondered what southern brethren would make of it :)
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Used to do a lot of work in Leek and that was a great stop off on the way home for tea (dinner for the southerners) 😁
 
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