Years ago, I was staying at this hotel and called downstairs to order breakfast. I ordered the American Breakfast but decided that I'd have mango juice instead of the normal coffee. The guy at the other end of the line said, "Right sir, we'll have your breakfast up in a few minutes."
About a minute or so later, I got a call from him.
Guy: "Ah, sir? We're out of mango juice, would you like pineapple juice instead?"
Me: "Oh yeah, sure. Pineapple juice would be fine."
I just shook my head and lay back on the bed, watching tv. Another minute went by and the phone rang again.
Guy: "Ah, sir? We're out of pineapple juice as well."
Okay, I figured the smart thing to do would be to ask what they did have on hand. I was afraid of another "Ah, sir?".
Me: "Okay, what juices do you have?"
Guy: "We have orange juice, sir. Would you like to have that one?"
Me: "Okay, I'll have orange juice then."
Guy: "Very good, sir. Please accept our apologies."
I lay back and thought about how smart I was. I figured it shouldn't take long now. The eggs, bacon, and pancakes would have been done already. All they have to do is take the can of orange juice out of the pantry, put it on the tray, and send it up. Five, ten minutes tops and I'll be eating my breakfast.
Phone rings again. Oh oh.
Me: "Hello?"
Guy: "Ah, sir?..."
Me: "Just give me coffee, please."
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