Friday, October 1, 2010

Hotel Bill (Oops!)


A husband and wife are travelling by  car from Brisbane to Melbourne . After almost ten hours on the  road, they're too tired to continue and they decide to stop  for a rest. They stop at a nice hote and take a room, but they  only plan to sleep for four hours and then get back on the  road.When they check out four hours later, the desk clerk; hand them a bill for $450.00.
 
The man  explodes and demands to know why the charge is so high.  He tells the clerk although it's a nice hotel; the rooms certainly aren't worth $450.00.

When the clerk  tells him $450.00 is the standard rate, the man insists on speaking to the Manager.
 
The Manager appears, listens  to the man, and then explains that the hotel has an  Olympic-sized pool and a huge conference centre that  were available for the husband and wife to use.
 
'But we didn't use them,' the man complains
 
'Well,  they are here, and you could have,' explains the  Manager. He goes on to explain they could have taken in  one of the shows for which the hotel is famous. 'The  best entertainers from New York , Hollywood , and Las  Vegas perform here,' the Manager says.
 
'But we didn't  go to any of those shows, 'complains the man again.
 
'Well, we have them, and you could have,' the Manager  replies.
 
No matter what amenity the Manager  mentions!  the man replies, 'But we didn't use  it!'
 
The Manager is unmoved, and eventually the man  gives up and agrees to  pay. He writes a cheque and gives  it to the Manager.
 
The Manager is surprised when he  looks at the cheque.
'But sir,' he says, 'this  cheque is only made out for $50.00.'
 
'That's correct,'  says the man. 'I charged you $400 for sleeping with my wife.'
 
'But I didn't!' exclaims the Manager.
 
'Well, too bad,' the man replies. 'She was here and you could have!'


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