Quick, Save My Wine!
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 9:57 pm
"I've just checked out of my room and I've got to get to the Park," she explained, "But I left a valuable bottle of wine in my room. I need you to get it and put it with my luggage in Bell Services!"
It was a small and reasonable request, not to mention a legitimate excuse to get away from the front desk for a short while, so I agreed. She literally threw a tip at me, and my three "nos" were cast to her retreating back as she ran off for a last few hours of fun.
So I retrieve the wine, box it up nicely, and put it with her luggage. No big deal, and I would have done as she asked even without a tip.
The "valuable bottle of wine"? Ravenswood Zinfandel, available at my local grocers for less than $10 retail. Her tip? $20.
There's something wrong with the math here, but *I* ain't gonna tell her about it!
It was a small and reasonable request, not to mention a legitimate excuse to get away from the front desk for a short while, so I agreed. She literally threw a tip at me, and my three "nos" were cast to her retreating back as she ran off for a last few hours of fun.
So I retrieve the wine, box it up nicely, and put it with her luggage. No big deal, and I would have done as she asked even without a tip.
The "valuable bottle of wine"? Ravenswood Zinfandel, available at my local grocers for less than $10 retail. Her tip? $20.
There's something wrong with the math here, but *I* ain't gonna tell her about it!
