Two UK gentlemen addressing the concierge of a Beaune hotel:
“We have a tasting visit booked for tomorrow morning at Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. We wonder if you could call them on our behalf to cancel the tasting. Please tell them that we are sorry but that we have to drive to Saint-Émilion…”
Of course, the concierge had to then deal with all the other waiting people who told him not to cancel the tasting and that they would go in their place 🙂
There are 2 responses to “overheard in a hotel lobby, yesterday morning…”
More proof of my theory that morons are everywhere. I find the sense of entitlement particularly disturbing. Flaking out on an appointment is bad enough, but not even having the common sense to call yourself and apologize, is just mind-boggling to me. The fact that we are talking about the most prestigious domaine in the region -indeed even the country- makes it all the more difficult to stomach! Most wine lovers would give their left arm to have the chance! My thoughts go out to the poor concierge…
Pearls before swine.