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Be aware! Some complaints are fake! #208409
11/07/2019 04:13 PM
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I had a sister in law who sent letters to every place she traveled to. She would complain about everything! IMHO to get a credit or rebate. It worked almost all the time. I am talking free stays or extra days. Free comps... I am thinking about renting my villa to tourists but with social media and this demand for perfect I am not sure I am ready?

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Re: Be aware! Some complaints are fake! [Re: sxmmartini] #208415
11/07/2019 05:08 PM
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That’s one of the main reasons we haven’t rented out ours. Owning a business and the internet is hard enough to manage. Renting out a place outside of the country that I can’t be there to answer complaints would be even harder!!

Re: Be aware! Some complaints are fake! [Re: kim] #208421
11/07/2019 07:16 PM
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Good for your thinking .

Re: Be aware! Some complaints are fake! [Re: sxmmartini] #208423
11/07/2019 07:57 PM
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Reminds me of someone I know....

Re: Be aware! Some complaints are fake! [Re: sxmmartini] #208425
11/07/2019 09:00 PM
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I know someone like that. They complained if they didn’t get enough mussels in their pasta dish. Everywhere they went, they complained and got something for free.

Re: Be aware! Some complaints are fake! [Re: sxmmartini] #208446
11/08/2019 08:41 AM
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Might be worth to list it with a management company. Let them take their fee and address complaints, no matter how BS they are. Might not get as much income from the rental but then again that's what you pay them for.



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Re: Be aware! Some complaints are fake! [Re: sxmmartini] #208448
11/08/2019 08:45 AM
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I had an aunt and uncle who did that all the time. You'd be surprised how many comped overnights etc they got over the years. As Kim said especially these days with social media, people would rather complain there than call or write the owner of a business to "work things out". It can be very damaging.

Re: Be aware! Some complaints are fake! [Re: Wingman] #208464
11/08/2019 10:06 AM
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Wow, I would never think to do that. Some people have no sense of decency or honesty. I very rarely complain about someplace when I DO have a complaint. I just don't go back.


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Re: Be aware! Some complaints are fake! [Re: Carol_Hill] #208481
11/08/2019 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Carol_Hill
Wow, I would never think to do that. Some people have no sense of decency or honesty. I very rarely complain about someplace when I DO have a complaint. I just don't go back.

Good policy but addressing a ligitament problem directly with the business or owner gives them a chance to address and correct the problem.

Re: Be aware! Some complaints are fake! [Re: SXMScubaman] #208482
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In most cases, to me, it's not worth the effort to complain.

"ligitament"?? I use Edge as a browser here and it has an automatic spellcheck, so that if I type a word that's not a word, it's automatically underlined. What browser are you using?


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Re: Be aware! Some complaints are fake! [Re: Carol_Hill] #208484
11/08/2019 11:16 AM
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Not sure. Using my tablet that bolds the word if correct or auto changes it. It didn't look right to me but tablet said it did. Oh well. Slap me on the side of my head.

Re: Be aware! Some complaints are fake! [Re: Carol_Hill] #208522
11/08/2019 09:25 PM
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I feel exactly the same way. What a shameful practice!

Re: Be aware! Some complaints are fake! [Re: sxmmartini] #208523
11/08/2019 09:35 PM
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Over 40 years in the hospitality business, nothing surprises me on the level of human behavior


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