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I had to get on my godfather's case this weekend, as he was being an SC. Him and my father, when they get together, can get a bit entitled for my tastes. Thankfully our relationships are good enough that I can knock them down without any major trouble.
We were in Indianapolis for the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tourney. We stayed at a Marriott near Conseco for the duration. Now, both my dad and my godfather are crazy Marriott Rewards guys - we stay at Marriott hotels on every trip we take, even ones to MI, so probably upwards of 10-20 stays per year, if not more, and we usually get up to 4 rooms between the two families. Therefore, dad and g think that they're entitled to super special treatment, and occasionally get out of line.
At the beginning of the trip, dad and g got a little bit PITA at check in, basically (and somewhat understandably so) because the reservations were made, like, back in October of 2007, and somehow, they still couldn't wrangle it so we could have rooms adjoining, or at least nearby - we were all on the same floor, thankfully. Not a huge deal, but annoying.
After the games on Saturday, we were grouchy with results and decided that we didn't feel like watching the game on Sunday (boo Ed Hightower!), so we decided to check out and go home that night - around 5pm, I think. The rooms were already paid up through the next day, and we didn't expect them to waive those bills. However, they were running a deal where the first guests to check out (and I quote) "before 12 noon on Sunday" would get a $20 gas card. As we were paying for Saturday night's stay in 4 rooms, and checking out before noon on Sunday, dad and g figured that the gas card deal should apply.
Now, technically, I agree with them on that. The signs did not anywhere state that you had to check out on Sunday, just "before noon." (I know it does depend on how you read it, but I think the signs were unclear enough that it wasn't an unreasonable request). However, g got grouchy and started spouting off in classic SC fashion about writing letters to the owner, and dad got a bit punchy as well.
G also refused to talk to the manager at one point, which I nearly smacked him for. As he was telling us about it in the car, I just said, "you realize that the desk clerk probably didn't have the authority to just give it to you, so by refusing to speak to the manager, you were just spiting yourself, and kind of being an ass?"
I just hate when family gets out of line, and I either have to smack them back in line, apologize for them, or just walk away out of embarrassment. Anyone else have this problem?
We were in Indianapolis for the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tourney. We stayed at a Marriott near Conseco for the duration. Now, both my dad and my godfather are crazy Marriott Rewards guys - we stay at Marriott hotels on every trip we take, even ones to MI, so probably upwards of 10-20 stays per year, if not more, and we usually get up to 4 rooms between the two families. Therefore, dad and g think that they're entitled to super special treatment, and occasionally get out of line.
At the beginning of the trip, dad and g got a little bit PITA at check in, basically (and somewhat understandably so) because the reservations were made, like, back in October of 2007, and somehow, they still couldn't wrangle it so we could have rooms adjoining, or at least nearby - we were all on the same floor, thankfully. Not a huge deal, but annoying.
After the games on Saturday, we were grouchy with results and decided that we didn't feel like watching the game on Sunday (boo Ed Hightower!), so we decided to check out and go home that night - around 5pm, I think. The rooms were already paid up through the next day, and we didn't expect them to waive those bills. However, they were running a deal where the first guests to check out (and I quote) "before 12 noon on Sunday" would get a $20 gas card. As we were paying for Saturday night's stay in 4 rooms, and checking out before noon on Sunday, dad and g figured that the gas card deal should apply.
Now, technically, I agree with them on that. The signs did not anywhere state that you had to check out on Sunday, just "before noon." (I know it does depend on how you read it, but I think the signs were unclear enough that it wasn't an unreasonable request). However, g got grouchy and started spouting off in classic SC fashion about writing letters to the owner, and dad got a bit punchy as well.
G also refused to talk to the manager at one point, which I nearly smacked him for. As he was telling us about it in the car, I just said, "you realize that the desk clerk probably didn't have the authority to just give it to you, so by refusing to speak to the manager, you were just spiting yourself, and kind of being an ass?"
I just hate when family gets out of line, and I either have to smack them back in line, apologize for them, or just walk away out of embarrassment. Anyone else have this problem?
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