Are we there yet?

Vacations are a national tradition (as is this perennial childhood complaint!)

I’m sharing some actual complaints received by “Thomas Cook Vacations” from dissatisfied customers. They have made quite the rounds on the internet.

I think you’ll enjoy them as much as I have!

“We had to line up outside to catch the boat and there was no air conditioning.”

“We booked an excursion to a water park but no one told us we had to bring our own swimsuits and towels. We assumed it would be included in the price.”

“They should not allow topless sunbathing on the beach. It was very distracting for my husband who just wanted to relax.”

“It is your duty as a tour operator to advise us of noisy or unruly guests before we travel.”

“I was bitten by a mosquito. The brochure did not mention mosquitoes.”

“Although the brochure said that there was a fully equipped kitchen, there was no egg-slicer in the drawers.”

“When we were in Spain, there were too many Spanish people there. The receptionist spoke Spanish, the food was Spanish. No one told us that there would be so many foreigners.”

“The beach was too sandy. We had to clean everything when we returns to our room.”

“We found the sand was not like the sand in the brochure. Your brochure shows the sand as white but it was more yellow.”

I’m looking forward to my visit over to the Oregon Coast next month and expect the sand to be wonderfully damp and the perfect color, the company to be perfect and no complaints about how long the drive is to get there! It will be fun and we deserve the enjoyment of that vacation.

If you haven’t taken some time off, you should.

After all, you know you deserve it!

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