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Spare a thought for Mr. Michael O'Leary, Chief Executive of 'Ryanair'...

Arriving at a hotel in Dublin, he went to the bar and asked for a pint of draught Guinness. The barman nodded and said; "That will be one Euro please, Mr. O'Leary."

Somewhat taken aback O'Leary replied; "That's very cheap", and handed over the money.

"Well, we try to stay ahead of the competition", said the barman. "We are serving free pints every Wednesday evening from 6 until 8. We have the cheapest beer in Ireland."

"That is remarkable value", Michael said.

"What would you like to drink it out of?", asked the barman. "A glass of course", said Michael. "That will be 2 euro sir", said the barman. "And that will be 3 euro in all, please."

O'Leary scowled, but paid up. He took his drink and walked towards a seat.

"Ah, you want to sit down?", said the barman. "Of course", said Michael, "That'll be an extra 2 euro. If you had pre-booked the seat, it would have only cost you one Euro."

"Ahh, you may to be too big for the seat sir", said the barman. "Can I ask you to sit in this frame, please".

Michael attempts to sit down but the frame is too small and he said; "Nobody would fit in that little frame."

"I'm afraid that if you can't fit in the frame you'll have to pay an extra surcharge of 4 euro for your seat, sir."

O'Leary swore to himself, but paid up. "I see that you have brought your laptop with you", added the barman. "And since that wasn't pre-booked either, that will be another 3 euro."

O'Leary was so annoyed that he walked back to the bar, slammed his drink on the counter, and yelled; "This is ridiculous! I want to speak to the manager!"

"Ah, I see that you want to use the counter", says the barman. "That will be 2 euro, please."

O'Leary's face was red with rage.
"Do you know who I am?"
"Of course I do, Mr. O'Leary."

"I've had enough! What sort of hotel is this? I come in for a quiet drink and you treat me like this. I insist on speaking to a manager!"

"Here is his email address. Or if you wish, you can contact him between 9 and 9.10 every morning, Monday to Tuesday, at this free phone number. Calls are free until they are answered, then there is a talking charge of only 10 cent per second."

"I will never use this bar again!"
"OK, sir. But remember, we are the only hotel in Ireland selling pints for only one Euro".

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