I did see something in the lawyer's office that puzzled me. Actually, Hank noticed it first...this little sign sitting on the tray with four bottles of water and some glasses.
Now am I off base here? For pete's sake, I work in public education and when we have people in, we offer them a cup of coffee, bottle of water or a soft drink FREE OF CHARGE.
Let me tell you that these folks did a FABULOUS job for us with the task at hand which involved Ned. Their work was spot on. For said work, I wrote them a check for....well, I'm not going to tell you the amount I wrote a check for but I can tell you that it would not have been a reach for them to offer Hank AND me a cotton pickin' bottle of water without charging us a dollar.
Neither of us was thirsty but that's NOT the point.
Your thoughts??
WOW! But, having been dealing with some recent legal issues, I can so see them doing that!
ReplyDeleteWow! I love that it says, "For your convenience," as if they are doing you a favor. Haha. That's absurd.
ReplyDeleteWhat I don't get is the wording,
ReplyDelete"For your convenience, . . ." How is it convenient for them to charge y'all a dollar!?! What? What is you only "consume" half of it? Will they charge y'all .50? Oh, I could have fun with this but I'll stop now.
I'd really tell them to shove it, but I bet you'd could do it in your nice southern Belle way!
That does not surprise me at all in a law office!
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts? Tacky.
ReplyDeleteLet's not pretend for a second that clients shell out big bucks for lawyer services. I can understand them not wanting someone to walk out of their office with a case of their water, but I don't think a bottle or two for clients will kill them.
That is aggressive and tacky! I mean goodness you are there client.
ReplyDeleteYep, tacky was my first thought too. I have no problem paying for professional services rendered, even when it's answering a simple e-mail. But really, charging for water is a bit much. My car dealer doesn't even charge for Coke or Starbucks! Kathy
ReplyDeleteRude. Cheap. Petty.
ReplyDeleteDid you double check your itemized billing statement just in case?
Obviously you trust this person enough to take care of business for your family member. So you should be able to give them a call or drop them a note to let them know how tacky this is and while you think they probably thought they were doing their clients a favor, they were actually insulting them. What is next? A charge if you use the restroom? I doubt a bottle of water would set them back. Unbelievable!
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Oh so tacky. I'm embarrassed for them because they don't have the good sense to be embarrassed for themselves. I guess there is just no such thing as complimentary or hospitality anymore. Notice I didn't say Southern Hospitality? I think that it's still alive and well. If they're going to charge you for a glass of water they might as well start installing coin operated lavatory doors.
ReplyDeleteI find it in poor taste, plain and simple. Very tacky!
ReplyDeleteSeriously? WOW!
ReplyDeleteI'm soooo not a water drinker. I would have had to have made some kind of joke about it like....Hmmmm...let's see...
"Cute water bottles and sign. I'm assuming this plain water is HOT or room temp. at least right? So....why don't y'all just knock a dollar off of my bill and you can pay me NOT to drink it! How's that?"
Seriously....too funny. You'd think with all of the money they're making, they'd give you the blessed water!
Have a great rest of your break. I'm kind-of dreading going back...things here at The Doublewide have been fab-tastic!
TACKY
ReplyDeleteabsolutely tacky. they need to consult the southern belle primer immediately to gain some southern grace!
Oh so tacky!!!! I did also find it hilarious that they said "consumed" bottled water so if you didn't consume it and just took it with you, would they charge for that......just a thought. I would have expected better from a lawyer's office.
ReplyDeleteI will have to say that being there for the conversation between you and Hank after seeing this sign would have been priceless.
Have a wonderful New Year.
SERIOUSLY?????? Oh my word....
ReplyDeleteSuzanne
Tacky- so not southern, sounds like the lawyers could use a lesson or two in customer satisfaction and basic etiquette. Could you have had tap water for free? It would have been fun to ask and watch the reaction.
ReplyDeleteI think it's ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you. The epitome of greed and selfishness, I think. xoxo
ReplyDeleteTotally Tacky!!
ReplyDeleteFor your convenience," as if they are doing you a favor. Haha. That's absurd.
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Very tacky! I can't believe it!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Diane...TACKY!
ReplyDeleteBut I'm glad to hear that did a good job for you!