Comments on: The check is not in the mail http://www.elliott.org/the-troubleshooter/the-check-is-not-in-the-mail/ Consumer advocate Christopher Elliott's site. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: alex http://www.elliott.org/the-troubleshooter/the-check-is-not-in-the-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-9978 alex Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:39:10 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/the-troubleshooter/the-check-is-not-in-the-mail/#comment-9978 Having worked at hotel front desks and as an income auditor (the person that deals with tax-exempt guests), it seems clear that the priest didn't follow the rules. When guests arrive and claim to be exempt, they need to provide proof. There are far too many scammers out there and just because someone is wearing priestly garb doesn't mean he's automatically tax-exempt. The hotel did the priest a favor by agreeing to take the tax off after the fact. The priest needs to own up to his role in this problem. He should have presented documentation upon arrival. If this had happened, there wouldn't have been a problem. That said, the Days Inn should never have double changed the priest in the end. Having worked at hotel front desks and as an income auditor (the person that deals with tax-exempt guests), it seems clear that the priest didn’t follow the rules. When guests arrive and claim to be exempt, they need to provide proof. There are far too many scammers out there and just because someone is wearing priestly garb doesn’t mean he’s automatically tax-exempt.

The hotel did the priest a favor by agreeing to take the tax off after the fact. The priest needs to own up to his role in this problem. He should have presented documentation upon arrival. If this had happened, there wouldn’t have been a problem. That said, the Days Inn should never have double changed the priest in the end.

]]> By: John http://www.elliott.org/the-troubleshooter/the-check-is-not-in-the-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-8106 John Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:49:22 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/the-troubleshooter/the-check-is-not-in-the-mail/#comment-8106 Father William <b>Mary Morgenstern</b> Father William Mary Morgenstern

]]> By: Mike http://www.elliott.org/the-troubleshooter/the-check-is-not-in-the-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-8049 Mike Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:54:39 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/the-troubleshooter/the-check-is-not-in-the-mail/#comment-8049 Oops, fixing the problem by charging the customer instead of crediting him. Nice. Oops, fixing the problem by charging the customer instead of crediting him. Nice.

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