MEETING place

Guilty nibbles

We were staying in apartments in Tenerife and my grandson asked me for the key card to our apartment to get an ice-lolly. When he got there the card would not open the door but the maid was going in at the same time so let him in. In the freezer he found some Oreo ice-lollies which he loves. He took two bites out of the lolly before realising that he was in the wrong apartment. He hurriedly put the half-eaten lolly back in the freezer and ran out. He didn’t tell us this story until months later. I wonder what the people thought when they found a half-eaten lolly in their freezer? Diane Wharram, E Yorks

More lost in translation...

While waiting to register for a course at a local Further Education college, my daughter heard the girl in front enquire about Urdu courses. She was told to go to the third floor for hairdressing courses! Mrs M Jacob, Nottingham Your reader’s letter about shop staff needing a bit more training reminded me of when my husband, just before Burns’ Night, went into our local supermarket and asked if they had a haggis. He was met with, “Have you tried the fish counter?” Valerie Poole, W Sussex My late husband and I were keen wine buffs and tried to learn as much about it as we could. In a large WH Smith one day, looking for a wine magazine called Decanter, we were unable to find it. Approaching a young assistant stacking magazines on shelves, my husband asked him, “Could you tell us where we can find the Decanter magazine please?” “Yes sir follow me.” He took us to the horse magazine section... Patricia Sutton, W Yorks

Cheeky!

Your news item about the rise of ‘wardrobing’ (the practice of buying an expensive clothing item, wearing it once and then returning it for a refund) reminded me of a story my friend who worked in a millinery department for a major London store told me. Every year a lady came in to buy an expensive hat to wear on Ladies’ Day at Ascot. Every year she returned it for a refund. After several years my friend had had enough. On seeing the lady enter the department, she approached her saying, “Oh Madam, I saw you on TV wearing the hat and you looked fantastic.” Exit one red-faced customer without a refund. Jane Easom, S London