What am I? Fly paper for freaks!

**Fat Tony** · 21st April 2007, 03:17

Excellent... no story so far about a weird British couple who picked up a nice clean Subaru Legacy in Christchurch, dossed at your place for a couple of days, then two weeks later left the absolutely filthy car at the Auckland airport office

**Sniper** · 21st April 2007, 07:40

Originally Posted by Fat Tony

Excellent... no story so far about a weird British couple who picked up a nice clean Subaru Legacy in Christchurch, dossed at your place for a couple of days, then two weeks later left the absolutely filthy car at the Auckland airport office

Nah, they seemed decent sorts.

**Krayy** · 23rd April 2007, 09:27

Originally Posted by Sniper

...Hell, if Fair Go couldn't do anything to us, then she couldn't...

Do tell us about why Fair Go would be at your door

**Sniper** · 23rd April 2007, 09:45

Originally Posted by Krayy

Do tell us about why Fair Go would be at your door

They came to us at work claiming we were ripping folk off when we booked their ferry tickets. Strange thing is they showed one instance of our website quoting $2 more than what the Interislander was quoting. Thing is, ours was a fully flexible fare (Able to be altered without penalty and refunded if cancelled) and the II was a super saver (Cannot be altered and no refund if cancelled). They wouldn't go ahead and show the other 4 quotes where we were up to $50 cheaper than the II.

Plus they were comparing prices from our peak times to the II's down periods.

**Patrick** · 23rd April 2007, 10:19

Awesome read and great stories/story telling Sniper... hillarious!! Awaiting more... You should write a book!!!!!

**Edbear** · 23rd April 2007, 18:50

Originally Posted by Sniper

They came to us at work claiming we were ripping folk off when we booked their ferry tickets. Strange thing is they showed one instance of our website quoting $2 more than what the Interislander was quoting. Thing is, ours was a fully flexible fare (Able to be altered without penalty and refunded if cancelled) and the II was a super saver (Cannot be altered and no refund if cancelled). They wouldn't go ahead and show the other 4 quotes where we were up to $50 cheaper than the II.

Plus they were comparing prices from our peak times to the II's down periods.

Sounds like a case for a complaint to the Broadcasting Standards Authority!

**Sniper** · 23rd April 2007, 18:56

Originally Posted by Edbear

Sounds like a case for a complaint to the Broadcasting Standards Authority!

Nah, we told them to get fucked. They told the public we refused to comment

**mstriumph** · 23rd April 2007, 19:04

mebbe go after them?

"...... refused to comment" is mediaspeak for "is not only fully guilty as charged but also performs indecencies with small furry animals ............."

go after them mebbe??

**Sniper** · 23rd April 2007, 20:05

Originally Posted by mstriumph

mebbe go after them?

"...... refused to comment" is mediaspeak for "is not only fully guilty as charged but also performs indecencies with small furry animals ............."

go after them mebbe??

There was a stage we thought about it, but it made no significant impact on our buisness, so we told them to fuck off

**Virago** · 4th May 2007, 21:07

Cheer up Stu, you don't get them all. From this month's Top Gear NZ magazine:

"....In Messina, Italy, the Fiat Puno that Nicolatta de Luca crashed into a tobacconist as a result of pinching her nose and holding her breath until spotting a brown or black dog (a superstitious ritual performed each time she saw an ambulance), was the second hire car she had wrecked in the same afternoon..."

**Sniper** · 26th May 2007, 11:35

In reference to post 90. http://stuff.co.nz/4073071a12855.html

I had to laugh. I was here when they busted the door in across the road. Was very amusing

**Sniper** · 13th September 2007, 09:03

And it still doesnt give me a break. For those that don't know our office hours are 0800 to 1700 (As per most buisnesses) but I am regularly here from 0700 to 1730 or 1800 (Cause I never learnt to lay boundries when I first started). That doesnt bother me though, it gives me space to wake up and time at the end of the day to wind down without coming straight into the frustration that is my (soon to be ex) job.

I accidentaly undiverted the phone at 0720 this morning (I should know better) and within the minute I had a call asking for a car for today to travell to Wanaka and back by 1700. So I asked the usual questions, "What type of car?", "What transmission?" and "How do you think you can get from CHCH to Wanaka and back by 1700?" Anyway, he told me he would be in 10 minutes to collect the car (I said yes to teach myself a lesson on why I shouldnt answer the phone before 0800)

This young chap duly rocks up 15 minutes later and tells me that he is here to collect the car. Now he LOOKS young and sounds young and upon inspection of the license, he is only 16 with a restricted. As per many rental car agencies, you need to be AT LEAST 21 to hire a car for a variety of reasons. Main one being the insurance. So I told him that unfortunatly due to his age and the fact he doesnt have a credit card he will not be able to hire a car. He tells me he does have a credit card and then pulls out his eftpos card. I had to surpress a chuckle when I tiold him that an Eftpos card does not constitute as a credit card and even if he did have one, he could still not hire a car due to his age.

Then he got his knickers in a knot and started talking in a really high and squeaky voice and telling me that I am descriminating against him because of his age and that I am not allowed to do that. I was being very nice in telling him that I am not being discriminatory, it is company policy that we do not hire out to anyone under the age of 21 for insurance reasons. "But I know how to drive, I have never had an accident", says the high voiced boy, to which I said, "It doesnt matter, you are below 21 and you do not have a full license" I will cut it short here, we went backwards and forwards like this for a while. I remember being young and was hoping it would sink in, but I can only be so patient for a while.

Anyway, the next move the Squeaky makes is to tell me he is going to phone the police because I promised him a car. (Why is it everyone wants to call the police??) So my patient streak now ends and Im seriously considering teaching the Squeaky the physics involved with my boot and his arse. But being 0745 I still havent had time to have my morning cup of coffee and Im not as quick as I want to be. Next thing Im aware of is Squeaky is handing me a cellphone and telling me to talk to the person on the other end. Whoever was on the other end, I wouldnt know considering I took the phone and hit the end button to hang up before even putting the phone to my ear (Not deliberatly of course

) I gave the phone back and said that whoever it was hung up and no matter who he happens to call, he will not get a car.

After a bit more bantering and arguing for another 5 minutes, Squeaky finally admits that he may be too young to hire the car, but he will be back with someone to hire the car soon. Hopefully he gets lost.

I wonder if I will miss any of this?