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Rex · 03-07-2007, 11:42 AM

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Someone ask for an aisle seat so that his or her hair wouldn't get messed up by being near the window. (probably blonde)

A client called in inquiring about a package to Hawaii. After going over all the cost info, she asked, "Would it be cheaper to fly to California and then take the train to Hawaii?"
I got a call from a man who asked, "Is it possible to see England from Canada?" I said, "No." He said "But they look so close on the map."

Another man called and asked if he could rent a car in Dallas. When I pulled up the reservation, I noticed he had a 1-hour layover in Dallas. When I asked him why he wanted to rent a car, he said, "I heard Dallas was a big airport and I need a car to drive between the gates to Save time."

A nice lady just called. She needed to know how it was possible that her flight from Detroit left at 8:20am and got into Chicago at 8:33am. I tried to explain that Michigan was an hour ahead of Illinois, but she could not understand the concept of time zones. Finally I told her the plane went very fast, and she bought that!

A woman called and asked, "Do airlines put your physical description on your bag so they know who's luggage belongs to who?" I said, "No, why do you ask?" She replied, "Well, when I checked in with the airline, they put a tag on my luggage that said FAT, and I'm overweight, is there any connection?" After putting her on hold for a minute while I "looked into it" (I was actually laughing) I came back and explained the city code for Fresno is FAT, and that the airline was just putting a destination tag on her luggage.

I just got off the phone with a man who asked, "How do I know Which plane to get on?" I asked him what exactly he meant, which he replied, "I was told my flight number is 823, but none of these darn planes have numbers on them.

A woman called and said, "I need to fly to Pepsi-cola on one of those computer planes." I asked if she meant to fly to Pensacola on a commuter plane. She said, "Yeah, whatever."

A businessman called and had a question about the documents he needed in order to fly to China. After a lengthy discussion about passports, I reminded him he needed a visa. "Oh no I don't, I've been to China many times and never had to have one of those." I double checked and sure enough, his stay required a visa. When I told him this he said, "Look, I've been to China four times and every time they have accepted my American Express."

A woman called to make reservations, "I want to go from Chicago to Hippopotamus, New York." The agent was at a loss for words. Finally, the agent: "Are you sure that's the name of the town?" "Yes, what flights do you have?" replied the customer. After some searching, the agent came back with, "I'm sorry, ma'am, I've looked up every airport code in the country and can't find a Hippopotamus anywhere." The customer retorted, "Oh don't be silly. Everyone knows where it is. Check your map!" The agent scoured a map of the state of New York and finally offered, "You don't mean Buffalo, do you?"

sue miller · 03-10-2007, 06:29 AM

Too funny!! I could never do that job!!

I give Ta's a lot of credit!!

Cruise Planner · 03-14-2007, 03:17 PM

Here's some actual questions we've been asked - I've kept them for posterity and to get a good laugh every now and then. I haven't provided the answers for obvious reasons:

Does the crew sleep onboard?

Does the ship make its own electricity?

What time is the midnight buffet?

How come my cell phone won’t work in the middle of the ocean?

Does the ship have its own kitchen?

If I get an oceanview cabin, will I be able to see fish swimming by the window?

An outside cabin? No, I want to sleep inside the ship.

An inside cabin? What’s it inside of?

Do they send our laundry out to be done?

Are there bathrooms in the cabins?

We’ve only been out to sea for two days. How come I can’t get the daily paper?

What happens if we run out of gas?

How will I know which pictures are mine?

Pete

MD11F · 08-22-2007, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Ivanova

I've had clients argue that they need passports to fly to Hawaii....

Someone once thought they needed a passport to go to Washington DC becuase (according to them) it wasn't part of the U.S.

And the best, telling a client they need a Visa to visit Brazil and they argue with you that they never had problems before using their Mastercard.

Isn't it funny how little some people know about their own country? If they were joking, I'd understand it, but they are dead serious.
Really got to love the Visa/Mastercard one though.

Ziggy7 · 08-22-2007, 04:28 AM

becca23 · 08-22-2007, 05:54 AM

cruisin' chick · 08-23-2007, 02:14 AM

On my first cruise, we went to the Welcome Show and the CD gave the ten most asked questions, including is there an elevator on the ship that goes from the front to the back?

MD11F · 08-24-2007, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by cruisin' chick

On my first cruise, we went to the Welcome Show and the CD gave the ten most asked questions, including is there an elevator on the ship that goes from the front to the back?

On every cruise I've been on, the crew mentioned all ten of those brilliant question cruisers ask.

stanford's girl · 08-31-2007, 05:06 PM

Thanks for your post, Rex!!! It was the best laugh I've had in a long time.