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29/07/2009, 15:46 Cathy Joined on 07/03/2006 Bordeaux area Posts 2,865 Re: thieving from the house/gite - experiences please + what to do if it happens? Bob - It's not the money.  It's the inconvenience.  We have to go out and buy replacements - once we have found out that they have gone. Cathy    Report

29/07/2009, 16:08 Cendrillon Joined on 19/10/2007 S.E. England & S.W.France Posts 990 Re: thieving from the house/gite - experiences please + what to do if it happens?  Cathy wrote: Bob - It's not the money.  It's the inconvenience.  We have to go out and buy replacements - once we have found out that they have gone. Cathy, that's it, in a nutshell! Same with people who break things and don't let us know (china, glass etc. not items of great value). Cendrillon    Report

29/07/2009, 22:09 Théière Joined on 28/07/2008 London and 37 Guerchois Posts 3,731 Re: thieving from the house/gite - experiences please + what to do if it happens? Ditto, then write a lovely letter 2 weeks later telling you all about it User is online Windows 7, it's really rather good    Report

01/08/2009, 17:13 cassis Joined on 28/12/2007 London, Newcastle and Alençon Posts 802 Re: thieving from the house/gite - experiences please + what to do if it happens? If anyone needs some electric adapters we have a fine collection left behind in sockets by guests.  B&B Normandy - Pays de Loire    Report

02/08/2009, 8:41 Cerise Joined on 23/08/2004 Laguepie Tarn & Garonne Posts 938 Re: thieving from the house/gite - experiences please + what to do if it happens? Cassis - perhaps I could swap you some adapters for tee shirts.  This year's guests have all decided to leave tee shirts behind.  I get more things left behind than nicked - get fed up with posting things on.  I try to check the rooms but you would be amazed at the cunning places that people hide their unwanted teeshirts! And does anyone know why, when people spend loads of money on a holiday, they are too mean to buy a 6€ map?    Report

02/08/2009, 10:05 cassis Joined on 28/12/2007 London, Newcastle and Alençon Posts 802 Re: thieving from the house/gite - experiences please + what to do if it happens? Yeah - a lot of people seem to rely on GPS and a freebie map from the service station.  Big mistake on several counts. B&B Normandy - Pays de Loire    Report

02/08/2009, 13:07 Cendrillon Joined on 19/10/2007 S.E. England & S.W.France Posts 990 Re: thieving from the house/gite - experiences please + what to do if it happens?  Cerise wrote: Cassis - perhaps I could swap you some adapters for tee shirts.  This year's guests have all decided to leave tee shirts behind.  I get more things left behind than nicked - get fed up with posting things on.  I try to check the rooms but you would be amazed at the cunning places that people hide their unwanted teeshirts! And does anyone know why, when people spend loads of money on a holiday, they are too mean to buy a 6€ map? In the past we have posted back a few things that clients have left after holidaying in our house. Never have we received a note or e-mail of thanks, so now I will only return lost property if the clients ask us to. Cendrillon    Report

02/08/2009, 16:40 odile Joined on 09/05/2008 Midlands + Swiss Jura Posts 1,570 Re: thieving from the house/gite - experiences please + what to do if it happens? .. and charge them for postage I hope! I used to be on management committee for a Timeshare exchange company in UK- 5 star resort. You cannot believe the stuff that went missing- but the cost was much smaller than having to employ dozens of staff to go and inspect villas. Wedgewood plates, low energy bulbs, whole setts of heavy copper bottomed pans- replaced by cheapos from Tesco (how deliberated is THAT), dozens of travel cots, etc, etc. Sadly it is the majority of great, honest, owners/swappers/renters who ultimately pay the price- as usual. It was a real eye opener!    Report

02/08/2009, 16:49 sweet 17 Joined on 05/08/2006 charente maritime Posts 6,754 Re: thieving from the house/gite - experiences please + what to do if it happens? Now, I am truly shocked! Just can't imagine anyone nicking things as valuable as Wedgewood plates, etc.  Come to that can't imagine people taking such low cost items as adaptors and batteries. Can't help being reminded of those MPs who are in reality stealing from the taxpayers when they fiddle their expenses and some of them were claiming some very banal things like bags of crisps and babies' disposable nappies........eeeuuuhhhh   I am now more convinced than ever that I prefer the company of dogs and cats to many humans so it's just as well that I live in the French countryside and do not spend a lot of time in the company of humans.    Report

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