'The New Serenity Convention, Thistle Heathrow Thread' maybe?

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FIREFLOOZYSUZIE

Thursday, March 24, 2005 12:13 PM

See, being a Yank (and nothing like a sheep) I'm more of a subscriber to "the squeaky wheel gets the grease" approach to achieving customer satisfaction. Naturally I will call the hotel and ask for allowances -- such as a spare kid in the room -- because we Americans feel entitled to do so. That's how we get our money's worth: Ask for special consideration, scrounge for bargains, demand to speak to someone in charge, and always strive for the best deal.

In short, I 'll engage in the sort of behavior that Americans feel they must employ to get decent service in this country. Which just happens to be the same behaviors that make us terribly unpopular in more civilized places like the UK.

But I promise: If the phone call doesn't work, I'll politely queue up and pretend to be British domesticated. I will use my standing-around time to meet my new Browncoat friends, because that's actually part of the fun, isn't it?

P.S. Does anybody else find it difficult to spell "queue?" I look at it, and it never seems right.

It's a tease...This is what a bottle of Jack would look like.. - Spike, complaining about the tiny liquor bottles on Wolfram & Hart's private jet

CAPNERIC

Thursday, March 24, 2005 1:03 PM

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In short, I 'll engage in the sort of behavior that Americans feel they must employ to get decent service in this country. Which just happens to be the same behaviors that make us terribly unpopular in more civilized places like the UK.

Oh, that's just great...

Whatever happens now I'm going to get blamed, I can see it now, I always am!

I always have to think how to spell queue but my fingers remember it much faster when I'm typing.

Stay shiny!

"didn't she shoot you one time?"
"everyone's makin' a fuss..."

EXCITINGNEWCRIME

Thursday, March 24, 2005 4:36 PM

I saw this at the end of the other thread:

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The Thistle provides the option of breakfast, but we didn't bother as it was a lot cheaper to go without.

You get breakfast included in the room rate. The breakfasts in the Thistle are absolutely gorgeous; all you can eat cooked stuff, cereal, pastries ... I *always* stock up at breakfast, since there mightn't be time to eat much during the day, and by nighttime I'm dying to go to bed and dreaming of breakfast! :D

But yes. I don't understand how it'd be cheaper to not have breakfast.

WREN

Thursday, March 24, 2005 5:16 PM

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Originally posted by ExcitingNewCrime:
I saw this at the end of the other thread:

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The Thistle provides the option of breakfast, but we didn't bother as it was a lot cheaper to go without.

You get breakfast included in the room rate. The breakfasts in the Thistle are absolutely gorgeous; all you can eat cooked stuff, cereal, pastries ... I *always* stock up at breakfast, since there mightn't be time to eat much during the day, and by nighttime I'm dying to go to bed and dreaming of breakfast! :D

But yes. I don't understand how it'd be cheaper to not have breakfast.

Out of the daily amount they charge you for the room a percentage is for breakfast. I'm sure the breakfast is nice, but I know how much of the room cost is going towards breakfast and I feel it is an obscene amount of money. I would rather keep the money and have a cereal bar, or go to McDonalds.

Equally, my group contains children and a diabetic so we can't do the 'have one large meal and then go without' option.

We booked room only, which works out a lot cheaper than B&B.

EXCITINGNEWCRIME

Thursday, March 24, 2005 5:30 PM

Oh, okay. That makes more sense! I just assumed that when you'd booked, they'd wrongly told you that the breakfast was extra :)

MALADJUSTED

Thursday, March 24, 2005 6:21 PM

Hi Wren,

You're taking children. I'm so relieved! This will be our first con and I wasn't sure if it was such a good idea taking our seven and ten year old girls. Do you know what the restrictions are, if any? Are they welcome at the panels etc?

Any info you could give me would be great.

HILARYJANEUK

Thursday, March 24, 2005 9:44 PM

No problem about taking children. I'm sure they will enjoy the panels.

As far as early check-in, the check-in time is 2.00 pm, but they will put your bags in a room until you are ready to check in.

SLAYERFEST

Thursday, March 24, 2005 9:51 PM

Hi Wren,
Haven't posted to you on here for a while! Hope your family are all okay. I am quite happy to vouch for your kids they were soooo good at Independents' Day in Grimsby. Really well behaved. I hope that they weren't too grumpy on the journey home! See you at Bradford now? If not say hi at Serenity!

Andy

WREN

Friday, March 25, 2005 8:57 AM

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Originally posted by Maladjusted:
Hi Wren,

You're taking children. I'm so relieved! This will be our first con and I wasn't sure if it was such a good idea taking our seven and ten year old girls. Do you know what the restrictions are, if any? Are they welcome at the panels etc?

Any info you could give me would be great.

Lots of children attend cons and there are no restrictions on them. At Fusion the children could join you in a photo for free, but you had to pay £10 for them to have an individual one done.

You are also allowed to push to the front of a queue. However, families only do this if the child is creating a scene and leaving them in the queue would disturb others.

Make sure they have comfortable shoes. I also carry round a bag with snacks, drinks and small toys/books, this helps in the long queues.

Having children at a con is a bonus because the guests will always stop and make a fuss of them. My older daughter got a cuddle from Nathan (was I jealous!) and my youngest a cuddle from Summer.

Finally, just remember they will find a way to totally embaress you infront of the guests (any one remember my youngest daughter sneezing all over Emma Caulfield!)

WREN

Friday, March 25, 2005 9:18 AM

Hello Andy,

Hubby and I shall be at Bradford, he will be wearing his 28 shirt again! We won't be bringing the children, I felt it a bit cruel to make them sit still for that long. Unfortunately, that means we won't be attending the curry session.

See you there.

Shelley

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