Miss Kitty avatar
Meow
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I needed to start this thread for a bit of pity and a momentary wallow in my misery.

:violin:

For six rental seasons, I have done the same thing. I arrive to our place and do the bi-annual change out of slipcovers. Washed the Summer covers, put them up and put on the Fall covers, which had been washed last Spring.

Mr. K calls me last night and says we got a bill for the deep clean. Fine, good. Then he read me the ridiculous amount they have charged us for DRY CLEANING all the slipcovers!!!! We even were charged for "upholstery cleaning" the outdoor cushions, which I always wash! So, I just washed slipcovers that were recently drycleaned (I told them to never do this). :bang:

Thank you...I feel better. I will be having a meeting today. :biggrin:

Go ahead...rant away! :wave:

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aggieb avatar
Beach Fanatic
#277
well, i just tipped the best towing man 10 dollah and told him to go buy himself a beer, for all his hard work. i hate handling man jobs.:bang:
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#278
Well, I jsut got word that the hooligans that just left my kondo BURNED a hole in the master quilt! You heard me...BURNED a hole! The good news is they are getting their a$$e$ charged. The bad news is they can only charge them for the quilt...not the shams, the curtains and chair that match. :bang: On the bright side, they didn't burn the building down.

Guess I'll be shopping when I get there. :wave:


:pissed::pissed:puckers.
Rita avatar
margarita brocolia
#279
Some people will do anything to avoid washing a comforter! :roll:
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InletBchDweller avatar
SoWal Insider
#280
Well, I jsut got word that the hooligans that just left my kondo BURNED a hole in the master quilt! You heard me...BURNED a hole! The good news is they are getting their a$$e$ charged. The bad news is they can only charge them for the quilt...not the shams, the curtains and chair that match. :bang: On the bright side, they didn't burn the building down.

Guess I'll be shopping when I get there. :wave:
:shock: good grief! I hope you can find a matching quilt. I am sorry Kitty...
Matt J avatar
SWGB
#281
Miss Kitty and I are casing your place. We hear you have an outstanding collection of light up Christmas sweaters and Streisand albums. Those are hot items in hot 'lanta! We'll be watching you! :shock:

P.S. Where do you leave your new bike? We're not that good at being sneaky and don't want to tip off your neighbors.

P.S.S When will you be gone, so we can sneak over there?

well, i just tipped the best towing man 10 dollah and told him to go buy himself a beer, for all his hard work. i hate handling man jobs.:bang:

Sorry, we don't have any Streisand albums in this house. Lighted Christmas sweaters yes.

P.S. I'm leaving it on the back porch for now. I will probably take it back to the WC bike barn as it is clearly plastered on the side. I'm assuming it was "borrowed" since the license plate is broken.

P.S.S. I only leave for parties and the beach club. Otherwise I am here and watching my bikes and crab trap like a hawk.
Sheila avatar
SoWal Insider
#282
Sorry, we don't have any Streisand albums in this house. Lighted Christmas sweaters yes.

P.S. I'm leaving it on the back porch for now. I will probably take it back to the WC bike barn as it is clearly plastered on the side. I'm assuming it was "borrowed" since the license plate is broken.

P.S.S. I only leave for parties and the beach club. Otherwise I am here and watching my bikes and crab trap like a hawk.

P.P.S.S. Could you leave a couple of refreshments for us on the back porch? Kitty usually needs a little libation after a pilfering expedition. Just a little planters punch with a couple of orange slices will do.

Thanks in advance! :wave:
Matt J avatar
SWGB
#283
P.P.S.S. Could you leave a couple of refreshments for us on the back porch? Kitty usually needs a little libation after a pilfering expedition. Just a little planters punch with a couple of orange slices will do.

Thanks in advance! :wave:

No problem, what would you like or is two glasses and a pitcher of planter's punch sufficient?
Beach Runner avatar
beats on hood
#284
Well, I jsut got word that the hooligans that just left my kondo BURNED a hole in the master quilt! You heard me...BURNED a hole! The good news is they are getting their a$$e$ charged. The bad news is they can only charge them for the quilt...not the shams, the curtains and chair that match. :bang: On the bright side, they didn't burn the building down.

Guess I'll be shopping when I get there. :wave:
Can't find Peacock Alley in SoWal. What to do?:idontno:
Sheila avatar
SoWal Insider
#285
No problem, what would you like or is two glasses and a pitcher of planter's punch sufficient?

Perfection! We'll be lurking soon. :wave:
Miss Kitty avatar
MeowAuthor
#286
No luck finding a replacement quilt...bought it at Pizitz in 2003. I did have the receipt...eat that suckers. Guess I'll go with the white hotel style comforter. I know ONE person that will be happy. :biggrin:

Cod...swgb...get that pitcher ready...gttbm will get the crabs. :funn:

So, I couldn't find my cell phone. Tore house up looking for it. Mr. Kitty found it in one of my bathroom drawers. :floor: No, I am not lacking any brain cells.

Did I tell y'all how much I hate packing? Almost done! :clap:
Sheila avatar
SoWal Insider
#287
No luck finding a replacement quilt...bought it at Pizitz in 2003. I did have the receipt...eat that suckers. Guess I'll go with the white hotel style comforter. I know ONE person that will be happy. :biggrin:

Cod...swgb...get that pitcher ready...gttbm will get the crabs. :funn:

So, I couldn't find my cell phone. Tore house up looking for it. Mr. Kitty found it in one of my bathroom drawers. :floor: No, I am not lacking any brain cells.

Did I tell y'all how much I hate packing? Almost done! :clap:

SWGB, leave your door unlocked. We need to get in to check out a new komforter, for the kitty kondo. Just leave the pitcher on the table. :lol:
Miss Kitty avatar
MeowAuthor
#288
SWGB, leave your door unlocked. We need to get in to check out a new komforter, for the kitty kondo. Just leave the pitcher on the table. :lol:



BINGO! :clap::floor:
Lynnie avatar
SoWal Insider
#289
:floor: :floor: Y'all are killing me.............
TooFarTampa avatar
SoWal Insider
#290
Well, I jsut got word that the hooligans that just left my kondo BURNED a hole in the master quilt! You heard me...BURNED a hole! The good news is they are getting their a$$e$ charged. The bad news is they can only charge them for the quilt...not the shams, the curtains and chair that match. :bang: On the bright side, they didn't burn the building down.

Guess I'll be shopping when I get there. :wave:

Last year one of our renters burned one of our window blinds! :confused: Fortunately it wasn't hard to find a matching one.

Some people will do anything to avoid washing a comforter! :roll:

hee hee :clap:
Lynnie avatar
SoWal Insider
#291
Kitty, I can pick you up something from the special linen store on my way down.....what is the name of that place? :biggrin:
scooterbug44 avatar
SoWal Expert
#292
WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE!!!

Just in the last 24 hours - staggering around my yard drunk at 2 am, constantly giggling and screaming (do NONE of them have decent parents?), ditching bikes in the bushes and along the bike path (I've counted 8 so far), a dog coming out the window as they drove down 395 at 55 mph (thought it was Molly, then realized it wasn't cute enough and Miss Kitty hadn't had time to pack), such a complete disregard for stop signs or brake lights I can't begin to fully verbalize it, noone can ride a damn bike or cross a street, being incredibly rude to people who work here, and the creme: the twits driving the white Passat (Gwinnet county starts w/ WT and I mentally added a "f" for their driving) down 30-A constantly honking and screaming at the SUV of boys in front of them and waving their GD snowcone/slushie thing out the window while they blew through the light/stop sign at 395!

Manners, driving school, and a pucking bit of common sense please! :bang:
Beach Runner avatar
beats on hood
#293
No luck finding a replacement quilt...bought it at Pizitz in 2003. I did have the receipt...eat that suckers.
Our last set of renters "misplaced" one of the shams in one of the master bedrooms. Well, I am willing to buy mismatched shams for kids rooms (the shams for the linens in one of those bedrooms was missing two years ago--I loved that pattern, but replaced the shams with a solid color:bang:). But not willing to do that in a master bedroom. Problem is, I can't find anything I like to replace the entire set. :bang:The renters will have to pay for a completely new set of linens.

Also we have a kids' bedroom with twin beds. One of the dust ruffles is missing. How does a renter think that a cleaning service would see two beds, side-by-side, where one has no dust ruffle? Do they think they can get by with that?

Mother-effers. Thankfully, our current rental management company agrees with me regarding renter liability. The former rental management company would just throw up their hands and say that it's just the cost of doing business. Bull$hit.

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Lynnie avatar
SoWal Insider
#294
Can you make them redecorate the whole house? That's what I would do if I could! :biggrin:
scooterbug44 avatar
SoWal Expert
#295
Our last set of renters "misplaced" one of the shams in one of the master bedrooms. Well, I am willing to buy mismatched shams for kids rooms (the shams for the linens in one of those bedrooms was missing two years ago--I loved that pattern, but replaced the shams with a solid color:bang:). But not willing to do that in a master bedroom. Problem is, I can't find anything I like to replace the entire set. :bang:The renters will have to pay for a completely new set of linens.

Also we have a kids' bedroom with twin beds. One of the dust ruffles is missing. How does a renter think that a cleaning service would see two beds, side-by-side, where one has no dust ruffle? Do they think they can get by with that?

Mother-effers. Thankfully, our current rental management company agrees with me regarding renter liability. The former rental management company would just throw up their hands and say that it's just the cost of doing business. Bull$hit.

Why can't you just buy 2 shams in a contrasting color or accent pattern? :idontno: If it drives you nuts, maybe nice matching linens for when you visit and a combo for the renters.
P.S. Are you renting to kleptos? Who steals a dust ruffle?
Beach Runner avatar
beats on hood
#296
Why can't you just buy 2 shams in a contrasting color or accent pattern? :idontno: If it drives you nuts, maybe nice matching linens for when you visit and a combo for the renters.
P.S. Are you renting to kleptos? Who steals a dust ruffle?
I have Peacock Alley for us. But frankly it's too much trouble to change all of that out when we arrive and leave. I really want the house to look nice for our rental guests. Mismatched shams just aren't up to the standards of our home.

Rental management says probably someone puked on a dust ruffle and threw it in the trash. They said that just recently in another rental, someone threw a very expensive duvet cover in the trash because someone puked on it. By the time they were told this, WM had already picked up the trash.

When you have an upscale home, everything needs to match. So if one piece is damaged/lost/whatever, it all needs replacing. People who pay to rent upscale houses expect upscale linens.

I actually had a renter complain because the shams in the kids bedroom didn't match the duvet covers. Well, a previous renter had "misplaced" the shams. The pattern on the duvet covers worked so well with the color scheme that I hated to replace them. So I just got two solid-colored shams. And they complained. Well, I complain because people disrespect our home. :pissed:
scooterbug44 avatar
SoWal Expert
#297
Such a shame that the high class renters who keep puking on your linens are so particular about matching shams. :roll:
Beach Runner avatar
beats on hood
#298
Such a shame that the high class renters who keep puking on your linens are so particular about matching shams. :roll:
It is counter-intuitive, isn't it?
Matt J avatar
SWGB
#299
Comforters, shams, and pill-ohs mio!

Stop spending money on comforters, shams, and throw pillows. Overstocked.com, Target, and Wal-Mart are your friends. Bite the bullet and buy cheap crap.

Miss Kitty I'll show you the house in WaterColor that has several $5,000.00-$20,000.00 model sale boats in it. When the owner was warned she pointed out the art glass in the drawers and said, "It's all my husbands crap, I don't care". I left before something finally got broken, but I'm sure it was a hoot.

I always look in Cerulean Park on the off chance one of the boats is floating in the pond. :biggrin:
scooterbug44 avatar
SoWal Expert
#300
It is counter-intuitive, isn't it?

I am still trying to wrap my mind about the idea that someone would go on vacation, rent a completely furnished house, and then complain that the kid's shams didn't match well enough.

I could see noticing it, I could see commenting on it - if it was representative of the house decor or poor housekeeping, but ............. :idontno:

Basically, I just keep thinking "damn, that person needs a vacation and a sphincter relaxer".
aggieb avatar
Beach Fanatic
#301
I am still trying to wrap my mind about the idea that someone would go on vacation, rent a completely furnished house, and then complain that the kid's shams didn't match well enough.

I could see noticing it, I could see commenting on it - if it was representative of the house decor or poor housekeeping, but ............. :idontno:

Basically, I just keep thinking "damn, that person needs a vacation and a sphincter relaxer".
:funn:no sheet.

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