Couple 'fined' £100 for leaving a bad review
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Couple 'fined' £100 for leaving a bad review
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Re: Couple 'fined' £100 for leaving a bad review
#2=\ charging for a bad review is not going to increase your good reviews. It's like companies don't think before they pull this type of shit.
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#3How did the proprietors ever think this was going to end well? The "victims" have been given airtime on the national breakfast TV show. Even if it is legal it wont take long for internet justice to ensue.
edit: actually, no need for internet justice, already there are 147 x 1 star reviews - the most recent stating "don't go there" and "lacking basic cleanliness"
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#4The trip advisor page. http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g186332-d554701-Re...
There were 147 bad reviews before the story broke and these bad reviews are the majority.
I'm curious about the dupe detector not spotting duplicates.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8629113
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8629117
Edit: this link is to the mobile site; one links to .com and the third links to .co.uk
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#5=\ charging for a bad review is not going to increase your good reviews. It's like companies don't think before they pull this type of shit.
Many of these small hotel and B&B owners run their businesses as a hobby or retirement plan, which often doesn't quite pan out as the passive income scheme they were anticipating. They don't cope with the responsibilities that entail and can't compete with professional hoteliers who understand visitors slightly better, so they end up chasing the bottom end of the market (it's not unusual to see rooms offered for £10/pppn. The lowest I've seen is £7/pppn).
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#6This happened with a New York hotel. They were trying to charge $500 for bad reviews http://edition.cnn.com/2014/08/04/travel/bad-hotel-review-fi...
Thank you internet (Yelp, Tripadvisor) for putting them to shame!
Re: Couple 'fined' £100 for leaving a bad review
#7=\ charging for a bad review is not going to increase your good reviews. It's like companies don't think before they pull this type of shit.
Many of these small hotel and B&B owners run their businesses as a hobby or retirement plan, which often doesn't quite pan out as the passive income scheme they were anticipating. They don't cope with the responsibilities that entail and can't compete with professional hoteliers who understand visitors slightly better, so they end up chasing the bottom end of the market (it's not unusual to see rooms offered for £10/…
Unfortunately this is the truth
Most people underestimate the difficulties of a business/customer care, etc
Re: Couple 'fined' £100 for leaving a bad review
#8> The couple have sought a refund via their credit card company.
I'm curious how that will play out. It's surprising how well the credit card system seems to work, when it relies so heavily on trust.
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#9I dont understand how this is even legal in Europe.No matter what the contract says.How can this be a legal clause? I dont get it.
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#10I think this is the place I stayed when I went to see Bob Dylan play in Blackpool 2013. It wasn't too bad, Blackpool is a sh*tehole anyway what do you expect. Dylan was great though, best night of my life.