Purpose Statement: This blog post / letter will respond to a (joking) request letter addressed to the Hotel Amstel in order to practice delivering bad news through a four-part method.
Dear Mr. Nancy,
We at the Amstel appreciate your response to our recent correspondence, and your attempt to make this situation work by using clams instead of hamsters in your play.
However, the fact remains that clams, just as much as hamsters, will cause undue sanitation problems for our hotel rooms, particularly if they are as prone to glopping and undulation as you’ve mentioned. Even with the use of Lysol spray that you suggested, we expect that the lingering smell would make the rooms untenable for other guests.
Therefore, we have to ask that you find another place to stay during your visit to Amsterdam. Though we hate to turn customers away, we simply cannot host your aquatic companions and thus will not be able to fulfill your needs as you stage AMSTERCLAM.
We wish you well in your trip planning, and hope that you enjoy your visit to our city, which you clearly appreciate greatly already.
Sincerely,
Aidan Arthur
I enjoyed reading your response letter- it made me laugh. You were very professional but I love the almost-satirical notes throughout. I can picture the Amstel Staff rolling their eyes and sharing chuckles at this poor Mr. Nancy's expense as they respond to his rather unusual request.
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