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Audrey Forrest

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I am wondering if any of you have experienced this and am sure you have.
Had a guest who paid for 2 nights, and only slept here 1 day during daytime (went out at night and didnt return) but LEFT HIS LARGE SHOES! Hahaha!
The shoes are quite the largest I have ever seen. He hasnt called or come to
retrieve them. Maybe I can take them to a 3rd world country on my travels and
give them to someone who would really appreciate them!
 
Why a third world country? Just hold onto them for a while, he might want them shipped. Guest pays. After that, there are plenty of places here that take shoes.
 
We have turned mailing back items to guest as quite the profit center. Following the lead of e-retailers, we charge the guests for "shipping and handling," and bill them for our time and materials to ship.
 
Curious if it was just the shoes left behind and that he didn't go out at night and come to harm.
However, I hang onto left behind items for a month. If the guest calls, we ship the item home to them. Otherwise, they go either into my 'someone will need this' drawer (electronics) or off to our community resale shop .
Right now there is a t-shirt awaiting disposition. The iPhone charger I gave to our housekeeper. A belt (very nice Louis Vuitton) was called for a couple of days after it was missed.
But, yes, tons of stuff gets left behind.
 
Audrey I love your stories. After paying excess luggage fees to haul the left behind shoes with you and you happen to stumble upon a third-world big-footed bare-footed person, be sure to let us know.
"Okay Google, what third world country have men with big feet, and are in need of big shoes?"
 
Audrey I love your stories. After paying excess luggage fees to haul the left behind shoes with you and you happen to stumble upon a third-world big-footed bare-footed person, be sure to let us know.
"Okay Google, what third world country have men with big feet, and are in need of big shoes?".
JBloggs said:
"Okay Google, what third world country have men with big feet, and are in need of big shoes?"
"An Australian man has the world's largest feet." I put it into a search but no third world country came up. Had a youtube video if you care to watch about how he needed shoes…..
 
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