Ok well, I'm about mid-way through my VA/Expedia 9x point UK trip and the points are starting to flow! Some nice accruals coming in. Here's an odd one though: I booked just the one solitary Saturday night at a B&B in the Lakes District, I guess lucky to not have an enforced two-day booking. Maybe I missed this in the fine print: they take cash-only. They emailed me a day after the cancellation option ran out to advise. Well, I guess a little inconvenient but "thanks for letting me know". I wrote a jaunty email back to them saying "glad to be informed".
The response was rather pointed and clearly extremely dismissive of aggregator sites. I can read between those lines pretty clearly: You, sunshine, have allowed a filthy aggregator to clip our ticket. It's only out of respect to Basil we may let you stay here, and perhaps we can find you a nice draughty billet suited to your insolence.
I'd respond, but I'm looking forward to saying it directly to their faces. Upon departure
The response was rather pointed and clearly extremely dismissive of aggregator sites. I can read between those lines pretty clearly: You, sunshine, have allowed a filthy aggregator to clip our ticket. It's only out of respect to Basil we may let you stay here, and perhaps we can find you a nice draughty billet suited to your insolence.
I'd respond, but I'm looking forward to saying it directly to their faces. Upon departure