I just wanted to share this absolutely hilarious message from a guest.

[Deb18]

I got the following message from a guest after I sent her note telling her I popped into the accommodations to freshen the flowers.  Wow.  You just can't win with some of them, right?  So hilarious:

"I did love the pink alstromeria and I was just about to remark on them to my son and his girlfriend when I noticed they'd been changed! And I'm not much of a yellow person so I'd take the pinks back if you still have them~ I used to be a flower grower and vendor and have a pretty defined color scheme I prefer~ but I can live with the yellow ones. Thanks for letting me know you'd been in while I was out."

[Matt596]

Wow, now that is funny!

[Huma0]

OMG!

[Kelly149]

Wait. You did tell her that you were going to enter before you went over right?

cause, yes, her message is weird, but just popping in to a guest’s space unannounced isn’t ok (IMO)

[Deb18]

Yes of course I told her I was going to pop in - as I mentioned in my original post.  

[Sarah977]

@Deb18 Yes, she sounds rather special.

[Deb18]

Ah yes I see that I didn't make that point clear, Kelly.  I gave her a heads up that I was going in to put in new flowers.  Then did so, and then sent her a note telling her that. But, the main point of this post was to point out how hilarious her message was.  I mean really, she didn't like the color of the flowers?  It's just crazy and funny.  

[Alice491]

One of the best pieces of advice I read on airbnb community was keep it simple as people will always find something to complain about.

[Cathie19]

I see the funny side @Deb18 , but like @Kelly, I read the paragraph differently - with the guest also being sarcastic that you had “let her know of your visit”. English is an interesting language....... 😁😁😁

But the polite note/ response from the deeply informed guest, has left me wanting to know more! What were the yellow flowers? Lol...  🌼🌻🌼🌻🌼🌸🌼🌻🌼🌻🌼🌻

[Ben551]

@Deb18  I'd have preferred the pink ones too... I like pink 🙂

[Sarah977]

@Ben551@Deb18   Me too- I don't like yellow either. But I certainly wouldn't have had the balls to complain about them or ask the host to bring back the pink ones.

[Alice-and-Jeff0]

Now, see, I would prefer the yellow ones.  @Deb18 ,  did you ask the guest directly what kind of flowers they would like? Because if that's the case, I would really love 2 dozen long-stem yellow roses. 🙂 

[Rachel0]

@Deb18 Oh how can anyone not love yellow flowers!  I am sitting at my kitchen table looking at a jug of beautiful daffodils that I put there yesterday and  pretty soon all the parks and commons in London will be a riot of yellow as they come  into bloom.  Best time of the year in my mind.  

What a po faced, ungrateful guest she is.

[Branka-and-Silvia0]

@Deb18

who wouldn't love her? :)))

we have some greenery in the pot with soil... no colors, just green. Nobody complained about green, but it doesn't mean nobody will 🙂

PS

my guests managed to kill all plants with window blinds pulled down and A/C running at full blast 24/7 the whole summer. I think I'll switch to plastic 😛

[Rubén16]

@Branka-and-Silvia0 @Alice491  @Rachel0  @Sarah977  it was a comical response from @Deb18  guests:) 

However, in my listing I do let the guests know in my description and at check in that we will not go into the cottage during their stay. ( I have 1 to 3 night bookings no long terms) , I go by the theory that "if it can go wrong it will go wrong" for example guests claiming thereafter that items are missing:(

The cabin:
The cabin is clean, it has heat and electricity, beds and linen, we will not go into your cabin during your stay.