Long distance information

Strange goings on at the tourist board today.
At 6pm we had two folk booked in. Then a couple of Aussie tourists arrived in the bar. They'd spent an hour in tourist info while the staff phoned everywhere between Hawick and Newcastle trying to find accommodation for them.

Everywhere except us that is.

I popped round to remind them that we were here (and had been since around 1520) and was told airily that "No, there weren't any problems with getting accommodation, it was just that the cheaper places went first"

So why did they spend half an hour trying to persuade Allerton House to drop their price from £35 to £30 per person when they could have phoned us and got £30 per person straight away?

That was at half past six. Since then, four couples have turned up and booked in (for £28 per person) and we're full.

And no thanks to Jedburgh Tourist Info or visitscotland.bomb

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