The Case of the Damaged Thong

[Regina]

And get your minds out of the gutter, I'm talking about footwear.

Here's what happened. My 17 year old DD went parasailing. The participants were instructed to leave their footwear in a particular spot. When she returned, her thongs had been moved, and a chunk was missing from the front of one of them.

These weren't $1.99 flip-flops. They were $16/17.00 Gap sandals. (Hey, she's a teen, what did you expect? ). I didn't know about the damage until she found us on the beach. I was going to stop at the parasailing station on my way back to discuss it, but they had packed up for the day.

So...DH brings the injured shoe to Guest Services and fills out a damage form.

Next I get this form letter from the Risk/Management Dept. of DCL. It's a bunch of "yadda, yadda, yadda" with "we do not provide insurance coverage for this type of loss" and, if we purchased travel insurance, to contact that company.

Am I disappointed? Yes I am, but it was worth a shot to see how they would respond.

I guess the lesson is, either wear dollar store specials or don't trust them to safeguard your possessions.

 

[CarolAnnC]

Sorry to hear about the thong "incident" Reg. But it brought to mind a memory of my mom talking to my girls one day about her "thongs". My girls started giggling, then hooting with my mother looking so perplexed! When I explained to all of them what thongs were vs "thongs" they all had a good laugh! LOL!!

 

[inkkognito]

Yikes! This story brought back a traumatic Disney thong incident of my own! One day when we were at Typhoon Lagoon, I placed my purple thongs at the side of the wave pool, on a ledge. They were nice purple thongs from Lands End, and one of those rare pairs that is actually comfortable, without irritating my toes. When I was ready to go, I went to retrieve them and found only one. I thought the second one might have fallen into the water, so I was looked around for it. A lifeguard noticed me and told me that a man had taken one of the thongs and given it to his little son! She didn't think anything of it...if someone were stealing, why would they only take one? That stumped me, too, till I thought of Randy Quaid as Cousin Eddie in the Vacation movies. This happened in December, just before Christmas, and I could just picture Randy/Eddie handing the thong to the kid and saying, "Here ya go, Junior. Merry Christmas!"
I did manage to get over the trauma, but I've never found another pair of thongs that I like as well (those were discontinued).
Barb
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[Michelle]

LOL, Barb!

Regina, I thought there was going to be a lime green thong in this story somewhere.

That is pretty lame about DD's flip-flops (which is what we call them, thongs are something different entirely).

 

[Regina]

Hey Barb, I'd have to look to see which one has the boo-boo, but maybe we combine your one thong with DD's good thong and make a pair.

I'm sure that I'll be hearing pitiful whining about the flip-flops, until I agree to buy a new pair. I can't wait to see the price tag on the replacements.

It is annoying Michelle. In this case, she put them where she was told to, and, considering that she was up in the air, she wasn't the one to move and damage them.

I can just kick myself for not spending $167.00 on insurance to cover what a CM broke. I'll have to keep that in mind for the next cruise.

 

[eml]

Our stateroom host last week on the Wonder was named Thong!

Real name: Thongchai Jitnak

Thank goodness they "Americanize" the name tags for us!

 

[CamColt]

Did you contact the parasailing company? I believe they are not DCL CMs, but an independent company. I dont know if it would be worth it for $17.00 sandals, but that might be another option for you.

 

[bnickle3]

Sorry, this post made me smile, and today, that is saying something. Not wishing to bring gloom to the party at all, because this isn't as awful as it sounds, but my dad is in his final days after a 5 year battle with prostate cancer. He has been bedridden for the last 10 months, and Hospice has been way above and beyond wonderful. His bather volunteer is named Helga, and she brings his "diapers" with her when she comes. She asked him at the outset which style he preferred....the "thong" style , which she called the Victoria's secret depends, or the "whitie-tighties." the thong-style was actually more comfortable for Dad, but secretly, I think he just likes to throw that out in conversation to see the jaws drop.

Again, all is not gloomy; just the thought of Dad giggling about his thongs makes me smile.

 

[Michelle]

Bnickle, your dad sounds like a real character and your post made ME smile. I lost my father to complications from prostate cancer 21 years ago, and I'm glad this post could make you smile a little. Enjoy every minute you have with your father.

 

[Regina]

I'm glad that I was able to bring a smile bnickle. I lost my MIL to cancer 20 years ago. Your Dad's attitude is wonderful. I'll remember your family in my prayers.

At this point, I'm not going to make myself crazy over a pair of sandals. We reported it, they denied it, and that's that. I just wanted to forewarn people to be a bit cautious when leaving their possessions in Disney's care since they don't accept liability for it.

Eml, I would have been giggling everytime I saw the host's nametag.

Thanks for the suggestion to contact the Parasailing company Camcolt, but, you're right, it's not worth it over a pair of $17.00 sandals.

Oh well, I wonder how much Abercrombie sandals are?