Advice from Judith Martin, Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin.
Miss Manners: Three couples pay for a luxury vacation home. One has to cancel. Should they still have to pay their full share?So, three couples will share a luxurious house for two weeks on vacation out of the country. Everyone has paid their one-third share. The couples are close friends. All are financially secure.
No one has travel insurance. Legally, the sick couple is not entitled to any refund for the rental. Due to the close friendship and personal generosity, should this couple get some compensation from their friends? I believe a partial reimbursement would be the best policy. Do you agree?It troubles Miss Manners to reduce the etiquette of what happened to a financial transaction. You say that none of the couples are in financial need, so there is no need for a refund.
As to the sick couple, why would the money be foremost in their minds? Do they feel in some way put-upon -- either because they were unable to get their money back, or because they had to miss their flight to protect the health of others? If so, this is a feeling best kept to themselves, lest it diminish our otherwise natural sympathy for them.I have worked retail and customer service jobs for about 20 years.
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