Sideswipe: Marketing mishap

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Real holiday complaints

* On a trip to the Canary Islands off northwest Africa, a woman complained that the sand was too hot and her children could not walk to the sea for a swim.

* A man who went to the Costa del Sol in southern Spain complained that as a result of the buffet in his all-inclusive hotel, he had put on "at least 2kg" during his trip.

* One man holidaying in Portugal was unhappy his hotel bed was "too comfy" so he overslept when he would have "preferred to be making the most of it".

(Source: sunshine.co.uk)

Yellow Pages overload

A reader writes: "I can't for the life of me remember what you suggested last March to put on the letterbox to NOT get a Yellow Pages delivery." I just told readers that Yellow Pages customer services can arrange collection of unwanted copies if you call 0800-803-803.

Portable loo blue

The running-water portable toilets at the Roxy music concert would be no good for Christchurch, says this reader. "There is a problem with the water supply and there are no sewer drains to take the discharge. Only the chemical type were requested for Christchurch."

Poor taste promotion

A reader writes: "As a Cantabrian by birth, I feel humbled by the generosity of Aucklanders towards the Christchurch earthquake appeal. But I was gobsmacked to see donation boxes in Newmarket shops with the slogan Experience Solidarity. Experience Newmarket. Simple message to the Newmarket Business Association - the goodwill is appreciated but it shouldn't become a marketing campaign."