点评:In late March we attended a silent auction fund raising dinner sponsored by SDSU students working to bring nutritional fresh fruits and vegetables to low income families. We bid $300 on a 2 hour sailing tour for 6 people donated by San Diego Sailing Tours. We were the highest bidder. I called their office, spoke with Corey who had arranged for this donation, and we scheduled our tour for sometime in June. The trip had to be reschduled as one of our group member's mother passed away. We called the office again and Corey said no problem (this was weeks before we were scheduled to depart) and we set a new date. This date had to be rescheduled again due to a member getting Covid but, once again, they had several days notice. Our new tour date was yesterday at 1pm. At noon yesterday I received a call from the owner saying we had never paid for the trip to which I explained that this had been a donation to a charity. His response was that we should have been charged for both rescheduled dates AND owed him sales tax. I have never paid sales tax on a donation! It was going to cost us $284 more dollars for our 2 hour cruise. He said that Corey had been fired for embezzlement. I do hope he takes Corey to court and am sympathetic to his financial problem, but a businessman has to take responsibilty for their employees actions on the job. We declined to go sailing yesterday, having a bad taste in our mouths by this shake down. It's okay...we made a donation to a worthwhile charity. As a long time resident of San Diego County, we have arranged for many adventures on the bay for visiting friends and family. Pretty sure we won't be using this particular outfit.
翻译:3 月下旬,我们参加了圣地亚哥州立大学学生赞助的一场无声拍卖筹款晚宴,该晚宴旨在为低收入家庭提供营养丰富的新鲜水果和蔬菜。我们出价 300 美元,参加了圣地亚哥航海之旅捐赠的 6 人 2 小时航海之旅。我们是出价最高的人。我打电话给他们的办公室,与安排这笔捐款的 Corey 交谈,我们将旅行安排在了 6 月的某个时候。由于我们团里一位成员的母亲去世,这次旅行不得不重新安排。我们再次打电话给办公室,Corey 说没问题(这比我们原定出发时间提前了几周),我们定了一个新的日期。由于一名成员感染了新冠肺炎,这个日期不得不再次重新安排,但他们再次提前了几天通知。我们的新旅行日期是昨天下午 1 点。昨天中午,我接到老板的电话,说我们从未支付过这次旅行的费用,我解释说这是对慈善机构的捐款。他的回答是,我们应该为重新安排的日期付钱,还欠他销售税。我从来没有为捐款支付过销售税!我们 2 小时的巡航将花费我们 284 美元。他说 Corey 因贪污被解雇了。我希望他将 Corey 告上法庭,我对他的财务问题深表同情,但商人必须对其员工在工作中的行为负责。我们昨天拒绝去航行,因为这次敲诈勒索让我们感到不快。没关系……我们向一个有价值的慈善机构捐款。作为圣地亚哥县的长期居民,我们安排了许多海湾探险活动,以便拜访朋友和家人。我们很确定我们不会使用这套特定的服装。