Re: [AGA-sc] AGA Hotel - Final Reconciliation

["Karen Randall" <krandall@rdrcpa.biz>]

Got it!

Karen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Lampert" <l_lampert@yahoo.com>
To: "Aquatic Gardeners Association Board" <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 9:47 AM
Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] AGA Hotel - Final Reconciliation


> No, the two are completely unrelated. The $1800 credit
> is just that. (See emilaed statement)
> 
> The two comped room nights and the Starwood points
> were per the contract things we have earned. (See
> original contract) 
> 
> Hope that makes it a little more clear. If not just
> let me know.
> 
> Regards,
> Larry
> 
> --- Karen Randall <krandall@rdrcpa.biz> wrote:
> 
>> OK, here's what I don't understand.  You said they
>> had agreed to an $1800 
>> credit, but then you said they were giving you 8500
>> Starpoints.  Is that 
>> INSTEAD of the credit because we don't have a
>> balance to credit against?  If 
>> so, it looks like it's only worth about $100 on
>> Amazon.
>> 
>> Karen
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Larry Lampert" <l_lampert@yahoo.com>
>> To: "Aquatic Gardeners Association Board"
>> <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 5:59 PM
>> Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] AGA Hotel - Final
>> Reconciliation
>> 
>> 
>> > Wait I stand corrected they do have some other
>> value.
>> > Check out this link....
>> >
>> >
>>
> http://www.starwoodhotels.com/preferredguest/starpoints/redeem/index.html
>> >
>> > Look at #2. you can actually redeem them with
>> Amazon,
>> > Nordstroms, starbucks, etc.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Larry
>> >
>> > --- Larry Lampert <l_lampert@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> I am not certain what you mean. What money back?
>> We
>> >> never had any money in them. :-)
>> >>
>> >> The starwood points were in the contract. Yes,
>> they
>> >> have no value other than if we have a convention
>> at
>> >> a
>> >> Sheraton property. This is a standard practice in
>> >> the
>> >> event industry. We actually were supposed to get
>> >> them
>> >> from Marriott the in 2003 but we closed out the
>> bill
>> >> without getting them.
>> >>
>> >> The value of the points is nominal but there is
>> some
>> >> value to them. The reason they are in the
>> contracts
>> >> is
>> >> they are a way of giving what I consider "soft
>> >> money"
>> >> to the event planner.
>> >>
>> >> In fact the idiot sales person at the hotel tried
>> to
>> >> "buy me" with extra points (40K?) and platinum
>> >> status
>> >> when I came after them, even after I clearly
>> >> explained
>> >> that it has nothing to do with my personal bill
>> >> which
>> >> I had paid in full with no issues.
>> >>
>> >> Yes, I literally laughed in his face and then he
>> >> went
>> >> on to door number two, the $1800 cash credit.
>> >>
>> >> Yep they have been a class act all the way. Now,
>> you
>> >> know why I am demanding everything in writing
>> from
>> >> them.
>> >>
>> >> Our event planner "me" views them (Any rewards
>> >> points
>> >> derived from an AGA event booking) as AGA
>> property
>> >> unless otherwise agreed to by the AGA Board (ie
>> we
>> >> decide to give them to a local club). At some
>> point
>> >> we
>> >> should probably consider getting a SPG and a
>> >> Marriott
>> >> Rewards and Hilton Honors account for the AGA.
>> >>
>> >> Regards,
>> >>
>> >> Larry Lampert
>> >>
>> >> PS. I guess the real Julie McCoy never had to
>> deal
>> >> with any of this because she worked directly for
>> the
>> >> company that owned the ship.
>> >>
>> >> --- Karen Randall <krandall@rdrcpa.biz> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > I haven't got a clue what "Starwood Points"
>> are,
>> >> or
>> >> > how we would use them.
>> >> > Does that mean we don't really get our money
>> back
>> >> > unless we book another
>> >> > convention at another Sheraton in the future?
>> >> >
>> >> > Karen
>> >> >
>> >> > ----- Original Message ----- 
>> >> > From: "Larry Lampert" <l_lampert@yahoo.com>
>> >> > To: "Aquatic Gardeners Association Board"
>> >> > <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
>> >> > Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 12:32 PM
>> >> > Subject: [AGA-sc] AGA Hotel - Final
>> Reconciliation
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > > Ok here is the deal. The hotel has agreed in
>> >> > principal
>> >> > > to give us a credit of $1800 in return for
>> our
>> >> > damages
>> >> > > incurred on Friday night.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Jeff Senske's room was already comped two
>> >> nights.
>> >> > > These were for the two nights due for meeting
>> >> the
>> >> > room
>> >> > > night levels per the contract.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > They are going to credit my SPG account with
>> >> 8500
>> >> > or
>> >> > > 8600 starwood points which I will donate back
>> to
>> >> > AGA
>> >> > > when ever we can use them.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > They are preparing a final set of statements
>> and
>> >> > will
>> >> > > email them to me today. After which I will
>> >> submit
>> >> > them
>> >> > > to the Board for payement. Upon Board
>> approval I
>> >> > will
>> >> > > either have Scott issue a check, or sign an
>> >> > > authorization form allowing them to keep the
>> >> > balance
>> >> > > on my personal credit card which then Scott
>> can
>> >> > > reimburse me for. Whichever is cleaner for
>> >> Scott.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > I believe the total amount should be around
>> >> > $1997.10
>> >> > > I will know after I receieve the emails from
>> the
>> >> > hotel
>> >> > > acct dept. (Remember we have already paid
>> them a
>> >> > $500
>> >> > > deposit accounted for in this total).
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Regards,
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Larry
>> >> > >
>> >> > > --- "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> >> > >
>> >> > >> They paid because the hotel would have made
>> >> them
>> >> > >> stay and wash dishes if they didn't. The
>> hotel
>> >> > >> didn't charge speaker rooms to AGA but to
>> the
>> >> > >> individuals. We're reimbrusing them now, as
>> we
>> >> > go.
>> >> > >> I've written to Ricky and Jeff already; KR
>> will
>> >> > >> inform me re her and Dorothy andthe Danes,
>> so
>> >> > that
>> >> > >> covers the folks getting comped roomnights.
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >> ----- Original Message ----
>> >> > >> From: Kathy Olson <kathy@thekrib.com>
>> 
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