[nursepammi]

If you should ever need to rent a villa off-site (for large group of people) here's a hard lesson I had to learn, and it's passed on for free:

always keep hard copies of your emails and any rental agreements!

I found a villa and contacted the owner. I made a point of asking if it was too early to book for November 2008 when I emailed her back in July. I was not sure if the 2008 rates were available, and her answer was 'it's ok.'

I d/l the booking form, filled it out, and sent the deposit plus the security deposit and planned on paying the full amount in Sept. of 2008.

Now she is emailing me and asking for the balance. I responded, and she is acting like she never got the response. ( This is the very same email addy we have been using all along. )

I think I saved the booking form, but can't find it right now. So, I can't tell if I specified on it the date '2008' or not. And the original email was sent through the contact web site.

*sigh*

Don't make the mistake I've made. Keep copies and know where they are.