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READER Mrs Donaldson complained of poor service in Callander, and being refused a vacant table because they were set for high tea.

Perhaps she was lucky. On a recent family trip, we found everything hideously hid·e·ous  
adj.
1. Repulsive, especially to the sight; revoltingly ugly. See Synonyms at ugly.

2. Offensive to moral sensibilities; despicable.
 overpriced o·ver·price  
tr.v. o·ver·priced, o·ver·pric·ing, o·ver·pric·es
To put too high a price or value on.


overpriced
Adjective

costing more than it is thought to be worth

Adj.
 - takeaway food, drinks, parking, even sweeties for the children.

The irony was, Callander was a rest stop after a climb up the breathtaking BenVorlich: total cost, zilch.

So maybe Mrs Donaldson was fortunate in not getting seated. She might have been even more disappointed at the bill.

Andrea Toner An electrically charged ink used in copy machines and laser printers. It adheres to an invisible image that has been charged with the opposite polarity onto a plate or drum or onto the paper itself. , Maryhill, Glasgow READER E. Donaldson should have named and shamed the restaurant in question. As a local business person this causes concern and puts Callander in a bad light and I'm sure there would have been other restaurants very glad to serve them.

Concerned business person, Callander
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Publication:Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Date:Aug 28, 2009
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