RWDrabble 2.0.060 | Cocktail

Today's drabble challenge word is "cocktail".
Today's drabble challenge twist is that "Harry wants us to write a letter of complaint to an airline's customer service department".

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1 March 2025

Dear Guff Airlines,

I’m too angry to ask ChatGPT to write a tactful, professional letter of complaint regarding my recent experience on Flight 2NO WAIR.

Especially as I could gripe about the:

· Seven-hour delay to departure

· Squawking toddler from Economy invading Business Class

· Freezing air

· Tepid towels

· Hot yet incompetent cabin crew

But I won’t, because it would deflect from the true outrage.

For my real complaint is why you had no maraschino cherries on board for my Manhattan cocktail!

I await your best offer of compensation, or you’ll hear from my lawyer.

I. M. Fiyorious

According to liquor.com, the Manhattan cocktail is garnished with a maraschino cherry. If only I’d thought about that for the day-before-yesterday’s drabble!

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