Tribute to Tiffany taxi driver

Tribute to Tiffany taxi driver

I guess you do not get many letters documenting honesty in
taxi service. But it happens.

Debarking from the Surabaya to Jakarta red-eye at 6 a.m. the
other day, I hopped in a Tiffany from the train station to the
Regent. With money already on the meter, I angrily switched to
another taxi without paying when the driver professed not to know
how to get to Jl. Rasuna Said.

My rail-lagged and frustrated mind caused me to overlook my
computer bag with two high-end laptops, which I left in the
Tiffany cab. So when I got to the Regent, I came to my senses and
realized the loss.

Never thinking I would recover those laptops in a zillion
years, I went through the motions of reporting the loss to the
hotel concierge. Miracle of miracles, between the diligent
efforts of the hotel and Tiffany's dispatcher, the errant cab was
traced and the driver surfaced with the missing computer about an
hour later. Hats off to Tiffany's outstanding customer service.

B. ABRAMS

Sanur, Bali