As the person responsible for collecting exhibition takings and preparing the sales summary, I have a grouse and a plea to all of you out there who undertake stewarding duties.
After every exhibition, I end up with a headache, backache and generally feeling low. Why? Because some of you appear to be incapable of undertaking the seemingly simple task of recording the sales and monies paid. You’d think it was simple wouldn’t you but there are many stewards who clearly struggle.
This year I marked on the daily money envelopes the totals taken and then I compared those figures with the daily receipts, expecting the figures to tally. Stupid me! Of the 13 odd envelopes only one contained a sum matching the figures in the receipt book. As for the other envelopes, the largest difference
was £140 and the smallest was £2. How can you get it so wrong?
There were sales entered in the sales log but not in the receipt book and other sales listed in the sales record but not in the sales log or receipt book.
After hours of trying to reconcile the various records I am still left with a shortfall of £60. That money will come out of BAS funds and eventually out of your pocket.
My plea to you all is, will you please take your duties seriously. Follow instructions and complete all the records neatly, legibly and accurately. It really isn’t difficult.
My thanks in anticipation.
John Taphouse
PS I’m not usually a GOM (Grumpy old man)