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OT Walmart sucks
I called to find out if they had drafting supplies.
The woman said......What department is that? I said, I don't know. I was hoping you knew. She said......Huh. I will connect you with stationary. I sit on hold for at least 5 min of dead silence. I hang up and call back. Hi, I called earlier trying to find some drafting supplies. She said...well everybody is busy. I will connect you again. I think they probably think it would be easier if I just drove down and walked the store. Not easier for you, easier for us! |
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Seymore4Head wrote: I called to find out if they had drafting supplies. The woman said......What department is that? I said, I don't know. I was hoping you knew. She said......Huh. I will connect you with stationary. I sit on hold for at least 5 min of dead silence. I hang up and call back. Hi, I called earlier trying to find some drafting supplies. She said...well everybody is busy. I will connect you again. I think they probably think it would be easier if I just drove down and walked the store. Not easier for you, easier for us! well a simple search of walmart.com shows that... |
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"Malcom "Mal" Reynolds" wrote in message ...
In article , Seymore4Head wrote: I called to find out if they had drafting supplies. The woman said......What department is that? I said, I don't know. I was hoping you knew. She said......Huh. I will connect you with stationary. I sit on hold for at least 5 min of dead silence. I hang up and call back. Hi, I called earlier trying to find some drafting supplies. She said...well everybody is busy. I will connect you again. I think they probably think it would be easier if I just drove down and walked the store. Not easier for you, easier for us! well a simple search of walmart.com shows that... Call about 15 minutes after they open. Or ask the local high school art teacher where the good places are. |
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Guv Bob wrote:
"Malcom "Mal" Reynolds" wrote in message ... In article , Seymore4Head wrote: I called to find out if they had drafting supplies. The woman said......What department is that? I said, I don't know. I was hoping you knew. She said......Huh. I will connect you with stationary. I sit on hold for at least 5 min of dead silence. I hang up and call back. Hi, I called earlier trying to find some drafting supplies. She said...well everybody is busy. I will connect you again. I think they probably think it would be easier if I just drove down and walked the store. Not easier for you, easier for us! well a simple search of walmart.com shows that... Call about 15 minutes after they open. Or ask the local high school art teacher where the good places are. Hi, Should call Staples. |
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Malcom "Mal" Reynolds wrote:
In article , Seymore4Head wrote: I called to find out if they had drafting supplies. The woman said......What department is that? I said, I don't know. I was hoping you knew. She said......Huh. I will connect you with stationary. I sit on hold for at least 5 min of dead silence. I hang up and call back. Hi, I called earlier trying to find some drafting supplies. She said...well everybody is busy. I will connect you again. I think they probably think it would be easier if I just drove down and walked the store. Not easier for you, easier for us! well a simple search of walmart.com shows that... Hi, And at least warm body answered the phone. |
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On 09/26/2014 11:12 PM, Seymore4Head wrote:
I called to find out if they had drafting supplies. I use PTC's Creo Parametric CAD software. Who the hell still uses drafting equipment, Fred Flintstone? |
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Locally Gabes a discount department store HAS NO PHONE NUMBER CUSTOMERS CAN CALL.
Its been said phone calls would distract employees from doing their job Over at K mart they were doing all stocking when the store is closed. Well they should be able to do a excellent job of stocking a bunch more are being permanetely closed... |
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On 09/26/2014 08:12 PM, Seymore4Head wrote:
I called to find out if they had drafting supplies. The woman said......What department is that? I said, I don't know. I was hoping you knew. She said......Huh. I will connect you with stationary. I sit on hold for at least 5 min of dead silence. I hang up and call back. Hi, I called earlier trying to find some drafting supplies. She said...well everybody is busy. I will connect you again. I think they probably think it would be easier if I just drove down and walked the store. Not easier for you, easier for us! A bit off topic. But ... Have you had a look at the open source LibreCAD? Linux, Windows, OSX: http://librecad.org/cms/home.html |
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On Sat, 27 Sep 2014 12:11:40 -0700, Todd wrote:
On 09/26/2014 08:12 PM, Seymore4Head wrote: I called to find out if they had drafting supplies. The woman said......What department is that? I said, I don't know. I was hoping you knew. She said......Huh. I will connect you with stationary. I sit on hold for at least 5 min of dead silence. I hang up and call back. Hi, I called earlier trying to find some drafting supplies. She said...well everybody is busy. I will connect you again. I think they probably think it would be easier if I just drove down and walked the store. Not easier for you, easier for us! A bit off topic. But ... Have you had a look at the open source LibreCAD? Linux, Windows, OSX: http://librecad.org/cms/home.html Just because I need drafting supplies doesn't mean I am going to be doing any drafting. I still use enough pencil/paper that I use one of these: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...nL._SY300_.jpg So I want one of these: http://www.deserres.ca/data/Products...963_1_S502.jpg I actually have one, but I have spent enough time hunting it that I gave up. BTW I have found one at Amazon. I just need to wait until I need 28 bucks worth of other crap to order one. (free shipping on 35$ orders) |
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On 09/27/2014 01:15 PM, Seymore4Head wrote:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...nL._SY300_.jpg So I want one of these: http://www.deserres.ca/data/Products...963_1_S502.jpg Those look oddly familiar. What are they used for? (I think I am funny.) |
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Todd wrote:
On 09/27/2014 01:15 PM, Seymore4Head wrote: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...nL._SY300_.jpg So I want one of these: http://www.deserres.ca/data/Products...963_1_S502.jpg Those look oddly familiar. What are they used for? (I think I am funny.) It's a lead sharpener for mechanical pencils - the kind that have a spring-loaded collet and a pushbutton on top . They were very common in the 1960's ... -- Snag |
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Seymore4Head wrote in
: I still use enough pencil/paper that I use one of these: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...nL._SY300_.jpg I still have one of them. Plus some 4H leads. I also still have some 2H, but that's only because they were too soft and lost their point too fast, so I stopped using them. Many years ago, Staedtler stopped making the aluminum-bodied pencils; those were ever so much better than the plastic ones. The plastic ones have a tendency to break in half where the metal grip meets the blue plastic body. But it takes many months of hard use to make that happen. So I want one of these: http://www.deserres.ca/data/Products...ource/51963_1_ S502.jpg The swirly sharpeners! I still have one of those, too! That little cigarette-filter wiper was useless: I'd fill it up in hours; so I just used a puff of breath to blow off the point after sharpening. I was sharpening every minute or less throughout the work day; there was always a lot of graphite dust in my garbage can. Before computers came along, I went through one of those every few months. They would wear to the extent that the sharpener would leave a little ball on the end of the lead rather than pointing it properly. I used to buy them several at a time. I actually have one, but I have spent enough time hunting it that I gave up. If you have one, why are you looking for another? Is yours worn out? You can find theme at any specialty art-store, the kind where community- college art/architectural students buy their supplies. The store may need to order it in from Staedtler. Where are you located? -- Tegger |
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On 26 Sep 2014, Seymore4Head wrote in
alt.home.repair: I called to find out if they had drafting supplies. The woman said......What department is that? I said, I don't know. I was hoping you knew. She said......Huh. I will connect you with stationary. I sit on hold for at least 5 min of dead silence. I hang up and call back. Hi, I called earlier trying to find some drafting supplies. She said...well everybody is busy. I will connect you again. I think they probably think it would be easier if I just drove down and walked the store. Not easier for you, easier for us! I had a similar experience recently. I looked up something on the Walmart web site. It said the product may be stocked in my local store and to call for availability. So I did. I got an operator who seemed to not quite know what to do, but she transferred me to that department. I was put on hold, where I remained for 20 minutes (I put the phone on speaker and went about my business) and then I got disconnected. I called back later and the same thing happened. A few days later I was driving by the store and stopped in and they did have it. I mentioned my experience to the Service Desk, and they seemed quite uninterested. My expectations for Walmart are very low and they met them easily. |
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On 09/27/2014 01:43 PM, Nil wrote:
On 26 Sep 2014, Seymore4Head wrote in alt.home.repair: I called to find out if they had drafting supplies. The woman said......What department is that? I said, I don't know. I was hoping you knew. She said......Huh. I will connect you with stationary. I sit on hold for at least 5 min of dead silence. I hang up and call back. Hi, I called earlier trying to find some drafting supplies. She said...well everybody is busy. I will connect you again. I think they probably think it would be easier if I just drove down and walked the store. Not easier for you, easier for us! I had a similar experience recently. I looked up something on the Walmart web site. It said the product may be stocked in my local store and to call for availability. So I did. I got an operator who seemed to not quite know what to do, but she transferred me to that department. I was put on hold, where I remained for 20 minutes (I put the phone on speaker and went about my business) and then I got disconnected. I called back later and the same thing happened. A few days later I was driving by the store and stopped in and they did have it. I mentioned my experience to the Service Desk, and they seemed quite uninterested. My expectations for Walmart are very low and they met them easily. I have a customer that worked as a retiree at one of those style stores, it may have been wally world. He told me they are instructed not to give that kind of assistance. If you want customer service, go to a full price store. Funny, I have had customer call me on their cell phones from Best Buy (another discount crap store) and ask me what to buy. I remind them I sell the stuff too and to go find a sales assistant. I get back "I can't find one" or "they don't know what they are doing". I wind up buckling and helping them anyway. Hopefully, they felt a little guilty. You just can't expect customer service from a discount store. Customer service is too expensive. Trader Joe's on the other hand, has great prices and tremendous customer service. So, there are exceptions to every rule. |
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On 9/27/2014 4:57 PM, Todd wrote:
I have a customer that worked as a retiree Sounds like a good job. Qualifications? |
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On 09/27/2014 03:31 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 9/27/2014 4:57 PM, Todd wrote: I have a customer that worked as a retiree Sounds like a good job. Qualifications? Hmmmmm. Got me there. |
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On 9/27/2014 6:31 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 9/27/2014 4:57 PM, Todd wrote: I have a customer that worked as a retiree Sounds like a good job. Qualifications? I'd also love to hear. Maybe when I'm grown up? .. Christopher A. Young Learn about Jesus www.lds.org .. |
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On 09/27/2014 05:21 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 9/27/2014 6:31 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote: On 9/27/2014 4:57 PM, Todd wrote: I have a customer that worked as a retiree Sounds like a good job. Qualifications? I'd also love to hear. Maybe when I'm grown up? Qualifications: 1) must be on a pension 2) must be a cantankerous old fart 3) must actually like people 4) must not need the money 5) must be bored out of their skulls 6) and, as Ed mentioned, a pulse Disqualifications: 1) Gas |
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On 27 Sep 2014, Todd wrote in
alt.home.repair: I have a customer that worked as a retiree at one of those style stores, it may have been wally world. He told me they are instructed not to give that kind of assistance. If you want customer service, go to a full price store. I was annoyed because the web site specifically said to call the store for availability, yet when I took their own advice and called, they just blew me off. |
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On 09/28/2014 09:23 PM, Nil wrote:
On 27 Sep 2014, Todd wrote in alt.home.repair: I have a customer that worked as a retiree at one of those style stores, it may have been wally world. He told me they are instructed not to give that kind of assistance. If you want customer service, go to a full price store. I was annoyed because the web site specifically said to call the store for availability, yet when I took their own advice and called, they just blew me off. I have had the same experience. |
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On 9/29/2014 12:23 AM, Nil wrote:
I was annoyed because the web site specifically said to call the store for availability, yet when I took their own advice and called, they just blew me off. Have you ever been to a WalMart? Have you actually checked out the employees? I'd never call and trust the answer. |
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On 9/27/2014 4:43 PM, Nil wrote:
My expectations for Walmart are very low and they met them easily. That is the secret to being a satisfied Walmart customer |
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Seymore4Head wrote in
: I called to find out if they had drafting supplies. Phone your local community college and ask where the art students and architectural students go for their supplies. That's where you'll find the remnants of the old drafting industry. -- Tegger |
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On Sat, 27 Sep 2014 22:36:13 +0000 (UTC), Tegger
wrote: Phone your local community college and ask where the art students and architectural students go for their supplies. That's where you'll find the remnants of the old drafting industry. +1 Learn how to draw a screw or bolt on paper. Folks now think one needs computer software. Bah. -- .... if I had the perfect woman, I'd want twins -- Blackberry Smoke |
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On 09/27/2014 04:05 PM, Oren wrote:
On Sat, 27 Sep 2014 22:36:13 +0000 (UTC), Tegger wrote: Phone your local community college and ask where the art students and architectural students go for their supplies. That's where you'll find the remnants of the old drafting industry. +1 Learn how to draw a screw or bolt on paper. Folks now think one needs computer software. Bah. When I was doing mechanical drawing, I use to take my drawings out to the machinists. Oh boy would they slaughter the things in red ink. When they finally said it was good, then I would turn it over to the channels for inclusion. Funny thing, the machinists always put my stuff on top of their stacks. Other guys wonders why their's took so long. Hmmmmmmm. I still see people indexing off of holes and dimensioning against dimensions so that they get tolerance creep. Last thing I drew were sheet metal foldouts. Man did I suck at it! |
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On Sat, 27 Sep 2014 16:25:45 -0700, Todd wrote:
+1 Learn how to draw a screw or bolt on paper. Folks now think one needs computer software. Bah. When I was doing mechanical drawing, I use to take my drawings out to the machinists. Oh boy would they slaughter the things in red ink. When they finally said it was good, then I would turn it over to the channels for inclusion. Funny thing, the machinists always put my stuff on top of their stacks. Other guys wonders why their's took so long. Hmmmmmmm. My best grades were in mechanical drawing. I loved it. I have some drafting tools here now. Problem is, I forget most of it, after all these years of not doing it. I'm not mad about it, today. I suppose I could draw a draft print for a favorite house. Then hand it over to those best qualified. |
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On 09/27/2014 04:44 PM, Oren wrote:
On Sat, 27 Sep 2014 16:25:45 -0700, Todd wrote: +1 Learn how to draw a screw or bolt on paper. Folks now think one needs computer software. Bah. When I was doing mechanical drawing, I use to take my drawings out to the machinists. Oh boy would they slaughter the things in red ink. When they finally said it was good, then I would turn it over to the channels for inclusion. Funny thing, the machinists always put my stuff on top of their stacks. Other guys wonders why their's took so long. Hmmmmmmm. My best grades were in mechanical drawing. I loved it. I have some drafting tools here now. Problem is, I forget most of it, after all these years of not doing it. I'm not mad about it, today. I suppose I could draw a draft print for a favorite house. Then hand it over to those best qualified. Start with your back yard (landscape architecture). Then graduate to your house. LibreCAD is free (it is a little weird, but you get use to it). |
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Oren posted for all of us...
I may not have read all messages. On Sat, 27 Sep 2014 22:36:13 +0000 (UTC), Tegger wrote: Phone your local community college and ask where the art students and architectural students go for their supplies. That's where you'll find the remnants of the old drafting industry. +1 Learn how to draw a screw or bolt on paper. Folks now think one needs computer software. Bah. Make sure to get the thread direction correct. I used to design communications towers. I loved it when the Western Union sheets would come in an they would identify machine screws and have them drawn full size. Must have had a large drafting dept because different sheets would have images of the same thing. I guess they didn't/couldn't make seconds (copies). We would be using at a minimum of 1/2 bolts. -- Tekkie |
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Tekkie® posted for all of us...
I may not have read all messages. Make sure to get the thread direction correct. I used to design communications towers. I loved it when the Western Union sheets would come in an they would identify machine screws and have them drawn full size. Must have had a large drafting dept because different sheets would have images of the same thing. I guess they didn't/couldn't make seconds (copies). We would be using at a minimum of 1/2 bolts. I should have stated Western Electric ! -- Tekkie |
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I think i don't get any thing wrong with walmart or any other. Because i am getting all things on time.
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