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Stupid Store Employees / Inconsiderate Stores
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You must be a conservative. WEll spoken, friend.
-- Christopher A. Young Keep Jesus Christ in CHRISTmas www.lds.org www.mormons.com "enigma" wrote in message . .. wrote in : because hoses, lawnmowers, rakes & shovels are "seasonal" items. it would be a waste of the stores shelf space to stock certain items year round. do you also bitch when you can't buy a string of lights in July? i doubt it. it seems shortsighted not to have an extra hose or two around anyway. as you say, it's something we use year round, so buy a couple at the end of season sales & you'll have them in the winter when you let your freeze... (we blow ours out with a compressor after filling the stock tanks. haven't had a freeze or burst since we started doing it & it gets -50F here sometimes. we can always get water through. also, those easily broken plastic gate handles? ever think they are probably sold out because you aren't the only one breaking them? sometimes items get backordered & it's not the farm stores fault they run out. just keep spares on hand or use gaffer tape. you have to be responsible for your own inventory of tools, instead of getting ****ed at the store. lee |
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wrote in message ... WHY, WHY, WHY don't they put them on the shelves upside down? It don't take a rocket scientist to figure that out???? I bet they don't have too many common sense types let alone rocket scientist types working there. This brings up another gripe of mine. When the stores are full of Christmas items, and I mean ALL stores, they dont stock "normal" items. Last week I was at Walmart and decided to buy another garden hose, since I had one break. I bought a hose at Walmart during the summer and found it to be one of the best hoses I have gotten for the price. Well, I was shocked to find they did not have one single hose. I asked the clerk, who had to call the manager, who said they do have them in storage, but can not get to them, until all the Christmas merchandise is gone. Well, excuse me..... I have nothing against Christmas decorations, but my animals need water 365 days a year. They dont stop drinking at Christmas. The old time hardware store that might have gone out of business when Wal-Mart and Menards came to town probably had hoses in stock year round. I also use my manure fork all year round, as do I use shovels and other yard type tools. If I break one of these, I need to buy another, and can not wait until all the Christmas decorations are put away. Even the local farm supply store is lacking in farm items, but well stocked with Christmas decorations. They were out of electric fence gate handles the other day, and those things break more often in winter due to ice, than any other time of year. Yet, not a one in the store........ This is very inconsiderate to their customers and it really ****es me off ! What gets me is the Christmas stuff arrives tight after school starts. -- Roger Shoaf About the time I had mastered getting the toothpaste back in the tube, then they come up with this striped stuff. |
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"John Willis" wrote in message ... On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 04:12:00 -0600, scribbled this interesting note: This brings up another gripe of mine. When the stores are full of Christmas items, and I mean ALL stores, they dont stock "normal" items. Last week I was at Walmart and decided to buy another garden hose, since I had one break. I bought a hose at Walmart during the summer and found it to be one of the best hoses I have gotten for the price. Well, I was shocked to find they did not have one single hose. I asked the clerk, who had to call the manager, who said they do have them in storage, but can not get to them, until all the Christmas merchandise is gone. Well, excuse me..... I have nothing against Christmas decorations, but my animals need water 365 days a year. They dont stop drinking at Christmas. I also use my manure fork all year round, as do I use shovels and other yard type tools. If I break one of these, I need to buy another, and can not wait until all the Christmas decorations are put away. Even the local farm supply store is lacking in farm items, but well stocked with Christmas decorations. They were out of electric fence gate handles the other day, and those things break more often in winter due to ice, than any other time of year. Yet, not a one in the store........ This is very inconsiderate to their customers and it really ****es me off Simple. Stop buying things from Wal-Mart and go to a real store that carries things you need all year 'round! -- John Willis (Remove the Primes before e-mailing me) Bottom line is, customers will put up with rude clerks and poor service rather than pay a reasonable price at a full service local hardware store. Bob |
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"rck" wrote in message ink.net... Bottom line is, customers will put up with rude clerks and poor service rather than pay a reasonable price at a full service local hardware store. Bob Thats what made me wonder about this thread. The OP was annoyed at how big box stores operate but probably helped put the local store out of business. |
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"George" wrote in message ... "rck" wrote in message ink.net... Bottom line is, customers will put up with rude clerks and poor service rather than pay a reasonable price at a full service local hardware store. Bob Thats what made me wonder about this thread. The OP was annoyed at how big box stores operate but probably helped put the local store out of business. Hey! You stop injecting facts into this discussion RIGHT THIS MINUTE! :-) |
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On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 11:21:16 -0500, Jeff Wisnia
scribbled this interesting note: My prize ****off for yesterday was picking up my shirts at the cleaner/laundry after having asked them to please replace a lost collar button on one shirt when I left them off. I glanced at the shirt to make sure they'd done it and saw that the button they grabbed to sew on was about 50% larger in diameter than the other one. When I pointed that out to the clerk she didn't seem to think it mattered, and said, "So what, it works doesen't it?" Next time, if you patronize the same establishment, I guess you'll have to be a bit more specific since clear thought seems to be in short supply there!:~) -- John Willis (Remove the Primes before e-mailing me) |
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"Jeff Wisnia" wrote in message
My prize ****off for yesterday was picking up my shirts at the cleaner/laundry after having asked them to please replace a lost collar button on one shirt when I left them off. I glanced at the shirt to make sure they'd done it and saw that the button they grabbed to sew on was about 50% larger in diameter than the other one. When I pointed that out to the clerk she didn't seem to think it mattered, and said, "So what, it works doesen't it?" And you can't put on your own button??????????????? I regard that as being both lazy and deserving of being ****ed off. |
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"Fran" wrote in message ... "Jeff Wisnia" wrote in message My prize ****off for yesterday was picking up my shirts at the cleaner/laundry after having asked them to please replace a lost collar button on one shirt when I left them off. I glanced at the shirt to make sure they'd done it and saw that the button they grabbed to sew on was about 50% larger in diameter than the other one. When I pointed that out to the clerk she didn't seem to think it mattered, and said, "So what, it works doesen't it?" And you can't put on your own button??????????????? I regard that as being both lazy and deserving of being ****ed off. Not everyone can sew. I assume you can change sparkplugs, etc... and never pay anyone for any services that you could do yourself? Must be nice to bake your own bread and weave your own carpets. |
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Noozer wrote:
"Fran" wrote in message ... "Jeff Wisnia" wrote in message My prize ****off for yesterday was picking up my shirts at the cleaner/laundry after having asked them to please replace a lost collar button on one shirt when I left them off. I glanced at the shirt to make sure they'd done it and saw that the button they grabbed to sew on was about 50% larger in diameter than the other one. When I pointed that out to the clerk she didn't seem to think it mattered, and said, "So what, it works doesen't it?" And you can't put on your own button??????????????? I regard that as being both lazy and deserving of being ****ed off. Not everyone can sew. I assume you can change sparkplugs, etc... and never pay anyone for any services that you could do yourself? Must be nice to bake your own bread and weave your own carpets. Saw this and just stepped in. Anybody can sew a button on. May not want too, but it'll take a long time before my wife does it for me. And no, I don't pay anyone for doing stuff I can do, especially plumbing stuff that takes 15 minutes and cost a pittance compared to $100 for a plumber and a week wait. Yeah and anybody can bake bread. All it takes is a $35 bread making machine. Now weaving carpets? Got some Navajo rugs, you know how long it takes to weave a rug? |
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"George E. Cawthon" wrote in message
Noozer wrote: "Fran" wrote in message ... "Jeff Wisnia" wrote in message My prize ****off for yesterday was picking up my shirts at the cleaner/laundry after having asked them to please replace a lost collar button on one shirt when I left them off. I glanced at the shirt to make sure they'd done it and saw that the button they grabbed to sew on was about 50% larger in diameter than the other one. When I pointed that out to the clerk she didn't seem to think it mattered, and said, "So what, it works doesen't it?" And you can't put on your own button??????????????? I regard that as being both lazy and deserving of being ****ed off. Not everyone can sew. I assume you can change sparkplugs, etc... and never pay anyone for any services that you could do yourself? Must be nice to bake your own bread and weave your own carpets. Saw this and just stepped in. Anybody can sew a button on. May not want too, but it'll take a long time before my wife does it for me. And no, I don't pay anyone for doing stuff I can do, especially plumbing stuff that takes 15 minutes and cost a pittance compared to $100 for a plumber and a week wait. Yeah and anybody can bake bread. All it takes is a $35 bread making machine. Now weaving carpets? Got some Navajo rugs, you know how long it takes to weave a rug? Yes! Pleased to meet you George. It's simply delightful to know that there are still some people around who haven't atrophied into a blob of do nothingness! |
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"Noozer" wrote in
news:J7Byd.566523$nl.504707@pd7tw3no: "Fran" wrote in message t.au... "Jeff Wisnia" wrote in message My prize ****off for yesterday was picking up my shirts at the cleaner/laundry after having asked them to please replace a lost collar button on one shirt when I left them off. I glanced at the shirt to make sure they'd done it and saw that the button they grabbed to sew on was about 50% larger in diameter than the other one. When I pointed that out to the clerk she didn't seem to think it mattered, and said, "So what, it works doesen't it?" And you can't put on your own button??????????????? I regard that as being both lazy and deserving of being ****ed off. Not everyone can sew. I assume you can change sparkplugs, etc... and never pay anyone for any services that you could do yourself? Must be nice to bake your own bread and weave your own carpets. oh geeez! you don't have to know how to sew to put a button back on. even my 4 year old can thread a needle & sew a button! or you can get a Buttonaire that uses plastic ties like on hangtags in stores. it's not only a simple thing, it's not time consuming. and, yes, as a matter of fact, i *can* change sparkplugs, bake bread (another project my 4 year old can do) & weave my own carpets... i can rebuild engines & knit too... lee |
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And you can't put on your own button???????????????
I regard that as being both lazy and deserving of being ****ed off. Not everyone can sew. I assume you can change sparkplugs, etc... and never pay anyone for any services that you could do yourself? Must be nice to bake your own bread and weave your own carpets. oh geeez! you don't have to know how to sew to put a button back on. even my 4 year old can thread a needle & sew a button! or you can get a Buttonaire that uses plastic ties like on hangtags in stores. it's not only a simple thing, it's not time consuming. and, yes, as a matter of fact, i *can* change sparkplugs, bake bread (another project my 4 year old can do) & weave my own carpets... i can rebuild engines & knit too... And do you bitch whenever your four year old decided to use storebought bread instead of baking a loaf when she's hungry? Just because someone CAN do something doesn't mean they SHOULD do something. ie, It's cheaper for Bill Gates to walk past a $50 bill on the sidewalk than to spend the 15 seconds to stop, bend over, and pick it up. |
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"enigma" wrote in message
and, yes, as a matter of fact, i *can* bake bread (another project my 4 year old can do) Do you add bread improver when you bake your bread? I do and find it makes a real difference to the quality of the bread (does rise as quickly or as high if I don't use it). I have been told that this is just Vitamin C powder but still don't know if that is right. Would you (or the 4 year old) have any idea about this? |
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"Noozer" wrote in message
news:J7Byd.566523$nl.504707@pd7tw3no... "Fran" wrote in message ... "Jeff Wisnia" wrote in message My prize ****off for yesterday was picking up my shirts at the cleaner/laundry after having asked them to please replace a lost collar button on one shirt when I left them off. I glanced at the shirt to make sure they'd done it and saw that the button they grabbed to sew on was about 50% larger in diameter than the other one. When I pointed that out to the clerk she didn't seem to think it mattered, and said, "So what, it works doesen't it?" And you can't put on your own button??????????????? I regard that as being both lazy and deserving of being ****ed off. Not everyone can sew. If one can hold a needle then there is absolutely no reason why one cannot sew on a button. |
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Fran wrote:
If one can hold a needle then there is absolutely no reason why one cannot sew on a button. Carpal tunnel problems can play hell with that. I end up holding the needle with a pair of pliers. |
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Fran wrote:
"Jeff Wisnia" wrote in message My prize ****off for yesterday was picking up my shirts at the cleaner/laundry after having asked them to please replace a lost collar button on one shirt when I left them off. I glanced at the shirt to make sure they'd done it and saw that the button they grabbed to sew on was about 50% larger in diameter than the other one. When I pointed that out to the clerk she didn't seem to think it mattered, and said, "So what, it works doesen't it?" Redux: Picked up that shirt yesterday, now with two matching buttons on it, and received a profuse apology from the shop's owner. And you can't put on your own button??????????????? Yes I can, but I don't *have to* anymore......Nor do I have to clean my own house, or haul my own trash to our town's dump. I was smart enough and ambitious enought to aquire enough money over the last 50 years so that now I can help out younger folks in lesser stations who haven't "made it" yet by giving them employment doing things like that. I prefer to spend my limited spare time on Rotary Club projects which benefit other folks so that I can feel good by doing good. You got a problem with that Fran? I regard that as being both lazy and deserving of being ****ed off. And, judging from that remark of yours I strongly suspect that some strange accident has completely reversed your entire ailementary canal. Plonk! Jeff -- Jeffry Wisnia (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE) "As long as there are final exams, there will be prayer in public schools" |
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And, judging from that remark of yours I strongly suspect that some strange accident has completely reversed your entire ailementary canal. Don't take it too personally Jeff. Be glad you don't live next door to her, or worse, married to her. __________________________________________________ _____________________ SteveM |
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Stephen Moore wrote:
And, judging from that remark of yours I strongly suspect that some strange accident has completely reversed your entire ailementary canal. Don't take it too personally Jeff. Be glad you don't live next door to her, or worse, married to her. __________________________________________________ _____________________ SteveM Naw, you misunderstood me Steve. I just figured that given the part of the world it was posted from, maybe things had a propensity for becoming inverted and reversed. How did you adevine that Fran is a she? The best damn nanny we had when the kids were small was named Fran. He was a guy named Francis, and very much a man. G Back to the thread now: I am very ****ed at the inconsideration of store employees who lock the entrance door several minutes before the closing time posted on that door. That sometimes happens just as I'm striding toward it, having probably driven a bit too recklessly through exasperating traffic conditions for the past twenty minutes to get there, and exhaling a sigh of relief thinking that I'd "made it" in time to buy that one thing I desparately needed. Pointing at my (accurate) watch and gesturing is fruitless, I'm know I'm not gonna get what I came for. Yeah, I understand they want to finish their work and get home, so why not post a closing time 15 minutes earlier and then keep the doors unlocked 5 minutes past that time so people like me don't feel they're being shat on? My uncle Schlomo would have kept his shop open till the next day if customers were still heading toward the door. Course it was *his* store and that's what makes the difference. Just try telling a store employee that the people he's "working for" are really the customers, not the store's managers. Chances are he/she won't understand what you're saying. A close second for the annoyance award are the shopkeepers who are too lazy or dumb to take down the "OPEN" signs in their windows when they close up. You don't find out the place is closed until after you've hunted around for five minutes to finally find a parking space a block away, then then hoof it over to the locked store in a pouring rainstorm. Arrgh! Happy HGolidays all! -- Jeffry Wisnia (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE) "As long as there are final exams, there will be prayer in public schools" |
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"Stephen Moore" wrote in message
And, judging from that remark of yours I strongly suspect that some strange accident has completely reversed your entire ailementary canal. Don't take it too personally Jeff. Be glad you don't live next door to her, or worse, married to her. Wash your mouth out Stephen! I was fussy about who I married and I chose wisely and well and we have been happy together for more that 30 years. I didn't choose a sloth who can't sew on his own button nor one who thinks that merely because we have managed to climb up the dung pile and have reached a technical millionarie status that we (or he) can become lazy and not do our/his own dirty work. |
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Jeff Wisnia posted for all of us....
My prize ****off for yesterday was picking up my shirts at the cleaner/laundry after having asked them to please replace a lost collar button on one shirt when I left them off. I glanced at the shirt to make sure they'd done it and saw that the button they grabbed to sew on was about 50% larger in diameter than the other one. When I pointed that out to the clerk she didn't seem to think it mattered, and said, "So what, it works doesen't it?" Jeff Rip off the small button and take it back. 1/3 chance of big button**a match, 1/3 of another small button**different match, or 1/3 chance of something completely different. -- Tekkie |
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Did you ask if they had a forklift? Most of the farm and home stores
around here do, they could have used that to move the tanks up on the rack. Personally, I would have flipped the tank over and tried to get the ice out that way. Of course if it was one of the metal tanks with the ridged sides and the lip on top, it probably wouldn't have worked. I like the Rubbermaid tanks, stepped sides so you can flip them over and the ice just drops out even if frozen solid. - Tim |
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On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 04:12:00 -0600, maradclif wrote:
WHY, WHY, WHY don't they put them on the shelves upside down? It don't take a rocket scientist to figure that out???? So, why not have it put in your truck upside down? Let the ice melt enough for it to drop down on the bed, lift the tank off, remove tailgate, back down an incline at a sprightly speed, and jam on the brakes? |
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Hi,
This should be a good lesson for you! Keep spares.. I admit that sometime you run out of spares. But if you replace your stock before it gets to low then you most probably won't have an emergency. I try to keep my fence items on hand. Those dam animals don't know anything about material science. Plastic does get brittle as the temp goes down but the animal doesn't. As for the quality of store personnel, we as a nation expect something for nothing generally, Walmart is a good example. The price of items is reflected by the support people needed to provide said items. So if you buy from a Walmart, Menards' or where ever. You should expect to get service that is reflected by the price you pay. The class of people who work at the bargain price stores/suppliers tends to be a younger non-experienced person. Some are just working to get by while others are just working while still in school. Sure occasionally you will get a older person who is just working to supplement the retirement income, who might have some experience in the area. Even then you cannot depend on that! I see our local TSC is advertising for help with farm experience. Most farmers I know don't have time to work in TSC or the like for the advertised wages. Lot of the younger experienced hands wouldn't work for that wage either. So they hire a person who has never worked on a farm let alone step onto one. I do not expect much from the clerks. I just want one that can point me to the item I am requesting. Or get the item from stock. Even at this level it can be a demanding task. Simple example, I was at the store in the cheese section looking for some fetta. I asked a store clerk if they stocked it. He said 'What's that?'. I explained what fetta cheese was and he had to go to his supervisor (older about 45'ish). He didn't know! he called the deli department. Sure enough it was stocked there about 100 feet away. Sure not in their department but the idea of someone that works in a dairy department doesn't know about dairy is absurd. But education for ones duty is not necessary if all you do is move items from a cooler too the shelf. Same goes for any area of the work place. Most people will do enough to just get by. As another poster stated about the mom & pop hardware store. They would go out of their way to help you. If they could provide something the clerks would find a way to get the desired item or point you to another provider if all else fails. Regards and God speed, Gary The magic is in the Magician not the wand! -----------== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Uncensored Usenet News ==---------- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----= Over 100,000 Newsgroups - Unlimited Fast Downloads - 19 Servers =----- |
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What bugs me to no end these days is going to a store like Home Depot
or Lowe's and, IF you can find somebody to help you, it's somebody pretending to be Bob Vila, when in reality he doesn't know which end of a hammer to hit the nail with. I do NOT mind if he just says, "I don't know." Once I was in Home Depot looking for a tube of caulking. I wanted the kind that goes around the edge of a bathtub. Not around the floor, but the upper rim, where it gets wet. Of course, it needed to be waterproof. So this dingbat walks up and I ask him, "are you very experienced with caulking?" and he blares, "oh, yes sir, absolutely, what can I help you with?" I told him, and he scratches his chin, looks around and pulls out a tube of Liquid Nails! He stood there frowning and studying the lable for a couple of minutes (while I'm just STANDING there), and finally said, "well this would probably work... see, it says 'water resistant' right here.... anything else I can help you with today?" I just walked off. I have this vivid mental image of that guy caulking his bathtub with Liquid Nails.. Ron M. |
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Ron M. wrote: What bugs me to no end these days is going to a store like Home Depot or Lowe's and, IF you can find somebody to help you, it's somebody pretending to be Bob Vila, when in reality he doesn't know which end of a hammer to hit the nail with. I do NOT mind if he just says, "I don't know." From another perspective: I worked with tools all my life and am a pretty good handiman. After retirement I worked in Lowes ToolWorld for a while. When customers learned that I actually knew what I was talking about, they wouldn't let anyone else but me help them. I even had customers ask me to follow them to other departments to help them. Not that I was that smart or good, but I never tried to BS them and they appreciated it. Bob S. |
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"Bob S." wrote in message oups.com... Ron M. wrote: What bugs me to no end these days is going to a store like Home Depot or Lowe's and, IF you can find somebody to help you, it's somebody pretending to be Bob Vila, when in reality he doesn't know which end of a hammer to hit the nail with. I do NOT mind if he just says, "I don't know." From another perspective: I worked with tools all my life and am a pretty good handiman. After retirement I worked in Lowes ToolWorld for a while. When customers learned that I actually knew what I was talking about, they wouldn't let anyone else but me help them. I even had customers ask me to follow them to other departments to help them. Not that I was that smart or good, but I never tried to BS them and they appreciated it. Bob S. There used to be a guy like that at Dick's Sporting Goods in the fishing department. Must've been a mistake, putting an actual fishing addict in that department. The guy was amazing. Some suit at the home office must've found out that he was selling people 3 times more lures than they came in for, showing them the best knots to use with the products, and writing down locations where he'd had some luck catching fish. They moved him to the clothing department. |
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Doug Kanter posted for all of us....
There used to be a guy like that at Dick's Sporting Goods in the fishing department. Must've been a mistake, putting an actual fishing addict in that department. The guy was amazing. Some suit at the home office must've found out that he was selling people 3 times more lures than they came in for, showing them the best knots to use with the products, and writing down locations where he'd had some luck catching fish. They moved him to the clothing department. He's now in charge of the fur lined jock straps... -- Tekkie |
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And trying to pry his naked wife off the tub?
-- Christopher A. Young Keep Jesus Christ in CHRISTmas www.lds.org www.mormons.com "Ron M." wrote in message oups.com... What bugs me to no end these days is going to a store like Home Depot or Lowe's and, IF you can find somebody to help you, it's somebody pretending to be Bob Vila, when in reality he doesn't know which end of a hammer to hit the nail with. I do NOT mind if he just says, "I don't know." Once I was in Home Depot looking for a tube of caulking. I wanted the kind that goes around the edge of a bathtub. Not around the floor, but the upper rim, where it gets wet. Of course, it needed to be waterproof. So this dingbat walks up and I ask him, "are you very experienced with caulking?" and he blares, "oh, yes sir, absolutely, what can I help you with?" I told him, and he scratches his chin, looks around and pulls out a tube of Liquid Nails! He stood there frowning and studying the lable for a couple of minutes (while I'm just STANDING there), and finally said, "well this would probably work... see, it says 'water resistant' right here.... anything else I can help you with today?" I just walked off. I have this vivid mental image of that guy caulking his bathtub with Liquid Nails.. Ron M. |
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Gary posted for all of us....
I do not expect much from the clerks. I just want one that can point me to the item I am requesting. Or get the item from stock. Even at this level it can be a demanding task. Simple example, I was at the store in the cheese section looking for some fetta. I asked a store clerk if they stocked it. He said 'What's that?'. I explained what fetta cheese was and he had to go to his supervisor (older about 45'ish). He didn't know! he called the deli department. Sure enough it was stocked there about 100 feet away. Sure not in their department but the idea of someone that works in a dairy department doesn't know about dairy is absurd. But education for ones duty is not necessary if all you do is move items from a cooler too the shelf. Should have asked for Fromunda -- Tekkie |
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Gary wrote: I do not expect much from the clerks. I just want one that can point me to the item I am requesting. Or get the item from stock. Even at this level it can be a demanding task. Simple example, I was at the store in the cheese section looking for some fetta. I asked a store clerk if they stocked it. He said 'What's that?'. I explained what fetta cheese was and he had to go to his supervisor (older about 45'ish). He didn't know! he called the deli department. Sure enough it was stocked there about 100 feet away. Sure not in their department but the idea of someone that works in a dairy department doesn't know about dairy is absurd. But education for ones duty is not necessary if all you do is move items from a cooler too the shelf. Did you spell it out for them? -- SPAMBLOCK NOTICE! To reply to me, delete the h from apkh.net, if it is there. |
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William Brown wrote:
Gary wrote: I do not expect much from the clerks. I just want one that can point me to the item I am requesting. Or get the item from stock. Even at this level it can be a demanding task. Simple example, I was at the store in the cheese section looking for some fetta. I asked a store clerk if they stocked it. He said 'What's that?'. I explained what fetta cheese was and he had to go to his supervisor (older about 45'ish). He didn't know! he called the deli department. Sure enough it was stocked there about 100 feet away. Sure not in their department but the idea of someone that works in a dairy department doesn't know about dairy is absurd. But education for ones duty is not necessary if all you do is move items from a cooler too the shelf. Did you spell it out for them? Hope not since he misspelled it.... |
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Did you happen to mention this to the store manager?
In article , wrote: - I just came home from a Menards store. I needed to buy another - livestock watering tank. The store only had one 70 gallon and one 100 - gallon tank in stock. Both were stored outdoors. The temperature is - zero today. I decided to take the 70 gallon one, paid for it, and - went outside to the lot to get it. Now. you tell me why they had them - on the shelves with the OPEN side UP. The tank was half filled with - ice, and it took 3 guys to get it off the 5 foot high shelf, and load - it in my truck with all that ice in it. I am now running a stock tank - heater inside of it, (still on my truck), so that I can bucket out the - melted ice and unload the thing. WHY, WHY, WHY don't they put them on - the shelves upside down? It don't take a rocket scientist to figure - that out???? - - It's a good thing I didn't buy the 100 gallon one. That one was about - 12 feet up on the shelf, and since it did not have other items above - it, like the one I bought, and was on the top shelf, I have a feeling - that one was entirely filled with ice. There is no way we could have - lifted that. - - This just makes no sense to me. Even a complete moron should be able - to figure out that they should be stored with the OPEN side DOWN. I - am not cutting down Menards, I do a lot of business with them, and am - generally satisfied with their products and customer service. But - this is just plain assenine. If I weren't for the fact that I needed - the tank immediately, they would have lost a sale, and I would have - gone elsewhere to buy one. But then too, could I have found one? - - This brings up another gripe of mine. When the stores are full of - Christmas items, and I mean ALL stores, they dont stock "normal" - items. Last week I was at Walmart and decided to buy another garden - hose, since I had one break. I bought a hose at Walmart during the - summer and found it to be one of the best hoses I have gotten for the - price. Well, I was shocked to find they did not have one single hose. - I asked the clerk, who had to call the manager, who said they do have - them in storage, but can not get to them, until all the Christmas - merchandise is gone. Well, excuse me..... I have nothing against - Christmas decorations, but my animals need water 365 days a year. - They dont stop drinking at Christmas. I also use my manure fork all - year round, as do I use shovels and other yard type tools. If I break - one of these, I need to buy another, and can not wait until all the - Christmas decorations are put away. Even the local farm supply store - is lacking in farm items, but well stocked with Christmas decorations. - They were out of electric fence gate handles the other day, and those - things break more often in winter due to ice, than any other time of - year. Yet, not a one in the store........ This is very inconsiderate - to their customers and it really ****es me off ! - - - Mark -- 8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail) ~~~~~~ "I reserve the absolute right to be smarter today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson http://www.suzanne-eckhardt.com/ ***Revelation 22:12*** ICQ: 349878998 http://www.intergnat.com/malebashing/ |
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You expect consumers to be any more sensible than the idiots behind the
counter? How do you think things have gotten so bad to begin with? "Suzie-Q" wrote in message ... Did you happen to mention this to the store manager? In article , wrote: - I just came home from a Menards store. I needed to buy another - livestock watering tank. The store only had one 70 gallon and one 100 - gallon tank in stock. Both were stored outdoors. snip |
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don't set yourself up for disappointment, plan your shopping trips better to
be more successful calling ahead to see if they have in stock what you want minimizes wasted trips you're better to buy off the net or over the phone sometimes by the time you factor in transportation costs and the cost of your time to "go shopping",,,,,,,,,and,,,,,,,,,driving around in a vehicle to "go shopping" can create significant physical and mental stress in humans (evidenced by your last sentence) do your animals need water 366 days a year in leap years? ; ) wrote in message ... I just came home from a Menards store. I needed to buy another livestock watering tank. The store only had one 70 gallon and one 100 gallon tank in stock. Both were stored outdoors. The temperature is zero today. I decided to take the 70 gallon one, paid for it, and went outside to the lot to get it. Now. you tell me why they had them on the shelves with the OPEN side UP. The tank was half filled with ice, and it took 3 guys to get it off the 5 foot high shelf, and load it in my truck with all that ice in it. I am now running a stock tank heater inside of it, (still on my truck), so that I can bucket out the melted ice and unload the thing. WHY, WHY, WHY don't they put them on the shelves upside down? It don't take a rocket scientist to figure that out???? It's a good thing I didn't buy the 100 gallon one. That one was about 12 feet up on the shelf, and since it did not have other items above it, like the one I bought, and was on the top shelf, I have a feeling that one was entirely filled with ice. There is no way we could have lifted that. This just makes no sense to me. Even a complete moron should be able to figure out that they should be stored with the OPEN side DOWN. I am not cutting down Menards, I do a lot of business with them, and am generally satisfied with their products and customer service. But this is just plain assenine. If I weren't for the fact that I needed the tank immediately, they would have lost a sale, and I would have gone elsewhere to buy one. But then too, could I have found one? This brings up another gripe of mine. When the stores are full of Christmas items, and I mean ALL stores, they dont stock "normal" items. Last week I was at Walmart and decided to buy another garden hose, since I had one break. I bought a hose at Walmart during the summer and found it to be one of the best hoses I have gotten for the price. Well, I was shocked to find they did not have one single hose. I asked the clerk, who had to call the manager, who said they do have them in storage, but can not get to them, until all the Christmas merchandise is gone. Well, excuse me..... I have nothing against Christmas decorations, but my animals need water 365 days a year. They dont stop drinking at Christmas. I also use my manure fork all year round, as do I use shovels and other yard type tools. If I break one of these, I need to buy another, and can not wait until all the Christmas decorations are put away. Even the local farm supply store is lacking in farm items, but well stocked with Christmas decorations. They were out of electric fence gate handles the other day, and those things break more often in winter due to ice, than any other time of year. Yet, not a one in the store........ This is very inconsiderate to their customers and it really ****es me off ! Mark |
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I avoid going to (any) stores in December. It is too hectic and too
hard on credit cards. I have plenty of household repairs to do with everything I need. |
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