A "What Did You Think Today" Digression!

ha - knock you off your perch - HA

ha - knock you off your halibut - HA

Reminds me of a farm in NH with a sign that read:

"Don't even think of crossing this field unless you think you can do it in 9 seconds. The bull can do it in 10." (or something to that effect - it's been over 10 years)

morning all.....grumble grumble grumble

easyBeth is bavk!

Others are trying....but no! the wabbit remains unshaken on her perch!!!

TRY HARDER!!!!!

Just for the halibut.

ehBeth, thought of you when I read this today:



http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/25/arts/television/25TVWK.html

What I thought today was that we all should start a revolution and not take CRAP service anymore, its an epidemic and several of you wonderful people have suffered it as well as myself, Gautam being a recent victim.

I thinks its worse in the UK, please tell me if its different where you are.

Lets kick some butt !!!!

I do think it's worse in the UK. When I lived there (London) I bought a gorgeous skirt that I just couldn't pass up, but when I got home I realized I just absolutely couldn't afford it, no matter how gorgeous. I spoke about it with an English housemate:

Me: Isn't this purty? I have to take it back, though.
EH: Why? It looks fine to me.
Me: Oh it's more than fine, I just have to return it -- can't afford it.
EH: So... why'd you buy it?
Me: Er well I got caught up in the moment. I haven't worn it or anything, still has it's tags, still have receipt, so won't be a problem to return... right?
EH: MUWAhahahahahhaha....!

This is taken as an article of faith in the US -- "the customer is always right", and you can buy things, take them home, see how they coordinate or whatever, then if you change your mind, take them back. Doesn't seem to be the same expectation in the UK. (Or didn't, circa 1993.)

You're pretty much right, we are scared of the embarrasment. Its all about expectation and you are SO right about it being worse. Whenever I am in the States I am always bowled over by the service. A lot of companies here advertise how great their service is, they just never manage to deliver. When they do you are so grateful you want to kiss them, have them be godmother to your children, buy them a house, leave them your possessions when you die and name your grandchildren after them.

I'm ready to fight back and feeling rather bloody today

Okay, I will be nice to you today.

monday.

montag.

lunes.







you just can't take the evil out of the word.

I don't think it is abt embarrassement hiama. I think people have just given up on any hope for things to improve. The fact that most of the sales people are pimply teenages on a minimum wage does not nothing to imporve the situation - they really don't care whether business grows or not. They are just passing their time. I have so many horror stories to tell abt Customer service in this country that I can write a bloody book on it. Almost always I make a scene, scream shout - but the next time I go back, it is back to square one.

The biggest irk I have is that most of the stores assume that if u have brown skin, you either can;t afford the product they are selling, or you just don;t know what you are talking abt !

How are the teeth, G?

The pain is much less pd - the surgery is scheduled for the 16th.

I still cant eat properly - so it is very small bites and very slow chewing, taking three times the time taken to eat a meal - and ofocurse it should not include very chewy food.

ahhhhh, beg pardon; for some reason i though they were coming out this past weekend.

This past weekend I had an appointment with an oral surgeon. He does not advise surgery right away as I still have some residual infection left. So am still on antibiotics for 5 more days (that will make it almost 2 weeks of no booze!!)

rather you than me, brother.

You gonna be the healthiest looking chubby cheeker in London when you have the surgery, Gautam! Thin, healthy, and swollen cheeked!