A few years ago, as I was browsing laptops at an office store, a young salesman approached me. “Man” is a bit of a stretch. He looked about twelve years old and was unusually short.
I’m not exactly up on all the latest technology. Hell, my smartphone (which replaced the flip phone two years ago) doesn’t even have a data plan, and I mostly use it for taking photos and checking messages.
Are you all recoiling in horror now? 😀 Let me explain, not that I need to…
Working from home, I spend a lot of time online. When I go out, my preference is to get away from it – not carry it around with me. Besides, free wifi is readily available these days, should the need arise (rarely!)
Plus, I don’t see the point of paying a hefty monthly fee for a cell phone that usually sleeps in my purse or pocket. It’s a basic model and costs $20.00 a month. Good enough!
I also still buy CDs and DVDs/Bluerays because I have the equipment to play them, so why not? It’s the “old dog, new tricks” scenario. Back to the salesman…
Computer manufacturers are phasing out DVD/CD drives, so I asked if a particular model had one. Smart-ass kid says, “Oh, that’s so ten years ago!” Smirk, smirk. “Why take that extra step when you can stream everything online?”
At this point, my patience and good humour were still intact: “Because it’s what I’m used to. Some of us still prefer the old way. Could you please give me the model number, for 
comparison purposes?”
He rolled his eyes and pointed to the sticker on the computer. “It’s right there. Just take a picture of it.”
Impertinent little shit! Switching to icy, staccato tone: “It would be quicker for you to write it down, than for me to rummage through my purse, locate the phone, and take a photo.”
Looking perplexed, he mumbled, “let me find a pen” (in an office supply store!) and took off down the aisle.
I was half expecting him not to return, but he did, complete with a pre-printed spec sheet. I smiled and said: “See, that wasn’t so hard. You should be nice to old people. There are a lot of us, and we buy stuff.”
He looked a little sheepish now. Silly boy! Why alienate a potential buyer?
Rather than having to deal with Mr. Impudence again, I checked out the specs and ordered the laptop online. No commission for him!
WE ARE OLD, OUTSPOKEN AND ORNERY!
DON’T PISS US OFF!
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Have you ever encountered a rude salesperson?
How did you handle it?
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95 thoughts on “OLD, OUTSPOKEN AND ORNERY”
Ha! I think with technology, most people assume that the whole world is up to date and enjoying them. Not really and why should we be vanilla when we can be so much more and all different.
We all do what works best for us. It’s the disdain that some young people have for their elders that disturbs me the most. Whatever happened to respect? 😛 Thanks for coming by, Parul.
Serves him right… No commission for him. He shouldn’t be so condescending!
Exactly! 🙂 Condescending seems to be the norm, these days. 😛
There are some very good reasons why it is still better to own one’s favorite music and movies on CDs and DVDs rather than relying on streaming and Internet sites. But trying to explain the reasons to pimple-faced punks would be a waste of time and might cause their limited brain cell capacity to go POP!
The older I get, the dumber young people seem to get.
~ D-FensDogG
‘Stephen T. McCarthy Reviews…’
Agreed! 🙂 I love the look of shelves stocked with my favourite music, movies and books. That’s home, to me! These little brats have no clue. Thanks for coming by, Stephen. How’s the new job?
You clever girl. I’m old and ornery, too. At work I like to assist our older clients, especially the ones who are elderly and won’t have anything to do with a cell phone or computer. My experience working in a nursing home helps me communicate with them.
Love,
Janie
It takes finesse to communicate with the elderly. Young people don’t have the patience or the right attitude. They should all be required to complete courses, in my opinion. Thanks for coming by, Janie! 🙂
good for you, putting the young punk in his place. I still buy CDs too
Thanks! 🙂 They still make CDs, so obviously, that market hasn’t died out, yet. I love the look of shelves filled with music, movies and books.
And they wonder why we’re ornery! Not the way I was raised at all, which is why I take such offense. I put on my best stink-eye and demand to speak to a supervisor – immediately – or else! I love the look of astonishment. Here’s an unbelievable twist to the same story: The closest community to the ranch we lived and worked on was affectionately called “Menopause Flats” because, honestly, those silver-haired stinkers didn’t practice what they preached. Hubs walked into an upscale shoe store for premium work boots (as they held up longer) and was met at the door with “Oh, you’ll need to go on up to Walmart” (forty miles further down the road). Hubs shrugged and displayed the wad of cash he’d planned to spend and said “Your loss.”
Nice laptop!
Yes, it’s amazing how the younger generation expects us to take their rudeness in stride. Not happening! You’d think it would be in their employers’ best interests to monitor their staff’s performance! Your hubby’s experience reminds me of that scene from “Pretty Woman,” where Julia Roberts goes back to the store that shunned her, waving her expensive purchases from elsewhere in their faces. Stupid salesclerks! I guess snobbery transcends generations! 😛 Actually, that is a cheapie laptop, purchased as a spare, in case something goes wrong with the main one. Yes, I’m that obsessed. Hahaha! Thanks for coming by, diedre! 🙂
You remind me of A Man Called Ove when Ove goes to buy an iPad. I think you’d enjoy the book.
Hahaha! Ove is actually younger than I am, but I’m a little more computer-savvy since I know what an iPad is. 😉
Thanks for coming by.
I have encountered not a rude salesman because I never set out to buy anything but I have encountered rude ladies working in salons who for some reason are forever miffed when they come to know the 2 eyebrows are mismatched or the body hair is too overgrown. One of them, one time, asked me about the bad eyebrows and which salon did I get it done the previous time in a somewhat cross manner and I answered it was Her’s and it was she who had done it last time. Which was true. I didn’t go back there again.
I hate going to the salons.
Rude salon employees are even worse since they have personal contact! I’d rather do these things myself and rarely even get a hair cut. 😀 Sadly, rudeness seems to be the way of the world, now. Thanks for coming by! 🙂
Hi Debbie – I know … I can understand … I work my way round things … and grump and groan with friends so we can have a good laugh. I walk out … I swallow hard, because I know I just need to get ‘that’ (whatever ‘that’ is!) sorted and so need to persevere … I try and set an example … not always easy either! Glad you got a new laptop … cheers Hilary
I’m all for setting a good example by shopping locally, Hilary, but sometimes, it’s just not worth the aggravation, when you have to deal with these little arrogant punks. Life is too short! I know retailers are suffering, thanks to online shopping, but they should maybe consider hiring more qualified people.
Debbie,
Generally when we encounter rude, know-it-all salespeople we milk them for everything we can get because it doesn’t matter we still walk away learning something new. Of course, that salesperson won’t earn a commission from our purchase, though. We will either find another person we like or do like you buy online. There will always be insensitive and arrogant folks in the world but I liked how you sidewinded the dude in the process with your approach. Way to go! Someday these same people will be old, too. Let’s see who’s smirking then. 😀
Good strategy, Cathy! ? I was pleased to receive that spec sheet. 😀 You’re right, these young people have no realization they’ll be in the same boat as we are, one day. Thanks for coming by. I hope you’re enjoying your summer break. I’m not doing well in that category, yet. Might need to take a total break, soon. Cheers!
I recall give place cash and they could come with change and the amount was under $20
Hi Dora! 🙂 It seems that all basic skills are lacking in young people, these days. Scary to think they’ll be the ones in charge someday! 😮 Thanks for coming by.
Gilly had basically the same experience, also went on-line to buy.
Yes, I saw that. 🙂 Her story was much more interesting! I guess rude salespeople are a worldwide phenomenon! 😛
Ha ha! I’m the next step down from you- I HAVE a flip phone with no data plan, and I do all my stuff from a pc!
That was me two years ago, but then I got hooked on Instagram for my photos. It works best with a Smartphone. 🙂
There seems to be more and more rude salespeople and they are usually young. What’s up with that? I love how you handled this short guy. Perhaps he’s testy because he’s vertically challenged. You never know.
Have a fabulous day, Deborah. ♥
Hahaha! 🙂 Yes, maybe he had a Napolean complex! Thanks, Sandee. Deborah was my mother’s “angry” name for me! Apart from her and one aunt, nobody ever called me that. It’s kind of fun, for a change.
I shop mostly online because I don’t have the patience for snarky salespeople. This reminds me of the dress shop scene in the movie “Pretty Woman” – where Julia Roberts (Vivian), previously shunned by the posh boutique, returns after receiving a makeover and access to tons of money. The salesperson doesn’t recognize Vivian and is all too happy to help her, knowing that she has money. “You work on commission, right?” Vivian asks her. “Big mistake! Big! HUGE!” she yells while shaking the shopping bags in her face and then leaves the store. I loved this scene!
Being kind and patient with customers goes a long way, whether face to face or on the phone/computer.
I love Pretty Woman and that scene especially! 😀 It seems that good customer service has become the exception and not the norm. What a sad world! Thanks, Eugenia!
WE ARE OLD, OUTSPOKEN AND ORNERY!
DON’T PISS US OFF! More and more every day!
You know it! 😀 Cheers!
Good for you, Debbie! One should stick to what one is comfortable with and definitely not give into this so called generation gap and their gadgets!
I’m so glad you found what you wanted online and spared him off his commission. That kid deserved it!
And the trouble is, the gadgets become obsolete so quickly! 😮 Yes, the little brat got what he deserved. 😀
Thanks.
Only once, about several years ago. Went to a JC Penny store at my local mall because I needed to buy a new pair of pseudo dress shoes. The clerk that finally came out to help lasted all of one minute with me until she found another interesting customer (female) to deal with.
My norm is usually not dealing with salespeople unless I initiate the contact. Makes life that much easier.
Oh, I hate it when they initiate the contact! 😛 “Don’t call us, we’ll call you” is much better.
Oh so you have these little shits too then! Oh my goodness they are SO annoying. And good for you for standing your ground. This is the reason why the High Street is dying. People like us WANT to go and buy in person from a real shop but these attitudes drive us to buy online. I have been trying to buy a new camera for the last couple of weeks. I am tired of carrying a bag full of lenses and decided to get a good quality fixed lens Nikon with an extensive zoom range. You wouldn’t believe the difficulty I had trying to spend money in an actual shop! I went in John Lewis, which is usually pretty good because their staff are shareholders. But nope, I got this tall, skinny 10 year old with floppy hair and an attitude just like your guy. I won’t recount the whole story here but it was pretty much the same as yours. So on Saturday, we went into town to another store called Jessops in the futile hope of actually handling the camera I was thinking of buying – because it was a lot of money. And guess what, your exact little boy served us! I was so pissed off that I went home and ordered a new 18 – 300mm lens for my current camera ONLINE! Forget the new flipping camera if I can’t actually HOLD one before buying! Getting a zoom lens with a wider range saved me £360 and will go towards costing the miserable little ‘sales’ boys their jobs in the end. My lens arrives from Amazon today and this is why Jeff Bezos is taking over the world! All the shops are now are places where they hold hardly any actual stock and these ‘boys’ get on the computers to order for us. Like I needed to go into town for that! I’m not paying upfront for a camera I’ve never tried! And I’m sick of these kids not being able to answer technical questions. I’m also sick of their attitude towards us ‘oldies’. I suspect you have opened a big old can of worms here Debbie and will be inundated with stories! Well done.
I just read your whole story and also left a comment. What a pain! ? Thanks for the mention, by the way. 🙂 So, this problem is on a world-wide scale, then. 😛 Yes, it’s too bad the retailers don’t understand the value of a courteous and knowledgeable employee! I do prefer to support local business, but sometimes, it’s more trouble than it’s worth!
I am glad you found what you wanted and did not have to settle for what someone wanted you to have.
Ha! I’m not the type to “settle”! 😀
Omg. Don’t all salespeople look 12 anymore?? And doctors too! I prefer desktop to laptop and when my kids bought me a new computer last year or the year before, it didn’t come with the cd/dvd slot on the side of it and for the SAME reason that little runt said to you! It’s all about streaming now but like you, I still like my cds and dvds. I love your answer. Be nice to old people. I’m so going to use that. – Happy Monday! (almost in Idaho)
I had the same thing Mimi, when I replaced my Mac. I had to buy a separate CD/DVD player AND a new remote mic because my old one wasn’t USB. It’s scandalous that tech stuff goes out of date so fast and causes mountains of obsolete equipment that no one knows how to dispose of – such a waste, ?
Thankfully, you can still buy separate DVD/CD players for computers. The workforce, in general, seems to be getting younger and younger! 😮 Ageism (which you can never prove) is a real issue, in my opinion. We “old people” should rise up and revolt! 😀
If the way my 91 year old mum gets treated out in public sometimes, there is worse to come when we get a few more years on us – so yes, let’s start a revolution now! I hasten to add, some people are absolute angels to my mum, not everyone is impatient.
Egads, you can stream everything and pay for it everytime. At least with a CD, you can play it twenty years from now provided you have a CD player. I think I will buy a good CD player. When they phase things out, it happens pretty quick. I still got a few 8 tracks, four to be precise. I just can’t toss them. Good memories.
So true, Ann! CD players are getting harder to find. I know what you mean about the memories. We tossed our 8 tracks about 10 years ago after the player broke, but still have all the vinyl 45s and LPs, plus numerous cassettes and CDs. We play them all, still! 🙂
Good for you, Debbie! The little goathead deserved a swift kick in the manners department. As a kid, I would not have dared to treat an older person with anything but respect (grandma would have hung me out to dry!). It’s a shame kids, let alone store personnel, are no longer expected to be respectful.
Some would classify me as ‘technology challenged’ but it doesn’t bother me a bit. If I don’t know something it’s because I don’t care to. Otherwise, I find out. That being said, I rarely use two minutes of air time per month on the tiny phone that resides in the darkness of my purse; taking exotic pictures of lint and paperclips, while I have yet to discover where the camera button is even located!
As for experiences, a salesman left me to go get batteries to test whether or not my prospective purchase actually worked. A couple minutes later, a young woman came to me with batteries in hand and asked if I was the “old lady in red”. mutterin’ magpies….:-)
I’m with you, Diedre. I learn whatever I need to for my own purposes and smartphones aren’t on that list. 🙂
That young girl deserves a swift kick as well for addressing you as “the old lady”. Hope you had a snappy comeback for that one!
LOL, I know exactly what you mean. I still use only me house phone, you know the old fashioned land line. Hubby has a cell phone, a flip phone for emergencies, that he barely keeps charged. Although, he does need one for work, we’re trying to decide which one. I just changed Internet service, or rather am in the process, and it isn’t going well. I called my current provider to ask if I could negotiate a better fee, since they were offering everything for less than what I’m currently paying. I just want what I have to work right – I don’t need all the bells and whistles – could we come to an agreement. No, she says, I can’t downgrade – I can only upgrade. I said, you won’t even negotiate with a client to keep them as a client? No, sorry I’m not allowed to do that. So I’m changing – well trying too. I waited four hours yesterday and no one showed up – today the wrong service did! If I could turn it all off I would, but I need the internet, now, for work, for finance – damn it anyway! LOL
I did the same as you Debbie, Friday’s news took me offline and totally out of sorts as I tried to make sense in a world where none seems to exist! When Bush won the presidency way back when – I said the world was going to Hell in a hand basket. Little did I know the depths to which it would fall – not even Dante’s Inferno captured where we are now.
We also have a land line, Yolanda and plan on keeping it as long as possible. I’m trying to convince my husband to get a cell phone for emergencies, but he’s balking at the idea. He had a company phone for 5 years that was okay to use for personal calls (within reason), which he (happily) gave back after changing jobs. He’s a real technophobe and freaked out when they gave him this Blackberry with all the trimmings! 😀 That’s nasty about your ISP not allowing you to downgrade services. They always offer better deals to new signees, but ours does let us make changes either way. Hope you get that resolved to your satisfaction. So aggravating!
The sad saga in Paris and Europe continues and now a voice analyst is saying the message from the terrorists claiming responsibility was made by a man with either a southern Ontario or Northeastern U.S. accent?! Hope not; that hits way too close to home!
technology is changing everyday. I sometimes fail understand the conversations my little cousins have. 😉
I wish customer service guys were a little more considerate. Good that he didn’t receive any commission. 🙂
I know – the changes are coming too fast! I’m making more online purchases these days. Easier than dealing with snippy salespeople.
Ha Ha, I found this very amusing. I think older people do buy a lot of stuff and don’t get the respect they should. But my husband buys most things online, even fridges and TVs. Much cheaper and we’ve found the follow up remarkable!
So true, Denise. 🙂 I’ve started making more and more online purchases. It’s so much easier and no snippy salespeople to deal with.
Have you ever handled a rude salesman? Ha. Lost the count. But I remember this one time I was buying my car when the behavior of the boy handling our invoicing went through the roof. Official complaints had to be sent across to the parent company 😐
Rudeness seems to be more prevalent, these days. 😛 That car salesman must have been terrible! Hope you got a satisfactory response from the parent company.
Love this because it’s true — we have the money to buy things. You would think it would make more sense to help rather than hinder if he wants a sale.
You would think so, Mel. I’ve found myself making more online purchases, these days. Thanks for dropping in. 🙂
I had trouble getting service at Guitar Center, with an armload of high dollar music books when my son was Ops Manager!’
Needless to say, the floor staff took the attitude that they were doing the customer a huge favor…they’re at New jobs now…
Good to have a family member in management. 🙂 Arrogant salespeople seem to be everywhere these days. All the more reason to make more online purchases.
Three cheers! I loved the way you showed him his place . I’m often irked by the fact that salespersons address me as ‘sir’ and when I ask them if I look like a man they say “NO SIR! ” I can’t seem to win can I ?
I think some salespeople are not very bright. It’s a common condition these days. 😛 All the more reason to buy things online!
Debbie, no disrespect to your plight, but I love a good rant.
It’s generally a good idea to not be rude to ANY of your customers. How does he not know you are a big spender. What if you were truly looking to buy right then and there and his behaviour turned out off? It’s very likely it’s already happened.
I can’t think of any rude sales people recently, off the top of my head, but I know I’ve dealt with them before.
I also collect CD’s and DVD’s. I don’t like to collect anything digital. I also don’t read digital books. I’d rather have the book in my hand.
Agreed, Jeffrey. A good rant does a person good! 🙂 I’m buying more stuff online these days. Customer service seems to be a lost art. 😛 No digital music here, but I do have some ebooks in my tablet, along with hundreds of real books.
What a butthead! I mean, I sort of get his sentiment (I imagine it’s all day annoying questions from people that don’t understand technology) but that’s his job and being rude only results in rude (or a loss of commission). I typically research/shop for all that stuff online because I’m not the most techy person and oft times am made to feel stupid at these stores. :/
Good description, Madilyn! Definitely a butthead. 🙂 I’m buying more and more stuff online these days since customer service seems to be a lost art.
Mmmm….food for thought. When I travel (working) I have my smartphone, a pay as you go for out of country calls, a tablet for the plane and ferry and my laptop for the hotel. At home, I have two computers on my desk and I use them both at the same time. In my car I never listen to anything except CD’s. HOWEVER, I never have any electronic devices in front of other people or at the dinner table or in the living room when I am with my hubby. I will never allow my grandkids to have any devices during these times as well.
Rude salesmen? Rarely. Rude Saleswomen? Yes. Do I call them on it? Absolutely — just the same as leaving a penny tip to a rude waitress.
In the garage I have a turntable, an Atari, DVD players, playstation and others — you never know when I will sell them as antiques.
Hi, Carol; You’re a busy businesswoman, so these are tools of your trade. Perfectly understandable. Great that you don’t allow electronics at the table. That should be a law, everywhere! Kids get so wrapped up in these things. I have encountered a couple of rude saleswomen over the years too, Your comment about leaving a penny for a rude waitress made me laugh because three friends and I did the exact same thing! We each left her a penny and hope she got the message.
I’m sure all your old equipment will be worth something as antiques. I have a couple of VCRs, an old-style TV and a 1973 stereo console that still works well. That would probably sell, as it’s quite unique. Looks very “space age”. 🙂
Thanks for dropping in. Have a good week.
Dear Debbie, I hope writing your entertaining article helped relieve some of the other stresses. I found writing in my blog almost therapeutic, shutting everything else out, and just concentrating on that one article.
I loved your topic this week, and oh boy – I can relate. I don’t have a smart phone, and although I have a Kindle, I prefer paperback books. It’s all too much technical stuff, which sometimes puts me into a technical-brain- freeze.
The rudest sales person I ever encountered wasn’t too long ago. I was in a computer and television store. My granddaughter was with me. She was looking at the CD’s when she suddenly came running up to me. I could tell by her gait what was wrong. She needed to go to the ladies room… and fast.
I went up to the closest sales lady there, and while holding my, by now, panicky grandchild by the hand asked where the lady’s room is. You won’t believe what the little bxxch ( I guess around 20 years old) said to me. “Don’t you have any manners? You first greet a person, and don’t just go up and ask them a question!” Meanwhile my granddaughter started wailing, “Omaaaa!” (grandmother in German)… I honestly could have slugged that woman. She actually refused to tell me where the ladies room is.
Happy end… we found it on our own… but you can be certain, I will never take another step into that store again.
Oh yes, writing is always therapeutic. As for technology, I think it’s a case of too many changes, too fast and too much stuff we don’t need. 😛 I prefer real books as well, but must say, having e-books in my tablet makes it easier to travel with reading material and doesn’t contribute to luggage overweight. 🙂 Plus, Kindle books are so much cheaper.
That saleswoman certainly sounds like an arrogant bitch. (Please feel free to spell out words here – I do!) Good thing you found the bathroom in time!
Hi, Shady; Weekend blogging doesn’t work well for me generally, so I try to avoid it. This weekend would have been impossible. I’ll be back for the next BOTB.
What’s up with these young punks? ~best Rodney Dangerfield voice~ No respect, I tell ya! 🙂 Glad you stuck to your guns with the TV!
Too bad your break didn’t give you much respite. Hope you get some downtime in the near future. I’ll be coming round for a visit, soon. Cheers!
In India, ironically the place where I faced the most rudest behaviour is in some of the more famous temples from the local priests. They actively check your hand to see if there is money (an offering!) and if so, push you forward amidst the crowd to get a closer glimpse of the diety… if the money is less or no money at all, you get shunted past faster than you can say “Holy Moley”.
Ha! Money talks, especially in matters of religion. One would expect better behaviour from priests, however.
While I can get a net connection on my phone I don’t bother to use it, only because, like you, I’m online when I’m home and I really don’t want to be so connected when I’m out!
I hate it when salespeople act oversmart – I must confess I do try to bring them down a peg or two! 😉
Hi, Corinne; I’ll never understand why some people feel the need to be online constantly. It’s nice to get away from it, sometimes and experience life in the physical world. 🙂 Good for you! These uppity salespeople need to be brought down a peg.
Thanks for dropping in. Have a good week. 🙂
I am a salesperson, and I am as congenial there as I am here.
Looks like I need to be shopping for a new computer with a cd hard drive, too. Thanks for the heads up. I have over a hundred cds. Would be a crying shame if one day I could not listen to Gordon Lightfoot at the push of a button.
Hi, Myke; I think the arrogance factor is related to the youth factor. We older people still have manners. 😉
My CD collection is also large and I still buy CDs to add to it. Love the look on the shelves! CDs, DVDs, hardcover books and yes, even VHS tapes and (can you believe it?!) cassettes and old vinyl records. My stereo has a turntable, CD player, radio and cassette deck. Dinosaurs unite! HA!
I enjoyed reading the post. However, was I surprised for 12 year olds turning out to be salesmen? Yes I was. May be I am old too at 35 to know that…hahah
Well, he looked 12 years old to me, but I’m sure he was older – that would be against child labour laws. 🙂 Glad you enjoyed the post. Thanks for visiting.
Sometimes I wish technology would slow down. What I have now works and does just fine for me. Some of the upgrades are not really improvements.
Arlee Bird
I agree with that, Lee! What I really hate is when they make everything obsolete and you’re stuck with a whole collection of things you can’t use anymore, so you have to replace them with new stuff! Joke’s on them! I still have all the old equipment. 😀 Well, except for the 8-track machine.
I actually still have an 8 track player stored in the garage. I tried it about 6 years ago and it still worked. Most of my old tapes got all gummed up and sticky and unplayable so I don’t really need the working player. It’s kind of cool though. It’s in a big ol’ console stereo entertainment center from around 1971. I’ll probably put it on Craig’s List one day when I dispense with all the stuff that’s piled on top of it.
Arlee Bird
That’s an antique, Lee! Could be worth a few bucks.
I have a 1973 model; round, black and silver. Radio and turntable still work. Looks like this:
That is very very cool! What I have is a monster that masquerades as a piece of nonfunctional furniture.
I remember those! 🙂 We have ours in the back of the kitchen (office area) and still play the old records on it, once in awhile.
Good for you Debbie! Guess you weren’t so old that you didn’t know how to order it online, huh? Haha. And seriously, aren’t they all 12 yrs. old anymore? The tire guys, the drs., sales clerks, and I don’t think any of them have ever been trained in customer service. When I worked, it was required training. Bah. What do I know? I’m just an old person.
For sure, Angel! 😀 Yes, good customer service is a rarity these days. I remember attending several seminars on the subject, back in the corporate days.
I have a $10/mth pay as you go phone that flips:) People laugh but I say it costs me $10/mth-how much is yours? I don’t need all the toys on the phone because I am not a jetsetter or in a field where that is required. I buy DVD’s and CD’s and glad you straightened out the impudent little brat. Heck I still have a VCR! I have dealt with brats like that and one was so bad I went right to the manager-not sure if the brat kept his job. Oh and I read that Cathy lost her mom-very sad and hard to deal with-I send my prayers
We have the cell phone and VCR in common, Birgit. 🙂 Good for you, complaining about the rude service! I wasn’t quite that pissed off, but thought the lack of commission would be “just desserts”.
Thanks for thinking of Cathy; that must have been a horrible shock.
No commission! Good for you, DEBBIE.
I came here looking for BOTB. …Dec. 1st, I guess, eh?
~ D-FensDogG
Yeah; I got the little snot-nose back! 😀 Sorry, Stephen. Weekends and blogging don’t mix well for me. The last one was difficult and this weekend, I was offline pretty much the whole time. Dec. 1 is for sure, though! Thanks for dropping in!
I know what you mean about having Internet fatigue with all the horrific events these past few days. I was sad about that and then my mother died this morning so it hasn’t been that great a week so far. I didn’t know what to write about so I wrote about my mom since she’s on my mind so much today.Thanks for the smile regarding about your encounter with the rude sales boy who couldn’t believe you were so behind the times. No commission for him, little brat!
Please accept my sincere condolences, Cathy. ♥ That must have been a horrible shock! 🙁 You wrote a lovely tribute.
Glad this post made you smile for a minute. ((HUGS))
Sending my condolences from Germany. Angelika