tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081417129394459219.post5766987777802269966..comments2023-11-02T10:57:59.221-04:00Comments on Meandering Economics: Customer Service is DeadCanadian Economisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12838252751966821405noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081417129394459219.post-86190707195016851062007-11-03T08:57:00.000-04:002007-11-03T08:57:00.000-04:00I feel like I need a big sign that says: Yes, ever...I feel like I need a big sign that says: Yes, everyone can hear you and you have to the count of 3 to stop before I take your cellphone and break it: 3. Or let's go with a can the silly string (one in each hand, no warning).Canadian Economisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12838252751966821405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081417129394459219.post-15740220899338329232007-11-03T00:27:00.000-04:002007-11-03T00:27:00.000-04:00Dude. The cell phones are enough to drive one up ...Dude. The cell phones are enough to drive one up a tree. We have signs everywhere saying they can't use them, we spend half our lives telling people to stop using them, our security guards are forever telling people not to use them, and still, I come out of my office to a sea of people attached to phones.<BR/><BR/>I've heard that driving while talking on the cell phone gives you an equivalentlyJennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030586134251094425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081417129394459219.post-30059378878216420952007-11-01T08:57:00.000-04:002007-11-01T08:57:00.000-04:00Speaking of rude people in the library, what the h...Speaking of rude people in the library, what the hell is the deal with cell phones? When did it become okay for patrons to air their obnoxious, inane, one-sided conversations aloud in the middle of the library? Is it equally acceptable for me to beat them to death with their own phones?Francis Woobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09116597425056795982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081417129394459219.post-26210385158346766862007-10-31T21:29:00.000-04:002007-10-31T21:29:00.000-04:00Thank you very much for your comments. It is nice ...Thank you very much for your comments. It is nice to hear from both of you. <BR/>FW: I agree. Like the Dairy Deli in Halifax and Chediac's in New Glasgow, there are a few family owned and operated businesses that never let me down. Sadly, when I am on the road I am left stuck with franchises. But wait! Maybe we should start blog or facebook group that provides google-earth-tag-things of great Canadian Economisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12838252751966821405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081417129394459219.post-42338144637415243502007-10-25T22:43:00.000-04:002007-10-25T22:43:00.000-04:00I kind of think the lack of good customer service ...I kind of think the lack of good customer service in a lot of places is all part of the growing trend towards a lack of politeness and decorum in general in society. <BR/><BR/>I have to say, I am on the other side of customer service - in that I do customer service as part of my job for a good chunk of the day, every day. And the way people talk to me, and the way they behave towards their Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030586134251094425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081417129394459219.post-22137339569275440482007-10-25T10:46:00.000-04:002007-10-25T10:46:00.000-04:00Don't write off good eats and pleasant service jus...Don't write off good eats and pleasant service just yet. I think if you're willing to keep trying out new places, be so daring as to patronize a non-chain establishment and shell out a few more bucks per meal, you'll be able to find what you're looking for. I never expected much out of McDonald's, A&W, Eastside Mario's or any other sterile, predictable, mass-produced culinary experience. Their Francis Woobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09116597425056795982noreply@blogger.com