tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post1114573002081953213..comments2024-01-01T16:01:35.711+00:00Comments on Dick Puddlecote: Give Us A Clue, And That's AllDick Puddlecotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-75207727525031496092010-12-24T12:23:34.010+00:002010-12-24T12:23:34.010+00:00I like that kind of customer service! It's alm...I like that kind of customer service! It's almost American, it's so good. Maybe it looks a little clumsy and gauche but I like it in my old age, I do. It's why I shop at Teesco if I can, and not places like Asda, who employ gamma-minus semi-morons often, or Waitrose, where the staff are too grand to bother about that sort of thing.David Davishttp://libertarianalliance.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-50282802543190017012010-12-23T10:25:05.444+00:002010-12-23T10:25:05.444+00:00Spare a thought for the checkout staff who have to...Spare a thought for the checkout staff who have to put up with the constant bleep bloody bleep of the scannersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-17627314734314435052010-12-22T19:57:53.418+00:002010-12-22T19:57:53.418+00:00Oh yes, Julia, indeed. The 'I could have sworn...Oh yes, Julia, indeed. The 'I could have sworn they kept it here' syndrome.<br /><br />Anon @ 17:05: Now you're making me wish I'd not bought the pastry. ;)Dick Puddlecotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-83967957943229010562010-12-22T19:41:09.869+00:002010-12-22T19:41:09.869+00:00Can I add to anon's list of pet hates the cons...Can I add to anon's list of pet hates the constant reorganising and shifting round of shelves?JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-27075422629436986112010-12-22T17:05:35.427+00:002010-12-22T17:05:35.427+00:00If they just give directions they risk a no sale i...If they just give directions they risk a no sale if the shopper still can't find the item. Lead them by the hand and point to the item and you are almost 100% guaranteed a sale. Whatever task that was temporarily abandoned will be completedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-89229682622631402592010-12-22T16:54:50.088+00:002010-12-22T16:54:50.088+00:00They're in constant fear of mystery shoppers.....They're in constant fear of mystery shoppers...<br /><br />I love help with my packing and I can't wait for the day I can give my list to my personal-staff-member who will whizz round the store for me :)<br /><br />JayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-92102456971930305922010-12-22T15:16:53.615+00:002010-12-22T15:16:53.615+00:00I loooove supermarkets Dickie,all that free food a...I loooove supermarkets Dickie,all that free food and drink...and more drink....<br /><br /><br />Avoiding security can be tricky...;)I am Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04101757111187294588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-47649669913260324902010-12-22T15:07:18.118+00:002010-12-22T15:07:18.118+00:00I was lingering in the booze aisle today but told ...I was lingering in the booze aisle today but told firmly that I didn't need a bottle of whisky. Seems that's one of my presents, so I bought a bottle of navy rum instead.Neal Asherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13933911904170752700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-71523127053431235272010-12-22T13:48:23.261+00:002010-12-22T13:48:23.261+00:00Many things piss me off with the supermarkets/shop...Many things piss me off with the supermarkets/shops.<br />1. The guided tour, as you have just explained.<br />2. Do you need help with packing, as earlier explained.<br />3. 'Did you find everything you wanted?' No, I wanted Guinness at 20p per can.<br />4. 'Do you want cash?' No, I would fucking well ask if I did.<br />5. 'Are you ready for Christmas?. Fuck off.<br />But the ultimate is waiting behind a female customer who chats, can't find handbag, can't find purse, can't find coupons, credit cards cash etc etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-83927291703778672072010-12-22T13:43:29.253+00:002010-12-22T13:43:29.253+00:00Bucko: I would (and do so often), but with my loca...Bucko: I would (and do so often), but with my local Sainsbo the order would have had to be placed about 10 days ago to get a delivery slot before Christmas. :(Dick Puddlecotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-45771191546339611402010-12-22T13:42:01.169+00:002010-12-22T13:42:01.169+00:00Chuckles: You have a valid point there. That could...Chuckles: You have a valid point there. That could <i>possibly</i> be worse. <br /><br />Brian: Ah! I suspected as much - on the orders from customer services 'experts' in management. Perhaps if there are any reading they could train them to first ask if I need it pointing out before leading me round the bloody store. ;)Dick Puddlecotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-46509750194928655512010-12-22T13:29:38.216+00:002010-12-22T13:29:38.216+00:00Eee I dont know.
Shop on line. If you dont know wh...Eee I dont know.<br />Shop on line. If you dont know what something is, type it in the search box.<br />They even bring it to your door and almost every item has its own carrier bag.<br />Its the future.Buckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169970711606515445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-86655787934066468872010-12-22T13:24:13.500+00:002010-12-22T13:24:13.500+00:00"some ready to roll puff pastry"
Block ..."some ready to roll puff pastry"<br /><br />Block <br />http://www.jusrol.co.uk/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductId=5<br /><br />Or she could have asked for sheet.<br />http://www.jusrol.co.uk/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductId=6<br /><br />There, now you are authority on the subject.<br /><br />Rose :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-16659223122001897212010-12-22T13:21:26.026+00:002010-12-22T13:21:26.026+00:00ah, yes. Well, ready to roll means it's in the...ah, yes. Well, ready to roll means it's in the FRESH pastry aisle and not the FROZEN pastry aisle -- see?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-13353723419626484092010-12-22T13:06:38.022+00:002010-12-22T13:06:38.022+00:00When I was stacking the beans in a supermarket, a ...When I was stacking the beans in a supermarket, a long time ago, I was reprimanded by a manger for telling someone where something was, rather than leading them there.Brian, follower of Deornothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11941277617617928470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-72378927164414219632010-12-22T13:04:24.791+00:002010-12-22T13:04:24.791+00:00It's the checkout that gets me ...
"Are ...It's the checkout that gets me ...<br /><br />"Are you ok packing the shopping yourself" ?????????<br /><br />Duh!Smoking Hothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04534745989363293923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-76031190289827185692010-12-22T13:03:03.598+00:002010-12-22T13:03:03.598+00:00" Numbers are apparently too difficult to com...<i>" Numbers are apparently too difficult to comprehend, so you must be led there."</i><br /><br />Oh, hallelujah! I'm so glad that doesn't just happen to ME..!JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-9817202149428867202010-12-22T13:02:40.565+00:002010-12-22T13:02:40.565+00:00It is said by those that claim to know, that givin...It is said by those that claim to know, that giving directions is way more difficult that receiving.<br /><br />Experience suggests that few people are capable of giving concise, articulate directions, so you might be asking for a 15 minute ummm, errr, like, ahh, the number between 3 and five, no, it's not that...Chucklesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-74661128208876333072010-12-22T12:33:04.769+00:002010-12-22T12:33:04.769+00:00"what on earth is "roll puff pastry"...<i>"what on earth is "roll puff pastry"?"</i><br /><br />Still not sure myself, MW. ;)<br /><br />Woodsy: Two? That would be an even <i>more</i> belittling experience than it usually is!Dick Puddlecotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-73541255765693483692010-12-22T12:27:38.136+00:002010-12-22T12:27:38.136+00:00Funny you should notice that, I saw exactly the sa...Funny you should notice that, I saw exactly the same thing yesterday in Morrisons. Some chap standing next to me peering in confusion at the shelf asked about an artfully hidden comestible and was escorted the length of the shop by not one but two shelf fillers.Woodsy42https://www.blogger.com/profile/12355671210161625647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-64362116629585901472010-12-22T12:20:41.142+00:002010-12-22T12:20:41.142+00:00Agreed. I always say "It's OK, I can find...Agreed. I always say "It's OK, I can find my own way to Aisle 4" but they never listen.<br /><br />BTW, what on earth is "roll puff pastry"?Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.com