Can I ask you what you wanted from the restaurant? If it was an accident, then what they were doing was quite acceptable. They sent an apology, what more did you want? You could have taken the $50 gift cert and gave it to someone who needed it (a homeless person or somone).Originally posted by aloofman@Nov 29 2004, 03:26 AM
My experience is that small businesses are not any less likely to rip you off. And Best Buy probably sells millions of items per day. Even if every person I know had a bad experience there, it wouldn't mean that they're in the habit of screwing people. Everybody just shops where they like anyway.
There is only one business that I've boycotted just because of the service: Claim Jumper restaurants. I once had a waitress accidentally dump two pints of beer on me, which was not her fault, and, as I said, was only an accident. The manager's remedy to this was to give me free Claim Jumper t-shirts and sweaters, as if I should be gratified by the chance to be his walking billboard. I called the manager over and told him I'd never eat at any of his restaurants again, and I'd write to corporate headquarters to complain about him specifically. After I did that, the corporate people sent me an apologetic letter and a $50 gift certificate. I tore it in half and mailed it back to them.
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Originally posted by TexAssgirl@Nov 29 2004, 09:14 AM
i don't like that everytime I call customer service with Dell, I get someone overseas. Now before anyone jumps on me....I AM NOT prejudice. I just want to know why major corporations have a hard time giving jobs to someone in the USA.
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Originally posted by geo8x6@Nov 29 2004, 03:08 AM
Can I ask you what you wanted from the restaurant? If it was an accident, then what they were doing was quite acceptable. They sent an apology, what more did you want? You could have taken the $50 gift cert and gave it to someone who needed it (a homeless person or somone).
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Originally posted by aloofman@Nov 29 2004, 03:26 AM
My experience is that small businesses are not any less likely to rip you off. And Best Buy probably sells millions of items per day. Even if every person I know had a bad experience there, it wouldn't mean that they're in the habit of screwing people. Everybody just shops where they like anyway.
There is only one business that I've boycotted just because of the service: Claim Jumper restaurants. I once had a waitress accidentally dump two pints of beer on me, which was not her fault, and, as I said, was only an accident. The manager's remedy to this was to give me free Claim Jumper t-shirts and sweaters, as if I should be gratified by the chance to be his walking billboard. I called the manager over and told him I'd never eat at any of his restaurants again, and I'd write to corporate headquarters to complain about him specifically. After I did that, the corporate people sent me an apologetic letter and a $50 gift certificate. I tore it in half and mailed it back to them.
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Originally posted by aloofman@Nov 28 2004, 10:23 AM
If I boycotted every place that I heard had crappy service, I'd have no place to shop.
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