I experienced very horrible service today.
I will not give any information as to where I was or what I was purchasing, but I will let you know that it is a business that could really use new, repeat customers. Especially since there were 2 new people who have never set foot into that establishment.
My associates and I both selected our items of purchase and proceeded to offer our payments to the clerk behind the cash register. He then said to us, in a very rude manner, that he could not take our form of payment for only one item. At this moment I took back my item and placed it back into it’s place of display and proceeded to leave. At this moment my other associate, a respected leader in the community, offered to purchase the items for both me and my associate. This made it quite awkward as I was already committed to leaving the establishment to go back to work and purchase my item at similar business at a later time to be determined.
All three of us left the concrete and mortar sales place, and confirmed amongst ourselves we would not be returning. It was obvious our consumers needs were no in their interests. Whci is a shame because this particular industry could use new patrons.
Now if this clerk would have informed us in a kind way that he would love to facilitate our purchase, but could not due to the limitations of his stores payment options, it would have been a much more pleasant scenario.
So what can the local church learn form this?
***Ok so me, Matt Richey and Pastor Nathan went to check out some comic books. The clerk was mad because we wanted to use ATM cards to buy a 2 buck comic. Pastor Nathan became my own superhero this afternoon.
Derek 5:12 pm on March 21, 2009 Permalink |
Good stuff! I’m excited to see all of these little guys together. I’m glad for the community of parents that we’ll also all get to be together as God teaches us. Thanks for sharing!
matt 5:53 pm on March 21, 2009 Permalink |
i have this crazy feeling that i’m going to have girls. twins probably. which is why i want to wait longer to have kids. that way, 14 years from now, i won’t have to tell my daughers, “no, you stay away from that vis/richey/imai/kowalski boy.”