Blog For Free!
Archives
Home
2008 September
2008 August
2008 July
2008 June
2008 May
2008 April
2008 March
2008 February
2008 January
2007 December
2007 November
2007 October
2007 September
2007 August
2007 July
2007 June
2007 May
2007 April
2007 March
2007 February
2007 January
2006 December
2006 November
2006 October
2006 September
2006 August
2006 July
2006 June
2006 May
2006 April
2006 March
2006 February
2006 January
2005 December
2005 November
2005 October
2005 September
2005 August
2005 July
2005 June
2005 May
2005 April
2005 March
2005 February
2005 January
2004 December
2004 November
2004 October
2004 September
2004 August
2004 July
2004 June
2004 May
2004 April
2004 March
2004 February
2004 January
2003 December
2003 November
My Links
My Photoblog
100 Things About me
My flickr stuff
Are you here?
tBlog
My Profile
Send tMail
My tFriends
My Images
Sponsored
Blog
| I'm starting to like them dark |
| 12.28.07 (1:36 pm) [edit] |
|
I used to love Ferrero Rocher. I think I got sick of them. Recently I saw the dark version. I decided to wait until after Christmas to buy some. I did just that today. I ate one and quite enjoyed its creaminess. Now I have that post-sugar-chocolate sour aftertaste, with a twinge of bitterness! Ferrero Rondnoir! Only 160 calories in 3 and for a total of 10 grams of fat! YEEEEAH! I'm going to have a couple more before the day is over. And I hate malls. I hate shopping when the masses are out. I decided to take a trip to La Senza to exchange some PJs I got. (Ultimately, I decided to keep them. The pants are too big, but they came in a set. I can tighten the drawstring and still pull the pants down without undoing it. For future reference, I take a medium on top and small or extra small for bottoms from La Senza...) Anyway, the customer service was horrible there. I personally hate La Senza stuff. The quality of their merchandise is not very good, and their bras fit me horribly. I would never choose to shop there. They had a couple of girls on the floor. One was folding underwear and could barely lift her head to answer my questions. I asked her where I could find the PJs [so I could see if there were more in my size]. She told me "in the luxury section". The store doesn't actually have signage. She also told me that there were only a few pairs left...a few days ago. Thanks, girl! Very helpful! When I got to the fitting room area, the salesgirl had just come out from some stockroom or something and began folding stuff. I stood there for quite some time until she felt satisfied with the quantity of clothing she was hanging and decided to put me in a fitting room. Girls, if you hate working retail, get out of it. But in the meantime, you're there to do a job...so do it well. I did the retail thing part-time for a while when I was in university. I actually liked it when I was excelling at it, but after I was done with it, I realised how sucky it was to be in retail. Oh, I need to get rid of my Nalgene bottles, too. |
posted by: wolfen (reply)
post date: 12.28.07 (2:23 pm)
I worked retail too...at a Danier. It is incredible to me that the state of retail is the way it is now...the people they hire just don't care AT ALL. They don't even pretend to care...they barely are willing to help you and if they do help you they tell you whatever answer will make you go away the fastest. It's a total pet peeve of mine.
posted by: katz (reply)
post date: 12.28.07 (2:37 pm)
yes retail has definately changed over the past few years. I just don't know what it is. From what I see from having a part time job in retail. It might be because of the spoiled lil brats that have been raised in the 90's are now coming into the work force. They are all about gossip and going out and partying. You do get the occasional ones that work hard out of that generation, but the majority just don't seem to care because mommy and daddy will buy them what ever they want.
posted by: rosietulips (reply)
post date: 12.28.07 (3:04 pm)
Reply to: wolfen
Thank goodness for online shopping! I've found that Canadian and English customer service is the pits when it comes to shopping. The US is not bad. I like it a lot in Hong Kong.
How long did you work at Danier, and did you like it??
posted by: rosietulips (reply)
post date: 12.28.07 (3:05 pm)
Reply to: katz
There is nothing I like less than having to listen to people working in retail or other low-paying service industry complaining about their job or schedule or talking about how hammered they were on the weekend.
posted by: wolfen (reply)
post date: 12.28.07 (3:31 pm)
I worked at Danier for about six months in 1995...I was between jobs and they were actually was pretty good (back then) about customer service...the bosses were able to get a good team by paying decent commission. It still is one of the better retail companies for customer service, but it's also going down...as is the commission.
posted by: FinalyFree (reply)
post date: 12.28.07 (7:00 pm)
Honestly, customer service as a whole seems to suck ass these days. My cell phone carrier is the only business I can think of right off hand that actually seems to be interested in my complaint or problem, I can't think of another or one single positive experience I've had in retail lately.
posted by: judypatooote (reply)
post date: 12.31.07 (11:16 am)
Hi Rosie.....hitting the chocolates huh.....yummmmm.....exchanging thing, I never have to do that, but this year I did at Kohl's....the line was to the back of the store, so I decided to wait until after new years....yes retail sucks, i worked it for years.... and I have to say there are jsut as many meany customers as there are clerks....there doesn't seem to be any customers service anymore....we use to always acknowledge people when they came in, not now, it like were invisible.....I hope you had a merry Christmas, and have a Happy SAFE new years.....judy
posted by: Fitgirl (reply)
post date: 01.01.08 (1:40 pm)
Yeah, I hate shopping at the best of times! This time of year it is HELL!
And I agree with Katz, the kids of the 90's don't really care about anything because their parents will buy them anything they want or need anyways. SPOILED LIL BRATS! (I can say that cause I have two younger brothers from that generation!!!) Maybe it's also due to ADHD... I think they all have attention problems!!! lol
posted by: rosietulips (reply)
post date: 01.02.08 (10:45 am)
Reply to: wolfen
When I worked at The Garage, it was 1% commission on really cheap clothes! You could buy an outfit for $30. Needless to say, commission wasn't on my mind when I was working. BWAHAHA
posted by: rosietulips (reply)
post date: 01.02.08 (10:46 am)
Reply to: FinalyFree
Eeew, I hate ever having to contact service for anything! I often get the runaround.
posted by: rosietulips (reply)
post date: 01.02.08 (10:47 am)
Reply to: judypatooote
I went to Kohl's for the first time in the summer...I couldn't believe how low prices can go!
posted by: rosietulips (reply)
post date: 01.02.08 (10:47 am)
Reply to: Fitgirl
I have another year to go before I full on shopping...unless I go to Vegas. Then I let loose!
