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Rexone
10-10-2005, 05:43 PM
Ok a pet peeve venting of mine...
Is it only me or does it bother anyone else when they buy something and the clerk or sales person doesn't acknowledge you with a "thanks" or "thank you" or equivilent? I grew up in a world where courtesy was drilled into me by my parents and is part of my makeup in business and personally.
I notice more and more though that when I buy things at stores (convienience stores seem to be the worst) that the person taking my money doesn't say jack shit (lucky if I get a un-understandable grunt many times) or if I'm lucky a "next". I always say thank you whether I'm on the selling end or the buying end. It occured to me lately though why the hell am I thanking someone for taking my money if they obviously don't give a shit if I buy their crap or not? I think I'm going to stop thanking people I buy from if they don't thank me first for spending my money with them. Maybe I'll just utter an "ugh" as I walk away!
Further, it really gripes me when they don't offer any thanks or any acknowledgement of my purchase, I thank them when I leave, and they come back with a "no problem". WTF is "no problem"? That implies to me that if I hadn't thanked them for selling their crap to me (without a thank you) it WOULD HAVE BEEN A FRIGGIN PROBLEM OR INCONVENIENCE. To me "no problem" is worse than silence.
"No problem" or "to be perfectly honest with you" imo are the worst possible responses any sales person can give to a customer other than a flat out fock you (imo). They imply that it would have been a problem or that normally they're not honest but are making an exception for some reason with you. WTF are people selling things thinking?
Rant end... :)
BigBlockBaja
10-10-2005, 05:45 PM
Just this saturday night after work I was at a convienence store and the cashier didnt even look at me, let alone say one word to me..
Rexone
10-10-2005, 05:49 PM
You're upset because a minimum wage employee with no vested interest in the sale doesn't appreciate your business? ;) To be perfectly honest with you, if you hadn't come in and bothered them, they could have continued to sit around and not do anything and still get paid. :D
When I was a kid I sold bait on the end of a pier for min wage. I thanked every slimey fisherman that ever bought a anchovey from me. I had no vested interest other than my $4.00 an hour or whatever it was. I guess it's just a different time / different value system than exists today. And I made my $4 an hour whether I sold fishys or not.
JetBoatRich
10-10-2005, 05:51 PM
From what I have seen :o it is mostly the younger help :hammerhea
Kilrtoy
10-10-2005, 05:51 PM
I have also noticed the same thing. I will go on to say it applies to mostly people 30 and under, they possess an UTTER lack of manners....
Also the supermarkets, which I supported during the strikes,
have gone in the TOILET... The service is worse than every... and now the shelfs are always empty....
JetBoatRich
10-10-2005, 05:57 PM
I have also noticed the same thing. I will go on to say it applies to mostly people 30 and under, they possess an UTTER lack of manners....
Also the supermarkets, which I supported during the strikes,
have gone in the TOILET... The service is worse than every... and now the shelfs are always empty....
manner or respect :o for a paying customer. Maybe they are used to getting what ever they want for nothing :hammerhea
Man-de-lone
10-10-2005, 05:58 PM
You should've showed them what some aluminum pipe can do to their radio.... :hammer2: :D :D
Kid's grow up without attentative parents, one parent households, no manners taught or enforced, its the way it is. And will only get worse.
simple
10-10-2005, 06:06 PM
...and its an epidemic. An employee who doesn't appreciate customers is allowed to act that way because his/her superior did not stress 'customer service' during the new hire period.
The older I get the more it bothers me as well. I grew up in a family owned business and learned that good customer service will bring them back the next time.
In this technical era, one might think CS is not as important. However, excellent customer service is required for long term survival.
Most likely, these employees will not get much higher than this level in the next 10 years.
Good thread Rexone!!
Havasu Hangin'
10-10-2005, 06:10 PM
An employee who doesn't appreciate customers is allowed to act that way because his/her superior did not stress 'customer service' during the new hire period.
Exactly! :D
Anyone wanna hear how I was treated at Rex Marine? :supp:
Exactly! :D
Anyone wanna hear how I was treated at Rex Marine? :supp:
I know, he doesn't allow strings or umpa lumpas.
Rexone
10-10-2005, 06:13 PM
Exactly! :D
Anyone wanna hear how I was treated at Rex Marine? :supp:
Yeah no problem. lol
76ANTHONY
10-10-2005, 06:14 PM
THANK YOU
i just wanted too say that :D
and i feel as though people could give a rats a$$ about their jobs and they have no desire to be there so what do they care? oh well i consider the sorce and go on with my life. :D
Exactly! :D
Anyone wanna hear how I was treated at Rex Marine? :supp:
Thats because you are on the ......suspect/customer list....
wsuwrhr
10-10-2005, 06:18 PM
Buy some parts from me, and you get excellent service, and you will even get a Christmas card. :) :)
Depends on how kids are raised, or what they learn after they grow up. My parents taught me manners.
Through life experiences I have taught myself to address people with Yes Sir, Yes Maam.
Brian
Ok a pet peeve venting of mine...
Is it only me or does it bother anyone else when they buy something and the clerk or sales person doesn't acknowledge you with a "thanks" or "thank you" or equivilent? I grew up in a world where courtesy was drilled into me by my parents and is part of my makeup in business and personally.
I notice more and more though that when I buy things at stores (convienience stores seem to be the worst) that the person taking my money doesn't say jack shit (lucky if I get a un-understandable grunt many times) or if I'm lucky a "next". I always say thank you whether I'm on the selling end or the buying end. It occured to me lately though why the hell am I thanking someone for taking my money if they obviously don't give a shit if I buy their crap or not? I think I'm going to stop thanking people I buy from if they don't thank me first for spending my money with them. Maybe I'll just utter an "ugh" as I walk away!
Further, it really gripes me when they don't offer any thanks or any acknowledgement of my purchase, I thank them when I leave, and they come back with a "no problem". WTF is "no problem"? That implies to me that if I hadn't thanked them for selling their crap to me (without a thank you) it WOULD HAVE BEEN A FRIGGIN PROBLEM OR INCONVENIENCE. To me "no problem" is worse than silence.
"No problem" or "to be perfectly honest with you" imo are the worst possible responses any sales person can give to a customer other than a flat out fock you (imo). They imply that it would have been a problem or that normally they're not honest but are making an exception for some reason with you. WTF are people selling things thinking?
Rant end... :)
Havasu Hangin'
10-10-2005, 06:18 PM
Yeah no problem. lol
Since I am trying to be a "kinder, gentler HH" these days, let's just say...
...that the guy BEHIND THE COUNTER was very helpful.
:D
simple
10-10-2005, 06:18 PM
Restaurants as well.
Parker Strip area - Pizza Hut. Slow, confused & unappreciative service
Blue Water Casino Front Desk - They have a 'when I get around to you' attitude.
Rexone
10-10-2005, 06:21 PM
Blue Water Casino Front Desk - They have a 'when I get around to you' attitude.
Oh the story I could tell... :mad:
bottom line was I slept in my truck and froze my friggin ass off due to these yahooos not honoring my "guaranteed late arrival by credit card reservation that I even called to verify".
They will NEVER get another dollar out of my wallet. Ever.
Kim Hanson
10-10-2005, 06:23 PM
Ok a pet peeve venting of mine...
Is it only me or does it bother anyone else when they buy something and the clerk or sales person doesn't acknowledge you with a "thanks" or "thank you" or equivilent? I grew up in a world where courtesy was drilled into me by my parents and is part of my makeup in business and personally.
I notice more and more though that when I buy things at stores (convienience stores seem to be the worst) that the person taking my money doesn't say jack shit (lucky if I get a ununderstandable grunt many times) or if I'm lucky a "next". I always say thank you whether I'm on the selling end or the buying end. It occured to me lately though why the hell am I thanking someone for taking my money if they obviously don't give a shit if I buy their crap or not? I think I'm going to stop thanking people I buy from if they don't thank me first for spending my money with them. Maybe I'll just utter an "ugh" as I walk away!
Further, it really gripes me when they don't offer any thanks or any acknowledgement of my purchase, I thank them when I leave, and they come back with a "no problem". WTF is "no problem"? That implies to me that if I hadn't thanked them for selling their crap to me (without a thank you) it WOULD HAVE BEEN A FRIGGIN PROBLEM OR INCONVENIENCE. To me "no problem" is worse than silence.
"No problem" or "to be perfectly honest with you" imo are the worst possible responses any sales person can give to a customer other than a flat out fock you (imo). They imply that it would have been a problem or that normally they're not honest but are making an exception for some reason with you. WTF are people selling things thinking?
Rant end... :)
Manners are installed in you early in life, some just don't stick with them! Shit, I can be walking on a golf course with no one around and I fart..I have to say excuse me...to nobody at all...it's just a reaction to the action. Now these tattooed up freaks with all the piercings and attitude to the max have a major problem here, go smack the shit out of those parents, they did a really shitty job of bringing up a kid with no respect to people.
Then they take it to your place of business and ask for the job of being nasty cause they can't be at the lake, bar or with friends. Your pet peeve is mild to mine, tell them to kiss your arse as you leave! They sure remember you the next time you are in that store and I will swear that they won't be nasty the next time........( . )( . )............
NorCal Gameshow
10-10-2005, 06:42 PM
it's the difference between ownership attitude and i'm just here for the paycheck....
it's simple...
if you give better service, the store makes more money. if the store makes more money, you ask for a raise. if you don't get the raise. you're working for the wrong store.
"to be perfectly honest" (what, as opposed to your usual lie?) :hammerhea
Red Horse
10-10-2005, 06:57 PM
Go into the store and buy something with exact change, in change, walk past the counter, half ass throw it on the counter and tell him, "if you give a damn, you will get a damn." May not solve anything, but is damned rewarding. :cool:
Debbolas
10-10-2005, 07:02 PM
I noticed this when we handed out candy for Halloween to my kids in Title One....only 2 said thank you......so now when a kid says thank you, I say "thank you for thanking me" and the others trip all over themselves to say thank you......It doesn't stick from year to year though.
My RANT is with clerks that can't count change............if the register doesn't tell them what to give you they are totally lost......
I think an exception to the rule would be In -n-Out Burger, they are always nice and ask how you are and say thank you :wink:
Kim Hanson
10-10-2005, 07:09 PM
it's the difference between ownership attitude and i'm just here for the paycheck....
it's simple...
if you give better service, the store makes more money. if the store makes more money, you ask for a raise. if you don't get the raise. you're working for the wrong store.
"to be perfectly honest" (what, as opposed to your usual lie?) :hammerhea
What happened to giving 100 % on the job, you take a job at what the wage was and now you can become some little suck ass piece of shit to people, cause you think you need a raise. This place we call a world is so ****ed up now it's pathetic! Evaluations work great for slackers, we do that here in TardVille for raise's.
Most won't see them cause they are retards and its worse to see an owner of a company hire them in the first place....what are they thinking?...They get the A game dished to them ( to get hired )and then the F game( fock im out of here ) comes into play so fast it's crazy! Look at Hockey :idea: knocked them fockers down a notch eh!
I have never asked for a raise, I think it's the company that you work for that should decide if a raise is coming to you! Not yourself cause the company is making money, you are a hired on peeon with a set wage and needs to come to grips with reality, this is the real world and what go's around ..comes around! :idea: .........( . )( . )...........
What do I know though, I have worked for the same company for 20+ years and still there, is that called dedication or what! :D
Red Horse
10-10-2005, 07:10 PM
I think an exception to the rule would be In -n-Out Burger, they are always nice and ask how you are and say thank you :wink:[/QUOTE]
In and Out is also one of the best fast food orginizations out there. Top managers make 80+K a year. They demand results. They also start emplyees out with a fairly good wage and make them part of the company instead of just a number. It is privatly held and family owned right now. Wonder if they will ever go public or fanchise. Prolly not, cause then family will lose control.
Debbolas
10-10-2005, 07:14 PM
I think an exception to the rule would be In -n-Out Burger, they are always nice and ask how you are and say thank you :wink:
In and Out is also one of the best fast food orginizations out there. Top managers make 80+K a year. They demand results. They also start emplyees out with a fairly good wage and make them part of the company instead of just a number. It is privatly held and family owned right now. Wonder if they will ever go public or fanchise. Prolly not, cause then family will lose control.[/QUOTE]
Interesting...........I wonder if there is something to a company treating their employees with respect and rewarding them...............or maybe it doesn't matter..........as this generation that expects everything handed to them......
PHOTOGLOU
10-10-2005, 07:18 PM
I have also noticed the same thing. I will go on to say it applies to mostly people 30 and under, they possess an UTTER lack of manners....
Also the supermarkets, which I supported during the strikes,
have gone in the TOILET... The service is worse than every... and now the shelfs are always empty....
Do you say Thank You for visiting the City after writing a ticket??????????
uvindex
10-10-2005, 07:19 PM
Clerks that don't say "thank you" bug the hell out of me too.
A similar thing: I walk up to an employee at WalMart or Home Depot or wherever to ask a question. I don't just blurt out the question, I always say, "hello" first just to show them a little courtesy. Usually they'll say, "Hello, may I help you?" Sometimes, however, they just look at you. That is so friggin rude. Some people really do have piss-poor customer service skills.
Red Horse
10-10-2005, 07:21 PM
Since I am in the military and if I get something like that on base from someone I out rank, they catch it. I am pretty sure I have been called several good names in their thoughts. :cool:
Kim Hanson
10-10-2005, 07:27 PM
Interesting...........I wonder if there is something to a company treating their employees with respect and rewarding them...............or maybe it doesn't matter..........as this generation that expects everything handed to them......
I wonder if there is something to a company treating their employees with respect and rewarding them
That would be the pay check Deb, how many will work for free? :D
]this generation that expects everything handed to them......
Glad you have your eyes open girl, that is exactly the truth........( . )( . )....... :D
JustMVG
10-10-2005, 07:28 PM
It just seems like society today is in a "just don't give a rats .... " attitude. I was raised with good manners and was told to say thank you and please and yes maam yes sir etc. I try to teach that to my stepkids and they look at me like i am from another world.
I'm just amazed that some of the folks i have dealt with even have jobs that have anything to do with the public.
Manners seem to be something from the dark ages to young adults.
Boatcop
10-10-2005, 07:33 PM
Yeah no problem. lol
Did I get a thank-you from Mike when I bought my new Rex Marine gauge and sender on line?
A Christmas card?
Email?
Complimentary hooker?
NO!
All I got was a quality product at a good price in 3 days (over the weekend while he was moving the shop).
Now where the hell is my thank-you hooker? :mad: ;) :D
Rexone
10-10-2005, 07:39 PM
Did I get a thank-you from Mike when I bought my new Rex Marine gauge and sender on line?
A Christmas card?
Email?
Complimentary hooker?
NO!
All I got was a quality product at a good price in 3 days (over the weekend while he was moving the shop).
Now where the hell is my thank-you hooker? :mad: ;) :D
Actually you should have received an email thanking you for your purchase.
Sorry you didn't receive it.
Thank you :D
Debbolas
10-10-2005, 07:40 PM
I wonder if there is something to a company treating their employees with respect and rewarding them
That would be the pay check Deb, how many will work for free?
I meant another incentive program BESIDES the paycheck................lol :D
I actually thanked a cop after I received a ticket.............why? :idea:
Rex, didn't you tell me that his hooker was "in the mail" :D
Boy Named Sue
10-10-2005, 07:42 PM
I was at an Everett and Jones rib joint (food is the bomb) in Albany (near Oakland) and when it was my turn the cashier asked me, "What you want?".
Brooski
10-10-2005, 07:47 PM
I meant another incentive program BESIDES the paycheck................lol :D
I actually thanked a cop after I received a ticket.............why? :idea:
Rex, didn't you tell me that his hooker was "in the mail" :D
Maybe the hooker is "in the male"
Good thread Mike. When I am in a drive thru, other than In N Out where the employees are the most polite ever, I will sit there and look at the employee when they hand me my food and don't say anything. When they ask is there anything else, I tell them a thank you would be nice, loud enough for the manager to hear. When I was in high school, we would be reprimanded for not saying thank you to customers....
Total lack of respect nowadays..By the way, does Rex have a catalog? :D
Mohave Vice
10-10-2005, 07:51 PM
I can't agree more with everybody. I've learned that people buy from whom they like. There are many stores I won't even go into anymore. Glad my clients like me or I'd be BROKE!!!
haulina29
10-10-2005, 08:31 PM
Rex One as long as I have known you and I didnt realize you were into bait? I quess it all adds up its marine related go figure !!! So all the years you rode backwards were you thinking about anchovies? If I would have known I would have brought kipper snacks to the track :wink: H29
Rexone
10-10-2005, 08:41 PM
Rex One as long as I have known you and I didnt realize you were into bait? I quess it all adds up its marine related go figure !!! So all the years you rode backwards were you thinking about anchovies? If I would have known I would have brought kipper snacks to the track :wink: H29
h29 I started out as junior bait boy and worked my way up to master baiter. no longer sell bait but use some occasionally on some tunas.
btw I can't stand anchovies, smelly little fish. you order pizza with anchovies you're eatin it. :)
Tom Brown
10-10-2005, 09:17 PM
They will NEVER get another dollar out of my wallet. Ever.
If there's one thing I enjoy, it's a good boycott.
mororless
10-10-2005, 09:33 PM
This crap really burns me up...no more common courtsey an more...
I am starting to look for new tires, rims and maybe a lift for the truck so was shoping at the local stores up here. Walked into America tire store and when I did made eye contact with the manager..stood by the rims and tires looking...while I was doing that 2 people came in with flat tires...after the manager helped the first one I made eye contact with him again and he still went and helped the second person with the flat. It was about 10 mins and he never said a word to me. I said Oh Well and walked out and as I passed him I said in a polite way 'Lost $2,000 on that one'...should have seen the look on his face...priceless. Just pisses me off.
jtmarten
10-11-2005, 06:32 AM
Restaurants as well.
Parker Strip area - Pizza Hut. Slow, confused & unappreciative service
I've seen this alot. And they wonder why they get lousy tips. I had a coworker years ago that would get a full glass of water, put a few nickels and dimes in the glass, then flip the glass over on the table for poor service.
Most of the young people today don't seem to have much of a work ethic. We have a position open at work that we've started training several people for. One guy stayed 1 1/2 hours, then disappeared, another lasted 2 days. Seems like the younger folks think they should be making 6 figures for showing up and surfing the net.
I agree with Rexone, the lack of cust service is really irritating!
MagicMtnDan
10-11-2005, 06:37 AM
Great thread R1. This burns me up too. I too was raised saying "yes sir" and "yes ma'am." Obviously, kids today aren't typically raised anymore - they grow up playing video games and interacting with other video game, iPod listening kids who don't know the first thing about communicating or "common courtesy."
Organizations like In-n-out insist on customer service but they're, unfortunately, the exception rather than the rule.
Thanks! :)
***boateditor
10-11-2005, 07:40 AM
Is it only me or does it bother anyone else when they buy something and the clerk or sales person doesn't acknowledge you with a "thanks" or "thank you" or equivilent?
There's this salad-bar take-out place across the street from LFP that we sometimes go for lunch. The cashier is this 55-ish sad-sack grouch who is capable of ringing up the order, announcing the total and making change, but NOT saying, "Thank you" or equivalent. The rudeness absolutely astonishes me.
When I was a kid I sold bait on the end of a pier for min wage. I thanked every slimey fisherman that ever bought a anchovey from me. I had no vested interest other than my $4.00 an hour or whatever it was. I guess it's just a different time / different value system than exists today. And I made my $4 an hour whether I sold fishys or not.
looks like people missed the obvious here....Mike, does that experience make you a Master Baiter?
How about at the toll booths? I was always finding myself saying thank you to the people taking the toll. No idea why I was saying it? Just a couple of months ago, I started saying You're Welcome to them instead and the looks I get is amazing.
Good thread!
lucky
10-11-2005, 08:10 AM
Ok a pet peeve venting of mine...
Is it only me or does it bother anyone else when they buy something and the clerk or sales person doesn't acknowledge you with a "thanks" or "thank you" or equivilent? I grew up in a world where courtesy was drilled into me by my parents and is part of my makeup in business and personally.
I notice more and more though that when I buy things at stores (convienience stores seem to be the worst) that the person taking my money doesn't say jack shit (lucky if I get a un-understandable grunt many times) or if I'm lucky a "next". I always say thank you whether I'm on the selling end or the buying end. It occured to me lately though why the hell am I thanking someone for taking my money if they obviously don't give a shit if I buy their crap or not? I think I'm going to stop thanking people I buy from if they don't thank me first for spending my money with them. Maybe I'll just utter an "ugh" as I walk away!
Further, it really gripes me when they don't offer any thanks or any acknowledgement of my purchase, I thank them when I leave, and they come back with a "no problem". WTF is "no problem"? That implies to me that if I hadn't thanked them for selling their crap to me (without a thank you) it WOULD HAVE BEEN A FRIGGIN PROBLEM OR INCONVENIENCE. To me "no problem" is worse than silence.
"No problem" or "to be perfectly honest with you" imo are the worst possible responses any sales person can give to a customer other than a flat out fock you (imo). They imply that it would have been a problem or that normally they're not honest but are making an exception for some reason with you. WTF are people selling things thinking?
Rant end... :)
Mike I usually do this as a customer - but ya know I can only speak english and i'm not to fluent in that !!! :D
I agree no customer appreciation any more -- only a few venders send stickes with each and every order ! so I'd like to say THANK YOU ..
Rexone
10-11-2005, 09:14 AM
Mike I usually do this as a customer - but ya know I can only speak english and i'm not to fluent in that !!! :D
I agree no customer appreciation any more -- only a few venders send stickes with each and every order ! so I'd like to say THANK YOU ..
You're welcome Lucky.
And furthermore as long as I'm on a pissed off streak :D...
I was always taught it was proper ettiquite to hold the door for someone if they're behind you or opposing you and you get there first (within reason on the distance). My rule is if the person would arrive before the door would close I hold it open. Male / female don't matter (no don't start with the gay crap lol). Most people say thanks but some just say nothing. :confused: held door for older woman at 7-11 just a couple days ago and she goes marching through like queen lizbeth without so much as a grunt or eye contact like it was owed her at birth. friggin biatch ass rude people pissin me off lately. shoulda let er slam on her highness's fatazz. :)
wsuwrhr
10-12-2005, 02:35 PM
I have been thinking of your dilema Rex,
I do have a habit of saying "no problem," not really in business, but say you hold a door open for someone comming through it after or before you, and they say "Thanks" I usually say "No Problem"
I hope they aren't thinking I just told them to fuk off.
Brian
Tom Brown
10-12-2005, 02:49 PM
Is it only me or does it bother anyone else when they buy something and the clerk or sales person doesn't acknowledge you with a "thanks" or "thank you" or equivilent?
Did you just receive bad customer service on an item return at Eddie Marine, or something? :confused:
MsDrmr
10-12-2005, 02:53 PM
so i'm not the only one that feels like i should"bend over and take it up the asss" every time i buy something :cry:
Nope, your not the only one, thats for sure.
Havasu47
10-12-2005, 02:59 PM
Ok a pet peeve venting of mine...
Is it only me or does it bother anyone else when they buy something and the clerk or sales person doesn't acknowledge you with a "thanks" or "thank you" or equivilent? I grew up in a world where courtesy was drilled into me by my parents and is part of my makeup in business and personally.
I notice more and more though that when I buy things at stores (convienience stores seem to be the worst) that the person taking my money doesn't say jack shit (lucky if I get a un-understandable grunt many times) or if I'm lucky a "next". I always say thank you whether I'm on the selling end or the buying end. It occured to me lately though why the hell am I thanking someone for taking my money if they obviously don't give a shit if I buy their crap or not? I think I'm going to stop thanking people I buy from if they don't thank me first for spending my money with them. Maybe I'll just utter an "ugh" as I walk away!
Further, it really gripes me when they don't offer any thanks or any acknowledgement of my purchase, I thank them when I leave, and they come back with a "no problem". WTF is "no problem"? That implies to me that if I hadn't thanked them for selling their crap to me (without a thank you) it WOULD HAVE BEEN A FRIGGIN PROBLEM OR INCONVENIENCE. To me "no problem" is worse than silence.
"No problem" or "to be perfectly honest with you" imo are the worst possible responses any sales person can give to a customer other than a flat out fock you (imo). They imply that it would have been a problem or that normally they're not honest but are making an exception for some reason with you. WTF are people selling things thinking?
Rant end... :)
AMEN!!
I feel this way every time I dont get a "Thank You" when I spend money at a business. They are not doing me a favor by selling me a cheeseburger!
When someone spends money in my business, I AM GRATEFUL!!!
I just bought a really nice billet o ringed oil cap with a weld in bung from Rex....to replace the push in one that leaked....I bring it to work ....and Instead of just welding it myself...I ask one of our welding shop ...experts....who surely can do a prettier job than me welding it around the outside ...I was going to just repolish them and leave them polished....he hands it back to me with a hole blown thru it on top, the cap all scratched up, the internal threads all screwed up,and it welded on the inside....where it will now surely contact the stud girdle......He says ...this piece was too thin to weld on the topside.......sorry.....I spent all afternoon working with the threads to get it to screw on and contact the oring....Thanks mr welder.....and have a nice day....lol.....I guess they will look nice in blue.... :)
http://www.rexmar.com/images/page284.jpg
Ziggy
10-12-2005, 03:16 PM
I have been thinking of your dilema Rex,
I do have a habit of saying "no problem," not really in business, but say you hold a door open for someone comming through it after or before you, and they say "Thanks" I usually say "No Problem"
I hope they aren't thinking I just told them to fuk off.
Brian
Very True Brian...todays lingo has regressed in certain ways and its up for interpretation by the receiver.....I hear it alot that "no problem" is substituted for "you are welcome".........so as you described it depends on the situation and what mood the other person might be in..
Sleek-Jet
10-12-2005, 03:17 PM
You're welcome Lucky.
And furthermore as long as I'm on a pissed off streak :D...
I was always taught it was proper ettiquite to hold the door for someone if they're behind you or opposing you and you get there first (within reason on the distance). My rule is if the person would arrive before the door would close I hold it open. Male / female don't matter (no don't start with the gay crap lol). Most people say thanks but some just say nothing. :confused: held door for older woman at 7-11 just a couple days ago and she goes marching through like queen lizbeth without so much as a grunt or eye contact like it was owed her at birth. friggin biatch ass rude people pissin me off lately. shoulda let er slam on her highness's fatazz. :)
Ahhhh... now you've hit my pet peve... I try to hold the door when ever I can, especially for a woman.
When I don't get a "Thank You", I like to announce in an very audible voice "You're very welcome" with just a hint of sarcasm. Most of the time I get a nice "deer in the headlights" look over the shoulder... kind of makes it worth while.
Rexone
10-12-2005, 03:23 PM
AMEN!!
I feel this way every time I dont get a "Thank You" when I spend money at a business. They are not doing me a favor by selling me a cheeseburger!
Very true H47. Cheeseburgers will make you a fattie. Maybe they are subliminally acting in your best interest by not thanking you thus protecting you from the evil cheeseburger return purchase, thus keeping you off the fattie list.
You should just thank them and never go back for another burger.
Rexones advice is free, no problem.
Rexone
10-12-2005, 03:24 PM
I just bought a really nice billet o ringed oil cap with a weld in bung from Rex....to replace the push in one that leaked....I bring it to work ....and Instead of just welding it myself...I ask one of our welding shop ...experts....who surely can do a prettier job than me welding it around the outside ...I was going to just repolish them and leave them polished....he hands it back to me with a hole blown thru it on top, the cap all scratched up, the internal threads all screwed up,and it welded on the inside....where it will now surely contact the stud girdle......He says ...this piece was too thin to weld on the topside.......sorry.....I spent all afternoon working with the threads to get it to screw on and contact the oring....Thanks mr welder.....and have a nice day....lol.....I guess they will look nice in blue.... :)
http://www.rexmar.com/images/page284.jpg
So Brian you need another bung or what? We have em, no problem.
Ziggy
10-12-2005, 03:25 PM
Rex, thank you for putting up this thread, its one of the few I've posted in for the last month or so.
Something meaningful for a change....maybe a few lessons taught in here as well....or hopefully learned.
Rexone
10-12-2005, 03:26 PM
Rex, thank you for putting up this thread, its one of the few I've posted in for the last month or so.
Something meaningful for a change....maybe a few lessons taught in here as well....or hopefully learned.
No problem
So Brian you need another bung or what? We have em, no problem.
No THANK you Mike... :D ...I was able to patch it up....and fix the threads .....Its just now I have to paint the valve covers instead of leaving them polished like I wanted........I have welded a few in myself....on the out side.....and never had a problem........I wont be asking the welding shop for help again ...thats for sure... :D
Ziggy
10-12-2005, 03:31 PM
No problem
You're too funny :rolleyes: :D :D
Tremor Therapy
10-12-2005, 03:38 PM
Like many, I too was raised to say please and thank you, yes sir/no ma'am, hold doors, and seat women. I have been instilling all of those qualities into my 8 year old son and 12 year old daughter since birth, and at times I swear they are the only people that could even spell the word manners! :mad:
Just the other day my family and I go to Islands, and there is a group of Gen-Xer's right behind us. So my son races to the door to open it for us, and continues to hold it for the foul mouthed lovelys behind us....and not one thank you! In fact, one guy brushed by my son and almost knocked him over. So I raised my voice to say "your welcome" and one of these glorious pieces of western culture pipes up to ask me "if I have a problem?"
10 years ago I would have left this piece of white trash unconscious where he used to stand, but I am trying very hard to instill decent behavior in my family, and I know that this is not the way......but man I would still like to issue a friggin beat down to that smart ass punk! :hammer2:
wanna B V
10-12-2005, 03:42 PM
Welcome to the "I dont give a $hitt" generation, where you (the customer) are bothering them by making a purchase at their establishment. Ever try and ask a question....no answer!!! The reason is most dont speak english or have such a thick accent you have no clue what they said. I refuse to do business with fast food places until they start speaking english. I always say your welcome after I receive my change. Get weird looks from that since el clerko said nothing... definately good thread R1
Im pretty observant of things like that....and it is different than when we were growing up......but all is NOT lost......Here in the South.....almost every single time I hold the door I get a thank you ...from the women and men....In the unlikely case I dont a very uncomfortable look comes over them when they hear your welcome...rather loudly.....but it is the exception around here ...not the norm.....I recently went to visit my mom in Nor Cal.....and I didnt hear thanks one time the entire time I was there.....go figure... :cool:
CA Stu
10-12-2005, 03:50 PM
Kid's grow up without attentative parents, one parent households, no manners taught or enforced, its the way it is. And will only get worse.
Jeebus, what are you, 90 years old?
Thanks
CA Stu
Tom Brown
10-12-2005, 03:56 PM
... I get a thank you ...from the women and men....In the unlikely case I dont a very uncomfortable look comes over them when they hear your welcome...rather loudly.....
... and then you butt your smoke on their forearm.
... and then you butt your smoke on their forearm.
Only in extreme cases...or if they are white teens with droopy pants.... :hammerhea
Ok a pet peeve venting of mine...
Is it only me or does it bother anyone else when they buy something and the clerk or sales person doesn't acknowledge you with a "thanks" or "thank you" or equivilent? I grew up in a world where courtesy was drilled into me by my parents and is part of my makeup in business and personally.
I notice more and more though that when I buy things at stores (convienience stores seem to be the worst) that the person taking my money doesn't say jack shit (lucky if I get a un-understandable grunt many times) or if I'm lucky a "next". I always say thank you whether I'm on the selling end or the buying end. It occured to me lately though why the hell am I thanking someone for taking my money if they obviously don't give a shit if I buy their crap or not? I think I'm going to stop thanking people I buy from if they don't thank me first for spending my money with them. Maybe I'll just utter an "ugh" as I walk away!
Further, it really gripes me when they don't offer any thanks or any acknowledgement of my purchase, I thank them when I leave, and they come back with a "no problem". WTF is "no problem"? That implies to me that if I hadn't thanked them for selling their crap to me (without a thank you) it WOULD HAVE BEEN A FRIGGIN PROBLEM OR INCONVENIENCE. To me "no problem" is worse than silence.
"No problem" or "to be perfectly honest with you" imo are the worst possible responses any sales person can give to a customer other than a flat out fock you (imo). They imply that it would have been a problem or that normally they're not honest but are making an exception for some reason with you. WTF are people selling things thinking?
Rant end... :)
Especially when it's an automated check out. :rolleyes:
wsuwrhr
10-12-2005, 04:15 PM
Two posts about your problem, I was actually spending time out of my day, for you, and I am not even recognized? I see how it is.
Hey Mike, "No Problem, Bud"
Haha
Brian
wsuwrhr
10-12-2005, 04:17 PM
I wont be asking the welding shop for help again ...thats for sure... :D
Did you consider this is EXACTLY what they wanted?
Brian
wsuwrhr
10-12-2005, 04:20 PM
Very True Brian...todays lingo has regressed in certain ways and its up for interpretation by the receiver.....I hear it alot that "no problem" is substituted for "you are welcome".........so as you described it depends on the situation and what mood the other person might be in..
I'll probably have to switch just in case the opportunity arises that I just happen to hold the door open for Mike one day.
Can you imagine me replying "no problem" when he thanks me for holding the door, geez the guy has a bad day and KICKS my ass at the 7-11 front door.
What a scene that would be.
Brian
wsuwrhr
10-12-2005, 04:23 PM
....and not one thank you! In fact, one guy brushed by my son and almost knocked him over. So I raised my voice to say "your welcome" and one of these glorious pieces of western culture pipes up to ask me "if I have a problem?"
10 years ago I would have left this piece of white trash unconscious where he used to stand, but I am trying very hard to instill decent behavior in my family, and I know that this is not the way......but man I would still like to issue a friggin beat down to that smart ass punk! :hammer2:
Doesn't instilling decent behavior in youngsters involve LESSONS once in awhile.
Sounds like a perfect time to give a lesson or two.
I would not have said "No Problem" in this case.
Brian
Did you consider this is EXACTLY what they wanted?
Brian
No...I have known them for years...and have painted lots of things for them....I guess he was just having a bad day...
wsuwrhr
10-12-2005, 04:27 PM
No...I have known them for years...and have painted lots of things for them....I guess he was just having a bad day...
I was just messing around, I meant it as a joke actually. One of the guys where I USED to work would pruposefully jack up a part he felt wasn't in his JOB description. After a few times noone asked him to do anything extra.
Worked pretty good for him, if you are a dick I guess.
Brian
Rexone
10-12-2005, 04:28 PM
Two posts about your problem, I was actually spending time out of my day, for you, and I am not even recognized? I see how it is.
Hey Mike, "No Problem, Bud"
Haha
Brian
As Ziggy said Brian I think it's the context in which the "no problem" is used.
Brian: How much did you say that friggin part was?
Rexone: $550 for you Brian.
Brian: But that's more than list :confused:
Rexone: But look at all the free ettiquite advice you received :)
Brian: Ok Rexone I see your point, $550 it is, no problem!
See Brian the above scenario is one where "no problem" works ok. :D
wsuwrhr
10-12-2005, 04:30 PM
Hey Rex,
No damn Christmas card for you, I guess it will be "no problem"
Brian
haha
As Ziggy said Brian I think it's the context in which the "no problem" is used.
Brian: How much did you say that friggin part was?
Rexone: $550 for you Brian.
Brian: But that's more than list :confused:
Rexone: But look at all the free ettiquite advice you received :)
Brian: Ok Rexone I see your point, $550 it is, no problem!
See Brian the above scenario is one where "no problem" works ok. :D
ahhell
10-12-2005, 04:43 PM
Tonight, went to pick up my pick-up at the local GMC dealer, walked up to the cashiers window, and without even looking up I get "i'll be right with you in a minute".....at least look up...and see who youre talking to, or is that not in the job description....you already got me for 550.00 at least look at me while youre f****** me....Ahhell<<<<<<<<<<too picky or what :angry2:
burtandnancy
10-12-2005, 04:45 PM
jbb, I hope you were observant enough to figure out your welder doesn't want to do any more freebies for you, as you could have done it better yourself, thank you very much...
Rexone, may I please have your new address? Thank you...
Rexone
10-12-2005, 04:45 PM
Very True Brian...todays lingo has regressed in certain ways and its up for interpretation by the receiver.....I hear it alot that "no problem" is substituted for "you are welcome".........so as you described it depends on the situation and what mood the other person might be in..
I just prefer to use you're welcome that's all I'm saying. That way there's no room for mis-intrepretation of "no problem" or the possible implication of a problem that would have existed if a thank you hadn't been issued.
oh hell I don't even understand what I just wrote, good luck. :)
I'm going to head over to the Hanson wtf thread for awhile now. lol
Rexone
10-12-2005, 04:47 PM
jbb, I hope you were observant enough to figure out your welder doesn't want to do any more freebies for you, as you could have done it better yourself, thank you very much...
Rexone, may I please have your new address? Thank you...
No problem Burt... :D
600 W Terrace Drive, Suite A
San Dimas, CA 91773
909.592.1000
Thank you :)
Squirtin Thunder
10-12-2005, 04:48 PM
BTW-
Thank you Mike for your staff getting me what I needed before the race.
Jim
Essex502
10-12-2005, 04:49 PM
Ok a pet peeve venting of mine...
Further, it really gripes me when they don't offer any thanks or any acknowledgement of my purchase, I thank them when I leave, and they come back with a "no problem". WTF is "no problem"? That implies to me that if I hadn't thanked them for selling their crap to me (without a thank you) it WOULD HAVE BEEN A FRIGGIN PROBLEM OR INCONVENIENCE. To me "no problem" is worse than silence.
"No problem" or "to be perfectly honest with you" imo are the worst possible responses any sales person can give to a customer other than a flat out fock you (imo). They imply that it would have been a problem or that normally they're not honest but are making an exception for some reason with you. WTF are people selling things thinking?
Rant end... :)
God I hate the response "No Problem" especially when I am thanking someone for service such as in a restaurant. It shouldn't be a God damn problem serving me my food! Especially since I tip you. I personally always say: "my pleasure" when dealing with clients or customers.
Rexone
10-12-2005, 04:49 PM
Tonight, went to pick up my pick-up at the local GMC dealer, walked up to the cashiers window, and without even looking up I get "i'll be right with you in a minute".....at least look up...and see who youre talking to, or is that not in the job description....you already got me for 550.00 at least look at me while youre f****** me....Ahhell<<<<<<<<<<too picky or what :angry2:
oh don't get me started on the ol eye contact shit... lol.
Rexone
10-12-2005, 04:50 PM
BTW-
Thank you Mike for your staff getting me what I needed before the race.
Jim
No problem Jim :D
(in a you're welcome context lol)
I read a thread today you were having a heart issue of some kind. Is everything ok (I hope yes)?
Thank you. :)
jbb, I hope you were observant enough to figure out your welder doesn't want to do any more freebies for you, as you could have done it better yourself, thank you very much...
Rexone, may I please have your new address? Thank you...
Nope ...that was not the case ......trust me, I have more than my share of freebies coming from all the shops....the paint shop has the most slack time ...and I spend much time doing ...freebies for everyone...including welders...and I almost always just do it myself...
Squirtin Thunder
10-12-2005, 04:53 PM
No problem Jim :D
(in a you're welcome context lol)
I read a thread today you were having a heart issue of some kind. Is everything ok (I hope yes)?
Thank you. :)
Last Oct. it was Bells this year its my heart. The only thing they have found was low Potasium. Everyone else says stressssss !!!
ahhell
10-12-2005, 04:54 PM
God I hate the response "No Problem" especially when I am thanking someone for service such as in a restaurant. It shouldn't be a God damn problem serving me my food! Especially since I tip you. I personally always say: "my pleasure" when dealing with clients or customers.
Im guilty of the "no problem" response, And i didnt know it bothered anyone, till now...yep, I deal with people all day long and my favorite response is "no problem"...I will now decide on a "New and improved" response to thanks for your services...thanks for the insight...seriously
Squirtin Thunder
10-12-2005, 04:59 PM
I have a problem with saying "Anytime". The bad thing is I mean it and my wife gets a little pissed.
Rexone
10-12-2005, 05:02 PM
oh don't get me started on the ol eye contact shit... lol.
On another rudeness note.... I was in a Wells Fargo Bank today and another "thing that pisses me off" struck paydirt... This time not with a bank employee however but a customer. There was this guy standing in front of the teller windows (me and him were the only customers present) and he was talking LOUDLY on his cell phone with his back to the tellers.
So I go up to the window and do my banking and while I'm there the other teller on duty comes over to converse with my teller and I overhear that this guy has been on his phone for like 15 minutes... it rang in the middle of a transaction she was in with him and he just turned his back on her and was having a cell phone meeting that the entire bank could plainly hear including me 5 windows away. She'd just been standing there waiting to complete the transaction with this jackass and he wasn't even acknowledging her or HIS unfinished business.
What is it with people on cell phones? imo it is so rude to answer a cell phone and prempt a personal conversation or business without at least a "i'll be right back with you I have to take this important call" or something similar.
Maybe with good friends or such it's ok in certain circumstances but in public or business situations like this one was I think it's just plain rude.
wsuwrhr
10-12-2005, 05:15 PM
Im guilty of the "no problem" response, And i didnt know it bothered anyone, till now...yep, I deal with people all day long and my favorite response is "no problem"...I will now decide on a "New and improved" response to thanks for your services...thanks for the insight...seriously
Thats what I was thinking
Brian
ahhell
10-12-2005, 05:18 PM
Thats what I was thinking
Brian
Maybe "Word" would be a better response... :rolleyes:
Or "yo bitch, better be".... :rollside:
:boxed: :boxed: :boxed: :boxed:
burtandnancy
10-12-2005, 05:32 PM
Cell phones will lead to the end of the world as we once knew it...
(no one wrote a rule book when they were invented)
Rexone
10-15-2005, 10:27 PM
Guess we're not the only ones who notice the rudeness (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051014/ap_on_re_us/rude_americans)
Tom Brown
10-15-2005, 10:57 PM
Hey Letitia Baldrige, are you still upset about not being thanked for purchasing a happy meal?
Red Horse
10-16-2005, 12:00 AM
Couple of rude things that irrate me. One I did something about it.
We had a VW Jetta and it was under warranty. Was hesitating so I took it to a Las Vegas VW dealer for warranty work. They had the car 3 days with no phone call. We had 3 vehicles at the time so it was no big deal. Well I called and asked to speak with my service guy. They paged him and I never got him. After several attempts to get ahold of him and the service manager, I drove down there. Talked to them both and explained in my best authoritative military voice, (16 years time in service so far) how I expect to be treated as a customer. COme to find out they had to special order a part and it would have been 2 WEEKS before the part would even come in. Well I started getting daily updates and a free rental car, plus the dealership manager would personally take care of us after that. I should not have to go thru all the trouble.
Parking lots: What give some fat bitch the right to wait in the Wal Mart parking lot for someone to load up their stuff and back out in the middle of the lane. It backs up all the traffic and really irratates me. Usually 3 spots down one is open. I just park in the back nine times out of ten beat those idiots in. They are just plain rude. They are not the only one is the parking lot. Besides, it would benifit them from walking from the back of the lot.
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