"Doris Night" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 5 Aug 2015 02:22:22 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
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>>
>>"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>>> On 8/4/2015 10:45 PM, Janet B wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 04 Aug 2015 20:48:42 -0400, jmcquown >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 7/31/2015 9:03 PM, Janet B wrote:
>>>>>> as I said, I've always had my requests filled. I understand about
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> warehouse. How much effort is it to drop a note off at the customer
>>>>>> service desk? Surely that should be the first thing you do.
>>>>>> Janet US
>>>>>
>>>>> There's this nifty new device called "the computer". It's easy enough
>>>>> for them to determine whether or not they are able to stock something.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jill
>>>> the people who do the ordering are not at my customer service desk.
>>>> Customer Service have no access to the computer you reference. Maybe
>>>> in other cities they do, not mine.
>>>> Janet US
>>>>
>>> I wouldn't know how supermarket networks are set up but the customer
>>> service departments where I shop definitely have computers. I'm pretty
>>> sure someone in the store can check availability if a customer asks.
>>> Discontinued items would/should show up. Maybe those small size cans of
>>> pears simply weren't selling. In that instance, I wouldn't stock them
>>> either.
>>
>>They're not discontinued, Jill. If they were, there would be no SEM. I'm
>>not stupid and I worked in retail for many, many years. And while they
>>might have a computer at Customer Service, it might not be one that links
>>into the POS system.
>
> What is a SEM? I googled and got Search Engine Marketing, Strategic
> Enrolment Management, and Scanning Electron Microscope.

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