Dave Smith wrote:

> Gary wrote:
>
> > I would never expect a large food chain to even listen, much less stock something
> > at *my* request. OTOH, that gives the smaller stores an advantage over the big
> > ones. That's a way for them to take customers away from the big chains.
>
> It never hurts to ask. I have had some luck in getting one of the large local grocery
> stores to order things for me. Then again, I have had department managers tell me
> that the things I was asking for were not available, and then I find them in a store
> a few blocks away.

Yes, that's what I'm talking about: apathy. That's a nice way of telling you, "Who cares?
Get lost! (I can't be bothered with what the *customer* wants)". The bigger the chain,
the more prevalent that attitude is.

Gary




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