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Cheryl wrote:
> > On 12/13/2012 9:52 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote: > > PetSmart prices for cat food and litter are at least 30% higher than > > Walmart. > > > May or may not be true, but I can't stand Walmart. I refuse to go into one. Why do you refuse to shop at Walmart, Cheryl? They have good prices which are important to most of us. I've never even looked in the grocery section but other products are a good deal. If you use Frontline Plus for flea control for your cats: - Frontline Plus at PetSmart cost about $48 for 3 treatment packs - PetArmor Plus from Walmart costs $28 and it's the same |
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On Sat, 15 Dec 2012 10:15:39 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>Cheryl wrote: >> >> On 12/13/2012 9:52 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote: > >> > PetSmart prices for cat food and litter are at least 30% higher than >> > Walmart. > >> > >> May or may not be true, but I can't stand Walmart. I refuse to go into one. > >Why do you refuse to shop at Walmart, Cheryl? They have good prices which >are important to most of us. I've never even looked in the grocery section >but other products are a good deal. > >If you use Frontline Plus for flea control for your cats: > - Frontline Plus at PetSmart cost about $48 for 3 treatment packs > - PetArmor Plus from Walmart costs $28 and it's the same Walmart haters lie, they certainly do shop there but don't want folks to think they are too poor to pay less. I buy some items at Petsmart, but only items that Walmart doesn't sell, like jumbo litter pans and better quality cat beds. But when it comes to cat food and cat litter, the biggest part of my cat budget, Walmart is much less expensive. |
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On Saturday, December 15, 2012 9:15:39 AM UTC-6, Gary wrote:
> Cheryl wrote: > > > > > > On 12/13/2012 9:52 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote: > > > > > > PetSmart prices for cat food and litter are at least 30% higher than > > > > Walmart. > > > > > > > > > May or may not be true, but I can't stand Walmart. I refuse to go into one. > > > > Why do you refuse to shop at Walmart, Cheryl? They have good prices which > > are important to most of us. I've never even looked in the grocery section > > but other products are a good deal. > > Perhaps she thinks that WalMart is evil. --Bryan |
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On 12/15/2012 4:41 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Sat, 15 Dec 2012 10:15:39 -0500, Gary > wrote: > >> Cheryl wrote: >>> >>> On 12/13/2012 9:52 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote: >> >>>> PetSmart prices for cat food and litter are at least 30% higher than >>>> Walmart. >> >>>> >>> May or may not be true, but I can't stand Walmart. I refuse to go into one. >> >> Why do you refuse to shop at Walmart, Cheryl? They have good prices which >> are important to most of us. I've never even looked in the grocery section >> but other products are a good deal. >> >> If you use Frontline Plus for flea control for your cats: >> - Frontline Plus at PetSmart cost about $48 for 3 treatment packs >> - PetArmor Plus from Walmart costs $28 and it's the same > > Walmart haters lie, they certainly do shop there but don't want folks > to think they are too poor to pay less. I buy some items at Petsmart, > but only items that Walmart doesn't sell, like jumbo litter pans and > better quality cat beds. But when it comes to cat food and cat > litter, the biggest part of my cat budget, Walmart is much less > expensive. > Going to Walmart is, for me, close to a 70 mile round trip. I'd have to want something pretty badly to make that drive. Or at least need/want something from other stores in that area to make the trip worthwhile. Jill |
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On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:14:57 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote: >On 12/15/2012 4:41 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote: >> On Sat, 15 Dec 2012 10:15:39 -0500, Gary > wrote: >> >>> Cheryl wrote: >>>> >>>> On 12/13/2012 9:52 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote: >>> >>>>> PetSmart prices for cat food and litter are at least 30% higher than >>>>> Walmart. >>> >>>>> >>>> May or may not be true, but I can't stand Walmart. I refuse to go into one. >>> >>> Why do you refuse to shop at Walmart, Cheryl? They have good prices which >>> are important to most of us. I've never even looked in the grocery section >>> but other products are a good deal. >>> >>> If you use Frontline Plus for flea control for your cats: >>> - Frontline Plus at PetSmart cost about $48 for 3 treatment packs >>> - PetArmor Plus from Walmart costs $28 and it's the same >> >> Walmart haters lie, they certainly do shop there but don't want folks >> to think they are too poor to pay less. I buy some items at Petsmart, >> but only items that Walmart doesn't sell, like jumbo litter pans and >> better quality cat beds. But when it comes to cat food and cat >> litter, the biggest part of my cat budget, Walmart is much less >> expensive. >> >Going to Walmart is, for me, close to a 70 mile round trip. I'd have to >want something pretty badly to make that drive. Or at least need/want >something from other stores in that area to make the trip worthwhile. That's not the same as not liking Walmart... there are many stores I don't patronize because they are not geographically feasable. |
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On 2012-12-20, jmcquown > wrote:
> Going to Walmart is, for me, close to a 70 mile round trip. I'd have to > want something pretty badly to make that drive. Or at least need/want > something from other stores in that area to make the trip worthwhile. Yes, I have to make a similar trip, next week. A Walmart 70 miles away is the closest WW that has a Dr Scholls foot measuring machine, which was recommended by my doc to provide an orthotic for my plantar fascitis, which has recently gimped me up pretty severely. Otherwise, it's walmart.com. Sometimes WW is a necessary evil. :| nb |
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"notbob" > wrote in message
... > On 2012-12-20, jmcquown > wrote: > >> Going to Walmart is, for me, close to a 70 mile round trip. I'd have to >> want something pretty badly to make that drive. Or at least need/want >> something from other stores in that area to make the trip worthwhile. > > Yes, I have to make a similar trip, next week. A Walmart 70 miles > away is the closest WW that has a Dr Scholls foot measuring machine, > which was recommended by my doc to provide an orthotic for my plantar > fascitis, which has recently gimped me up pretty severely. Otherwise, > it's walmart.com. Sometimes WW is a necessary evil. :| > > nb There is one a mile from me, and I can ride my bike over fairly easily. One of those "neighborhood grocery" stores. I feel dirty when I go in it, but they have Bertolli marina spag sauce for only $1.99 (Kroger et al are $3.29 or more.) They also have good price on Sabra hummus... It's kinda odd place, workers there never look very happy and the store has that industrial warehouse feel with not very bright lighting. And there are never very many customers in it. It's kinda depressing. Though it is clean. Last week, I asked someone working there if they had Matzo, and you could tell she had no idea what that was and just pointed me toward the aisle with Ritz crackers. |
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On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:14:57 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote: > On 12/15/2012 4:41 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote: > > > > Walmart haters lie, they certainly do shop there but don't want folks > > to think they are too poor to pay less. > > > Going to Walmart is, for me, close to a 70 mile round trip. I'd have to > want something pretty badly to make that drive. Or at least need/want > something from other stores in that area to make the trip worthwhile. > He also thinks everyone else is like himself, liars who say they aren't doing what they really do. Just because he hasn't taken a stand and walked the walk instead of just talking the talk, doesn't mean that no one else does it. -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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On Thursday, December 20, 2012 10:57:50 AM UTC-6, notbob wrote:
> On 2012-12-20, jmcquown > wrote: > > > > > Going to Walmart is, for me, close to a 70 mile round trip. I'd have to > > > want something pretty badly to make that drive. Or at least need/want > > > something from other stores in that area to make the trip worthwhile. > > > > Yes, I have to make a similar trip, next week. A Walmart 70 miles > > away is the closest WW that has a Dr Scholls foot measuring machine, > > which was recommended by my doc to provide an orthotic for my plantar > > fascitis, which has recently gimped me up pretty severely. Otherwise, > > it's walmart.com. Sometimes WW is a necessary evil. :| > Walgreens has those too. So does CVS. > > nb --Bryan |
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jmcquown wrote:
> > Going to Walmart is, for me, close to a 70 mile round trip. I'd have to > want something pretty badly to make that drive. Or at least need/want > something from other stores in that area to make the trip worthwhile. > > Jill I would NEVER do 70 miles. Screw that. My local Walmart is 18 miles round trip and I still hate that. I love the store but have only been there 3 times in the last 4.5 years. I do need to go soon though. Gary |
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"Somebody" wrote:
> >"notbob" > wrote in message ... >> On 2012-12-20, jmcquown > wrote: >> >>> Going to Walmart is, for me, close to a 70 mile round trip. I'd have to >>> want something pretty badly to make that drive. Or at least need/want >>> something from other stores in that area to make the trip worthwhile. >> >> Yes, I have to make a similar trip, next week. A Walmart 70 miles >> away is the closest WW that has a Dr Scholls foot measuring machine, >> which was recommended by my doc to provide an orthotic for my plantar >> fascitis, which has recently gimped me up pretty severely. Otherwise, >> it's walmart.com. Sometimes WW is a necessary evil. :| >> >> nb > >There is one a mile from me, and I can ride my bike over fairly easily. >One of those "neighborhood grocery" stores. I feel dirty when I go in it, >but they have Bertolli marina spag sauce for only $1.99 (Kroger et al are >$3.29 or more.) They also have good price on Sabra hummus... It's kinda >odd place, workers there never look very happy and the store has that >industrial warehouse feel with not very bright lighting. And there are >never very many customers in it. It's kinda depressing. Though it is >clean. > >Last week, I asked someone working there if they had Matzo, and you could >tell she had no idea what that was and just pointed me toward the aisle >with Ritz crackers. I have a WalMart Market a couple miles from my house. My experience is complete opposite. The store is clean and well-kept and the employees are, and I'm not exaggerating, the friendliest, most polite people of any store around here. You cannot pass one without them saying "Hi" or "How are you doing today". -- bill_n |
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On Thursday, December 20, 2012 7:08:50 PM UTC-6, billn wrote:
> "Somebody" wrote: > > > > > >"notbob" > wrote in message > > ... > > >> On 2012-12-20, jmcquown > wrote: > > >> > > >>> Going to Walmart is, for me, close to a 70 mile round trip. I'd have to > > >>> want something pretty badly to make that drive. Or at least need/want > > >>> something from other stores in that area to make the trip worthwhile. > > >> > > >> Yes, I have to make a similar trip, next week. A Walmart 70 miles > > >> away is the closest WW that has a Dr Scholls foot measuring machine, > > >> which was recommended by my doc to provide an orthotic for my plantar > > >> fascitis, which has recently gimped me up pretty severely. Otherwise, > > >> it's walmart.com. Sometimes WW is a necessary evil. :| > > >> > > >> nb > > > > > >There is one a mile from me, and I can ride my bike over fairly easily. > > >One of those "neighborhood grocery" stores. I feel dirty when I go in it, > > >but they have Bertolli marina spag sauce for only $1.99 (Kroger et al are > > >$3.29 or more.) They also have good price on Sabra hummus... It's kinda > > >odd place, workers there never look very happy and the store has that > > >industrial warehouse feel with not very bright lighting. And there are > > >never very many customers in it. It's kinda depressing. Though it is > > >clean. > > > > > >Last week, I asked someone working there if they had Matzo, and you could > > >tell she had no idea what that was and just pointed me toward the aisle > > >with Ritz crackers. > > > > I have a WalMart Market a couple miles from my house. My experience is > > complete opposite. The store is clean and well-kept and the employees are, > > and I'm not exaggerating, the friendliest, most polite people of any store > > around here. You cannot pass one without them saying "Hi" or "How are you > > doing today". The one a few blocks from my house is staffed by the most inept, slow, and stupid folks of any store around here. The other end of the spectrum is ALDI and Trader Joe's. Wal Mart pays shitty wages, then coaches their staff on how to get Medicaid and foodstamps. > > -- > > bill_n --Bryan |
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On 12/20/2012 9:20 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:08:50 -0600, billn wrote: > >> I have a WalMart Market a couple miles from my house. My experience is >> complete opposite. The store is clean and well-kept and the employees are, >> and I'm not exaggerating, the friendliest, most polite people of any store >> around here. You cannot pass one without them saying "Hi" or "How are you >> doing today". > > How annoying! > > -sw > Some stores (and restaurants) require their employees to do that. And yes, it can be annoying. But it's better than being ignored completely if you are looking for something and need assistance. Jill |
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"jmcquown" > wrote in message
... > On 12/20/2012 9:20 PM, Sqwertz wrote: >> On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:08:50 -0600, billn wrote: >> >>> I have a WalMart Market a couple miles from my house. My experience is >>> complete opposite. The store is clean and well-kept and the employees >>> are, >>> and I'm not exaggerating, the friendliest, most polite people of any >>> store >>> around here. You cannot pass one without them saying "Hi" or "How are >>> you >>> doing today". >> >> How annoying! >> >> -sw >> > Some stores (and restaurants) require their employees to do that. And > yes, it can be annoying. But it's better than being ignored completely if > you are looking for something and need assistance. > > Jill There was a story a while back that Safeway was making cashiers smile at customers and talk to them... The cashier's didn't like the policy though, as some of the creepy males would then "hit on" the female cashier... Forced niceness should not be required. Sometimes I like when the clerk is just a sullen goth that doesn't try and make small talk and just efficiently rings things up and I am quickly on my way. |
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On 12/20/2012 8:40 PM, Somebody wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message > ... >> On 12/20/2012 9:20 PM, Sqwertz wrote: >>> On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:08:50 -0600, billn wrote: >>> >>>> I have a WalMart Market a couple miles from my house. My experience is >>>> complete opposite. The store is clean and well-kept and the employees >>>> are, >>>> and I'm not exaggerating, the friendliest, most polite people of any >>>> store >>>> around here. You cannot pass one without them saying "Hi" or "How are >>>> you >>>> doing today". >>> >>> How annoying! >>> >>> -sw >>> >> Some stores (and restaurants) require their employees to do that. And >> yes, it can be annoying. But it's better than being ignored completely if >> you are looking for something and need assistance. >> >> Jill > > > There was a story a while back that Safeway was making cashiers smile at > customers and talk to them... The cashier's didn't like the policy though, > as some of the creepy males would then "hit on" the female cashier... > Forced niceness should not be required. Sometimes I like when the clerk is > just a sullen goth that doesn't try and make small talk and just efficiently > rings things up and I am quickly on my way. > > > My son was never a morning person. So bad was he in the morning that I was certain he'd be court martialed the first day of his Army career when they tried to get him out of bed. He had a part-time job at a McDonalds while in college and was fired because he could did not smile and greet the patrons cheerfully. -- Janet Wilder Way-the-heck-south Texas Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does. |
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"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
eb.com... > My son was never a morning person. So bad was he in the morning that I was > certain he'd be court martialed the first day of his Army career when they > tried to get him out of bed. He had a part-time job at a McDonalds while > in college and was fired because he could did not smile and greet the > patrons cheerfully. I like your son! In HS, some kid told me I smiled too much-- what was so happy about? (In a kinda threatening way.) So I started smiling less. Then one of my friends said: why don't you ever smile? |
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On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:08:50 -0600, "billn" > wrote:
> I have a WalMart Market a couple miles from my house. My experience is > complete opposite. The store is clean and well-kept and the employees are, > and I'm not exaggerating, the friendliest, most polite people of any store > around here. You cannot pass one without them saying "Hi" or "How are you > doing today". Don't kid yourself. That's just store/corporate "training". -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:32:10 -0500, "Somebody" >
wrote: > "Janet Wilder" > wrote in message > eb.com... > > My son was never a morning person. So bad was he in the morning that I was > > certain he'd be court martialed the first day of his Army career when they > > tried to get him out of bed. He had a part-time job at a McDonalds while > > in college and was fired because he could did not smile and greet the > > patrons cheerfully. > > I like your son! > > In HS, some kid told me I smiled too much-- what was so happy about? (In a > kinda threatening way.) So I started smiling less. Then one of my friends > said: why don't you ever smile? > OK, somebody (else) has to say you had weird friends. -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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In article >,
says... > > "Somebody" wrote: > > > >"notbob" > wrote in message > ... > >> On 2012-12-20, jmcquown > wrote: > >> > >>> Going to Walmart is, for me, close to a 70 mile round trip. I'd have to > >>> want something pretty badly to make that drive. Or at least need/want > >>> something from other stores in that area to make the trip worthwhile. > >> > >> Yes, I have to make a similar trip, next week. A Walmart 70 miles > >> away is the closest WW that has a Dr Scholls foot measuring machine, > >> which was recommended by my doc to provide an orthotic for my plantar > >> fascitis, which has recently gimped me up pretty severely. Otherwise, > >> it's walmart.com. Sometimes WW is a necessary evil. :| > >> > >> nb > > > >There is one a mile from me, and I can ride my bike over fairly easily. > >One of those "neighborhood grocery" stores. I feel dirty when I go in it, > >but they have Bertolli marina spag sauce for only $1.99 (Kroger et al are > >$3.29 or more.) They also have good price on Sabra hummus... It's kinda > >odd place, workers there never look very happy and the store has that > >industrial warehouse feel with not very bright lighting. And there are > >never very many customers in it. It's kinda depressing. Though it is > >clean. > > > >Last week, I asked someone working there if they had Matzo, and you could > >tell she had no idea what that was and just pointed me toward the aisle > >with Ritz crackers. > > I have a WalMart Market a couple miles from my house. My experience is > complete opposite. The store is clean and well-kept and the employees are, > and I'm not exaggerating, the friendliest, most polite people of any store > around here. You cannot pass one without them saying "Hi" or "How are you > doing today". The nearest WalMart to me in Providence is a ghetto store. The one in Warwick, not far from Providence is also of the same type. The Coventry store however is purely a suburban experience. |
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On 12/21/2012 12:59 AM, T wrote:
> In article >, > says... > > Oh you must live in northeastern North Carolina. Nope, I live in southernmost South Carolina. Near the end of a chain of islands off the east coast. Jill |
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"Sqwertz" wrote:
> >On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:08:50 -0600, billn wrote: > >> I have a WalMart Market a couple miles from my house. My experience is >> complete opposite. The store is clean and well-kept and the employees >> are, >> and I'm not exaggerating, the friendliest, most polite people of any >> store >> around here. You cannot pass one without them saying "Hi" or "How are >> you >> doing today". > >How annoying! Why annoying? I thought of it as just being nice to the customer. Last time I was there, I passed 3 employees. The first was stocking fruit as I came upon him and he said "Hi". The second was pushing a cart for restocking and said "How you doing today?" or some such and the third was the checkout girl who greeted me as we were checking out. I didn't mean to make it sound like a flock of store workers were harrassing me, LOL! -- bill_n |
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"jmcquown" wrote:
> >On 12/20/2012 9:20 PM, Sqwertz wrote: >> On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:08:50 -0600, billn wrote: >> >>> I have a WalMart Market a couple miles from my house. My experience is >>> complete opposite. The store is clean and well-kept and the employees >>> are, >>> and I'm not exaggerating, the friendliest, most polite people of any >>> store >>> around here. You cannot pass one without them saying "Hi" or "How are >>> you >>> doing today". >> >> How annoying! >> >> -sw >> >Some stores (and restaurants) require their employees to do that. And yes, >it can be annoying. But it's better than being ignored completely if you >are looking for something and need assistance. Or feeling like you, the customer are just an inconvenience in their day. I don't mind talking to people, if they talk to me, I'll respond, sometimes even joke around with them. -- bill n ________________________________________________ >^..^< "I'm only here for the cat pics" ® >^..^< >^..^< >^..^< >^..^< >^..^< >^..^< >^..^< >^..^< |
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"sf" wrote:
> >On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:08:50 -0600, "billn" > wrote: > >> I have a WalMart Market a couple miles from my house. My experience is >> complete opposite. The store is clean and well-kept and the employees >> are, >> and I'm not exaggerating, the friendliest, most polite people of any >> store >> around here. You cannot pass one without them saying "Hi" or "How are >> you >> doing today". > >Don't kid yourself. That's just store/corporate "training". I don't doubt it for a minute. But I don't think there's anything wrong with greeting a customer. There's too many sullen, unresponsive store employees anyway. (Although I realize from first hand experience that management can cause that too) -- bill_n |
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On Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:02:13 -0800, The Other Guy
> wrote: > On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:57:14 -0800, sf > wrote: > > >On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:08:50 -0600, "billn" > wrote: > > > >> I have a WalMart Market a couple miles from my house. My experience is > >> complete opposite. The store is clean and well-kept and the employees are, > >> and I'm not exaggerating, the friendliest, most polite people of any store > >> around here. You cannot pass one without them saying "Hi" or "How are you > >> doing today". > > > >Don't kid yourself. That's just store/corporate "training". > > I DON'T understand?? > > You think it's BAD that they train employees to that standard?? > Are you billn's alter ego? -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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On Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:46:15 -0600, "billn" > wrote:
> "sf" wrote: > > > >On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:08:50 -0600, "billn" > wrote: > > > >> I have a WalMart Market a couple miles from my house. My experience is > >> complete opposite. The store is clean and well-kept and the employees > >> are, > >> and I'm not exaggerating, the friendliest, most polite people of any > >> store > >> around here. You cannot pass one without them saying "Hi" or "How are > >> you > >> doing today". > > > >Don't kid yourself. That's just store/corporate "training". > > I don't doubt it for a minute. But I don't think there's anything wrong > with greeting a customer. > > There's too many sullen, unresponsive store employees anyway. (Although I > realize from first hand experience that management can cause that too) Not a problem for me either (when it's not over done), but you came across as wide eyed and innocent about standard corporate training. -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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On Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:41:16 -0600, "billn" > wrote:
> "jmcquown" wrote: > > > >> > >Some stores (and restaurants) require their employees to do that. And yes, > >it can be annoying. But it's better than being ignored completely if you > >are looking for something and need assistance. > > Or feeling like you, the customer are just an inconvenience in their day. I > don't mind talking to people, if they talk to me, I'll respond, sometimes > even joke around with them. I don't have a problem walking up to an employee and making my needs known, but I am really annoyed when there's no one around to ask. -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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"sf" wrote:
> >On Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:46:15 -0600, "billn" > wrote: > >> "sf" wrote: >> > >> >On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:08:50 -0600, "billn" > wrote: >> > >> >> I have a WalMart Market a couple miles from my house. My experience >> >> is >> >> complete opposite. The store is clean and well-kept and the employees >> >> are, >> >> and I'm not exaggerating, the friendliest, most polite people of any >> >> store >> >> around here. You cannot pass one without them saying "Hi" or "How are >> >> you >> >> doing today". >> > >> >Don't kid yourself. That's just store/corporate "training". >> >> I don't doubt it for a minute. But I don't think there's anything wrong >> with greeting a customer. >> >> There's too many sullen, unresponsive store employees anyway. (Although >> I >> realize from first hand experience that management can cause that too) > >Not a problem for me either (when it's not over done), but you came >across as wide eyed and innocent about standard corporate training. Just a case of the typed words being a poor substitute for face-to-face conversation. For the last 20 years I've been involved in retail sales in a large medical institution. It's very important how one treats customers. :-) -- bill_n |
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On 12/20/2012 10:57 PM, sf wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:08:50 -0600, "billn" > wrote: > >> I have a WalMart Market a couple miles from my house. My experience is >> complete opposite. The store is clean and well-kept and the employees are, >> and I'm not exaggerating, the friendliest, most polite people of any store >> around here. You cannot pass one without them saying "Hi" or "How are you >> doing today". > > Don't kid yourself. That's just store/corporate "training". > I think it goes beyond that. When I was in retail management, I noticed that there were "happy" stores... stores where the employees seems friendlier than other stores that were pretty close by. I noticed that the managers of the "happy" stores tended to be more outgoing and friendly and approachable to their employees. Managers who were "by the book" types tended to have less friendly stores (and a higher employee turnover rate). A buddy and I decided to try this in our own stores... we tried to "walk the floor" every day and said hello to every employee and listen to them if they had suggestions, etc. We got to know them a people, not just employees. It didn't take long to see a difference in attitude. I see the same thing on cruise ships. There are happy ships and invariably the Captain is highly visible and friendly, and there are other ships where the work might be done very efficiently, but the Captain is more of an administrator and seldom seen and they lack the "feel" of the happier ships. The Princess ship I was just on was a happy ship. The HAL ship I was on earlier this year... not so much. It is all subjective. George L |
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"billn" > wrote in message
... > "sf" wrote: >> >>On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:08:50 -0600, "billn" > wrote: >> >>> I have a WalMart Market a couple miles from my house. My experience is >>> complete opposite. The store is clean and well-kept and the employees >>> are, >>> and I'm not exaggerating, the friendliest, most polite people of any >>> store >>> around here. You cannot pass one without them saying "Hi" or "How are >>> you >>> doing today". >> >>Don't kid yourself. That's just store/corporate "training". > > I don't doubt it for a minute. But I don't think there's anything wrong > with greeting a customer. > > There's too many sullen, unresponsive store employees anyway. (Although I > realize from first hand experience that management can cause that too) > -- > bill_n Also, retail clerks are told to greet customer to decrease shrinkage. Supposedly, there is less theft if would be thieves know they have been noticed. |
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"George Leppla" > wrote in message
... > On 12/20/2012 10:57 PM, sf wrote: >> On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:08:50 -0600, "billn" > wrote: >> >>> I have a WalMart Market a couple miles from my house. My experience is >>> complete opposite. The store is clean and well-kept and the employees >>> are, >>> and I'm not exaggerating, the friendliest, most polite people of any >>> store >>> around here. You cannot pass one without them saying "Hi" or "How are >>> you >>> doing today". >> >> Don't kid yourself. That's just store/corporate "training". >> > > I think it goes beyond that. When I was in retail management, I noticed > that there were "happy" stores... stores where the employees seems > friendlier than other stores that were pretty close by. I noticed that > the managers of the "happy" stores tended to be more outgoing and friendly > and approachable to their employees. Managers who were "by the book" > types tended to have less friendly stores (and a higher employee turnover > rate). > > A buddy and I decided to try this in our own stores... we tried to "walk > the floor" every day and said hello to every employee and listen to them > if they had suggestions, etc. We got to know them a people, not just > employees. It didn't take long to see a difference in attitude. Very true. I believe they called it: "Management by Walking Around". We had a new manager at the college bookstore, and the guy came around and talked to employees-- while they were working. And we were aghast when he actually got on the register and rang people up for about 15 minutes! The previous manager used to just sit in her office and drink during her lunch hour. One of the cashiers did coke in the bathroom to get through her shift. (I wondered why she was always snorting kinda loud once in awhile when working.) The guy who managed by walking around was the best manager I've ever had. You felt valued and that he genuinely cared, and actually knew something about what you did. Most managers seem to have no idea what their employees really do. I'd rather shop at a store that has happy employees, even if it costs a little more. |
Walmart (WAS The new bacon rule)
On 12/21/2012 8:27 AM, George Leppla wrote:
> I think it goes beyond that. When I was in retail management, I noticed > that there were "happy" stores... stores where the employees seems > friendlier than other stores that were pretty close by. The Costco I go to used to be a "happy" store, up until maybe last Christmas or so. The cashiers were friendly, maybe joked around or made preparation suggestions for what you were buying. Now, it's not that they are hostile the way I've seen cashiers at some stores, but they just do their job without looking up, and a lot of times they're bitching to each other about something. I thought there must have been a new manager in town. nancy |
Walmart (WAS The new bacon rule)
"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
.com... > The Costco I go to used to be a "happy" store, up until maybe > last Christmas or so. The cashiers were friendly, maybe joked > around or made preparation suggestions for what you were buying. > > Now, it's not that they are hostile the way I've seen cashiers at > some stores, but they just do their job without looking up, and > a lot of times they're bitching to each other about something. > > I thought there must have been a new manager in town. > > nancy I used to love going to King Soopers when I first lived in Denver, people were all friendly and had a great atmosphere. A couple years later there were contract talks and they ended up striking, you could feel the difference in the stores and even after the strike was settled the stores were never the same. |
Walmart (WAS The new bacon rule)
On Fri, 21 Dec 2012 08:32:33 -0500, "Somebody" >
wrote: > Also, retail clerks are told to greet customer to decrease shrinkage. > Supposedly, there is less theft if would be thieves know they have been > noticed. In Grocery stores? I've only seen one grocery shop lifter in my life and nobody seemed to care. I brought their attention to him, but they just let him walk out. It was a homeless guy and it was just one large can of food. I guess it was their way of feeding the homeless. -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
Walmart (WAS The new bacon rule)
On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:08:50 -0600, "billn" > wrote:
>"Somebody" wrote: >> >>"notbob" > wrote in message ... >>> On 2012-12-20, jmcquown > wrote: >>> >>>> Going to Walmart is, for me, close to a 70 mile round trip. I'd have to >>>> want something pretty badly to make that drive. Or at least need/want >>>> something from other stores in that area to make the trip worthwhile. >>> >>> Yes, I have to make a similar trip, next week. A Walmart 70 miles >>> away is the closest WW that has a Dr Scholls foot measuring machine, >>> which was recommended by my doc to provide an orthotic for my plantar >>> fascitis, which has recently gimped me up pretty severely. Otherwise, >>> it's walmart.com. Sometimes WW is a necessary evil. :| >>> >>> nb >> >>There is one a mile from me, and I can ride my bike over fairly easily. >>One of those "neighborhood grocery" stores. I feel dirty when I go in it, >>but they have Bertolli marina spag sauce for only $1.99 (Kroger et al are >>$3.29 or more.) They also have good price on Sabra hummus... It's kinda >>odd place, workers there never look very happy and the store has that >>industrial warehouse feel with not very bright lighting. And there are >>never very many customers in it. It's kinda depressing. Though it is >>clean. >> >>Last week, I asked someone working there if they had Matzo, and you could >>tell she had no idea what that was and just pointed me toward the aisle >>with Ritz crackers. If they pointed you to the crackers aisle (rather than the canned fish aisle) then they knew exactly what matzo is... they just didn't know exactly where the matzo was stocked. >I have a WalMart Market a couple miles from my house. My experience is >complete opposite. The store is clean and well-kept and the employees are, >and I'm not exaggerating, the friendliest, most polite people of any store >around here. You cannot pass one without them saying "Hi" or "How are you >doing today". Every Walmart is different the same as every retail store is different depending on the socieo economic nature of the neighborhood in which it's located. If you go to the Walmart web site it will ask you which store to make your own... same as many other large chain retailers do, like Home Depot, Lowe's, Tractor Supply, etc. I live between two Super Walmarts, the one north of me is a much nicer store in every way, it's in a more affluent neighborhood. All retail stores cater to the needs and caliber of people living at that location. Whenever I read about people who don't like Walmart I know that they live in a ghetto. |
Walmart (WAS The new bacon rule)
On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 21:40:54 -0500, "Somebody" >
wrote: > >There was a story a while back that Safeway was making cashiers smile at >customers and talk to them... The cashier's didn't like the policy though, >as some of the creepy males would then "hit on" the female cashier... >Forced niceness should not be required. Sometimes I like when the clerk is >just a sullen goth that doesn't try and make small talk and just efficiently >rings things up and I am quickly on my way. Depends where one lives. When I shop the stores in my rural area everyone knows each other and small talk is expected, even if only about the weather. Patrons have brief conversations and none hit on the cashiers... doesn't mean there isn't any hanky panky going on amongst the patrons on line. ;) |
Walmart (WAS The new bacon rule)
On Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:41:07 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote: > >When I'm in a grocery store, I'm trying >to make eye contact with the shelves and am mentally making dinner >(and lunch) plans. Having to smile and nod throws off my game plan Low brain cell count. |
Walmart (WAS The new bacon rule)
On 12/21/2012 1:41 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> And if I'm not susceptible to making eye contact with any of the > employees and am deep in thought, then they often interpret that as > I'm trying to find something and offer to guide me. Same here. They think I'm lost or can't find something, while I'm thinking What was that one other thing I needed?? or something like that. Thanks for asking, but you can't help me. This morning all of the employees at the supermarket were friendly and helpful. On the way out, I saw a bunch of management types in a huddle, which explains the extra-attentive treatment. The bigshots were on site. nancy |
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