Bad Hair Cut Etiquette?

[Darth K'Trava]

One of my friends used to manage a Chick-fil-a. And my favorites of his stories are about the people who would get truly furious at the drive-thru guys because they didn't sell hamburgers.

We get people who ask for pancakes, burgers, hot dogs, pizza, tacos, chicken nuggets..... and we're a CHICKEN place (a variant of KFC). I told one guy that Taco Bell was next door and he goes out the parking lot the OTHER direction.... I guess people think we serve anything..... which, thankfully, we don't. Doing that took a big hit on Hardee's when they tried that (to failure) and the company went downhill and started closing restaurants after that "little" fiasco....

 

[WanderingMonster]

One thing I've learned in my 11 year sentence to retail is that we all serve each other. Americans, by and large, work in some sort of service providing industry. In a small town like mine, this hits home hard. If I don't provide good service to the lady who has a problem with the product she purchased at my store, I get to see her again when the roles are reversed at the grocery store, the daycare, the salon, the school, or *shudder* if I'm pulled over by the police (talk about inviting disaster there!) It's a smaller world than you think.

Be excellent to each other and PARTY ON DUDES!

 

[orchid blossom]

On the subject of getting a problem taken care of at a retail place....

Always ask to speak to a manager. When I was a retail slave I had many, many people asking me to make allownaces in policies for them. I learned very quickly the phrase "let me get a manager for you." Not because I didn't want to help them, but because I had no authority to do so. Peons can't make those decisions.

So please, ask for a supervisor or a manager, you'll save yourself and the retail slave alot of grief.

 

[Terath Ninir]

Heh, I was also a Friendly's waitress. I know all about the rude picky eaters.

Hmm. Doesn't sound like your job was all that...

Friendly!

~rim shot~

Thanks, I'll be hear all week. Try the veal. And be sure to tip your waitress!

 

[LightPhoenix]

Well, I now know I'm asking my regular hairdresser exactly what she does now.