bob_the_engineer
27th May 2006, 12:58 AM
If your missing the unfriendly, unhelpful attitude that you sometimes got from shop assistants in the UK stop of at pack n save in Palmy.
Honestly this one is really weird, in my travels around NZ I’ve never seen anything isolated to just one shop like this (I don’t think its Palmy I think it’s just the pack n save there)
Perhaps they have a really mean boss or something that makes them all so grumpy.
This is all in one (and only) visit.
I asked a lady if they sold something (you know hoping for directions to where it was) she said no without glancing up. I eventually found it myself.
I got to the checkout, you normally get a smile, hello, how’s your day been. Nope it was more of a grunt.
I asked one girl on the checkout for a pack of smokes (I know dirty habit, but only done now and again). She actually told me that she had never heard of that brand, and furthermore she was quite sure they “didn’t exist”
yup I’m so stupid that I didn’t say “go and look for them they do exist”, I actually smiled, said ok and went off to the kiosk (in the same shop) to buy them from there.
Not finished yet!
Got to the kiosk where two shop assistants stood chatting and ignored me. After waiting a little while I made the coughing noise (you know just in case they hadn’t seen me standing 2ft in front of them) I received a glance, then to my amazement they carried on their conversation.
Then I finally got peed off, so out came the high horse and I jumped on.
“Excuse me young lady” (a great thing to call a 20 something when you’re a thirty something, honestly try it)
Anyway “Excuse me young lady, do you think I could trouble you to actually sell me a packet of cigarettes”
No answer but I at least have their attention now.
“I’ll take that pack there, 2nd row from the bottom on the right, thank you”
Without a word, the money was handed over, and I really don’t think I’ll be going there again.
What a strange place Palmy’s Pack n Save is!
Is it just me?
Were they just having a bad day?
Bob
Honestly this one is really weird, in my travels around NZ I’ve never seen anything isolated to just one shop like this (I don’t think its Palmy I think it’s just the pack n save there)
Perhaps they have a really mean boss or something that makes them all so grumpy.
This is all in one (and only) visit.
I asked a lady if they sold something (you know hoping for directions to where it was) she said no without glancing up. I eventually found it myself.
I got to the checkout, you normally get a smile, hello, how’s your day been. Nope it was more of a grunt.
I asked one girl on the checkout for a pack of smokes (I know dirty habit, but only done now and again). She actually told me that she had never heard of that brand, and furthermore she was quite sure they “didn’t exist”
yup I’m so stupid that I didn’t say “go and look for them they do exist”, I actually smiled, said ok and went off to the kiosk (in the same shop) to buy them from there.
Not finished yet!
Got to the kiosk where two shop assistants stood chatting and ignored me. After waiting a little while I made the coughing noise (you know just in case they hadn’t seen me standing 2ft in front of them) I received a glance, then to my amazement they carried on their conversation.
Then I finally got peed off, so out came the high horse and I jumped on.
“Excuse me young lady” (a great thing to call a 20 something when you’re a thirty something, honestly try it)
Anyway “Excuse me young lady, do you think I could trouble you to actually sell me a packet of cigarettes”
No answer but I at least have their attention now.
“I’ll take that pack there, 2nd row from the bottom on the right, thank you”
Without a word, the money was handed over, and I really don’t think I’ll be going there again.
What a strange place Palmy’s Pack n Save is!
Is it just me?
Were they just having a bad day?
Bob