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Oh the joys of working in a computer shop! 
11/18/2008 13:46 GMT
[-] Being technologically challenged can be quite a handicap when working in a computer shop! Mind you, since many of my customers are no less challenged than myself, it can make for some interesting conversations and amusing moments.
Take a typical day in the life of Jayne! Customer walks in with a small piece of paper,
"The man next door who knows EVERYTHING about computers, tells me I need one of these?"
(hands over small piece of paper with random numbers and squiggles on it)
"Um . . . what exactly is the problem with your computer then?"
"Well, I'm not sure but the man next door says this will fix it!"
(grab paper and rush into back office, looking for help from First Born Son, who has NO idea of what the squiggles on paper are either and is on the telephone to important potential customer wanting to buy expensive new gaming computer!)
"I'm sorry but the technician suggests you might like to bring your computer in so we can have a look at it to ascertain the problem" (smiling politely)
"I already have the guy next door who says he can fix it!" (sounding a little peeved!) "I just need that part!"
"Perhaps you could get your man next door to phone us and describe the part he needs then? These squiggles don't really help us much. Do you know what part of the computer is broken?"
"It was making a funny noise."
"Ah! Could it be from the fan perhaps?"
"No, I don't have a fan!"
"Um, most computers do have a fan inside them."
"Oh well, I don't know about that - I'm not very computer savvy, but the man next door didn't say anything about a fan when he took the back off?"
"Tell you what! Here's my card - tell him to phone and I'll get one of the technicians to speak to him. Perhaps they can figure it out between them!" (gritting teeth and SMILING!)
"Well, I'll have to see what he says - he's very busy you know!"
Turn to long line of other customers patiently waiting, smile and say,
"May I help you?"
Seriously, it's fun and I've met some lovely people in the shop. Just wish we all knew what we were talking about?
Oh the joys of working in a computer shop! - http://coffeeshoponline.blogspot.com/feeds/6394565925944115583/comments/default
[+] Being technologically challenged can be quite a handicap when working in a computer shop! Mind you, since many of my customers are no less challenged than myself, it can make for some interesting conversations and amusing moments.Take a typical day in the life of Jayne! Customer walks in with a smal ... more [266320]
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Man shocked at being run over by OAP!
11/17/2008 21:43 GMT
[-] Well here's something I found in our local rag that I thought might amuse you too. Seems all this poor guy was doing was taking his dogs for a walk to the shops when a lunatic OAP (aged 89) ran him over! Obviously not only sight impaired but also hearing impaired, this 'hit and run' old gent calmly parked his car and went shopping while his victim lay groaning on the road with various broken bones, leaving bemused passersby to call an ambulance!Police have not prosecuted as the OAP has voluntarily given up his driver's licence since the incident!  Man shocked at being run over by OAP! - http://coffeeshoponline.blogspot.com/feeds/3998035653880289148/comments/default
[+] Well here's something I found in our local rag that I thought might amuse you too. Seems all this poor guy was doing was taking his dogs for a walk to the shops when a lunatic OAP (aged 89) ran him over! Obviously not only sight impaired but also hearing impaired, this 'hit and run' old gent calmly ... more [266085]
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Open Season on Shoplifters!
11/17/2008 20:55 GMT
[-] What a wonderful world we live in when some people seem to feel that they can just help themselves to your stuff. This week I had my first experience of shoplifters in our little computer shop - and very pissed off I am too!
What is even sadder is that we get so many very nice youngsters in the shop and now I find myself looking at them ALL with great suspicion thanks to a small group of out-of-control louts that don't deserve the oxygen they breathe!
What is wrong with parents today that they can't even teach their children a little respect - for themselves as well as for others?
Bah Humbug!
Open Season on Shoplifters! - http://coffeeshoponline.blogspot.com/feeds/995162990958293713/comments/default
[+] What a wonderful world we live in when some people seem to feel that they can just help themselves to your stuff. This week I had my first experience of shoplifters in our little computer shop - and very pissed off I am too!What is even sadder is that we get so many very nice youngsters in the shop ... more [266086]
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electronic motivation
11/17/2008 15:46 GMT
[-] My little polar watch apparently has a tiny mind of its own. Goal: to motivate. It scrolls short motivational phrases randomly throughout the day. No notifying beep or anything, just the hope that I will glance at my watch at the appropriate time. This was not in the description on the box. electronic motivation - http://smurfettebike.blogspot.com/feeds/4238323052929821134/comments/default
[+] My little polar watch apparently has a tiny mind of its own. Goal: to motivate. It scrolls short motivational phrases randomly throughout the day. No notifying beep or anything, just the hope that I will glance at my watch at the appropriate time.This was not in the description on the box. electroni ... more [265818]
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What have you said to a customer that you immediately regretted?
11/17/2008 15:04 GMT
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"How many months pregnant are you? Oh....you're not!" And customers -- what kind of exchanges with baristas do you wish you could take back? (Ugly name-calling after getting an unsatisfactory drink? An awkward date-proposal to a barista who you later discovered was married/dating?) Tell your stories!
What have you said to a customer that you immediately regretted? - http://starbucksgossip.typepad.com/_/2008/11/what-have-you-s.html
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"How many months pregnant are you? Oh....you're not!" And customers -- what kind of exchanges with baristas do you wish you could take back? (Ugly name-calling after getting an unsatisfactory drink? An awkward date-proposal to a barista who you later discovered was married/dating?) ... more [266156]
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What's the posting policy for Starbucks community bulletin boards?
11/17/2008 12:15 GMT
[-] Debbie e-mails STARBUCKS GOSSIP: "What's the posting policy is for what goes on the Community Boards? I
ask because I volunteer for non-profits that host
fundraisers such as 10K walk/runs, a ballet show, etc. Some Starbucks stores say "yes,
go ahead and post your flyer, brochure, etc." But, one Starbucks manager
told me, "only non-profits advertising FREE events to the community",
while her store's board had posts advertising fee-charged profit
events. She wouldn't let me post my non-profit flier (to a children's Nutcracker ballet
down the street), and when I pointed out the posters had fee-charged
events, she said she hadn't gone through them to pull them down. Yet
when I went back days later to buy coffee, and take a flyer to a
business nearby that agreed to post the event, the same fee-charged
events were STILL on the Starbucks community board. So, what is the deal?"
Can anyone spell out the policy -- if there is one -- for Debbie? What's the posting policy for Starbucks community bulletin boards? - http://starbucksgossip.typepad.com/_/2008/11/whats-the-posti.html
[+] Debbie e-mails STARBUCKS GOSSIP: "What's the posting policy is for what goes on the Community Boards? I
ask because I volunteer for non-profits that host
fundraisers such as 10K walk/runs, a ballet show, etc. Some Starbucks stores say "yes,
go ahead and post your flyer, brochure, etc." But, one Star ... more [265990]
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