Cuffy/Skill - Stafford customer service thread - Stafford retailers reports.

zakkwylde87

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Gramaisc said:
A friend of mine had one of the first watches with an integrated TV remote control and used to go into Curry's when it was in Greengate Street and turn the tellies up full, then look around innocently as the staff struggled to turn them all down again...
Haha. Thats absolutely brilliant. I wonder why those watched died out. I think they're ace...
 

Gramaisc

Forum O. G.
cookie_monster said:
what about when youre 30?

i still have issues and its just bloody ridiculous. i do not look under 25, most of the people who card me are quite obviously younger than i am...and i havent carried id on a regular basis since i was 17 (and even then it was fake!)


x
Prepare yourself for our future....
 

juice-comedy

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I thought I'd start a thread dedicated to good experiences/services you've had from Stafford retailers. It would be nice if this could support the small business ventures, but obviously mega-chains deserve recognition too (pubs and food establishments belong in the Out and About section, I think?).

Lektrix - Crabbery Street
Lighting and electrical services. The bloke knows his trade and offers really good advice if you have no idea what you need or want. He's obviously not as cheap as Wilko's or Asda, but I try to use this shop whenever I can. With the closure of Wardstaffs, this is one of the few electrical hardware stores left in town (possibly the only one).

Barry the Butcher - Stafford Market
Very reasonable prices for fresh, good quality meat. I'm sure the other butcher's in the market are sound, but I happen to use Barry. I give the guy a sum of money and ask him to make up a box of fresh meat to do me 6 meals a week. He rewards loyal customers with free sausages from time to time! Also has lots of good recipe sheets and sauce ideas.

Any other reccomendations guys?
 

Admin

You there; behave!
Staff member
I've merged these threads as they are essentially the same, but edited Sofa's original thread title to incorporate a less regional/colloquial description for those not au fais with the "skill" & "cuffy" paradigms. ;)
 

Kingy

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Being anti-social and shopaphobic I tend to do most of my shopping online however there are a number of people that I have met that make the shopping/drinking/eating/banking experience more enjoyable.

1. The mad fish woman in Sainsbury's.
2. The barking Jam Today lady - English eccentricity at it's best.
3. The equally eccentric ladies who work in Greenwoods - the wild haired lady and the orange haired lady.
4. The waitress in Pastiche - very professional.
5. The bar staff in The Sun, The Pie and Ale and the The Greyhound.
6. The Starbucks staff.
7. The Wetherspoon bouncers.
8. The staff at Barclays.
 

John Marwood

I ♥ cryptic crosswords
Kingy said:
Being anti-social and shopaphobic I tend to do most of my shopping online however there are a number of people that I have met that make the shopping/drinking/eating/banking experience more enjoyable.

1. The mad fish woman in Sainsbury's.
2. The barking Jam Today lady - English eccentricity at it's best.
3. The equally eccentric ladies who work in Greenwoods - the wild haired lady and the orange haired lady.
4. The waitress in Pastiche - very professional.
5. The bar staff in The Sun, The Pie and Ale and the The Greyhound.
6. The Starbucks staff.
7. The Wetherspoon bouncers.
8. The staff at Barclays.
Any ogle totty?
 

Tinkerbell

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dylanf said:
Next time a shop id's you for alochol, tell the lady or man at the checkout you have ID but forgot to get some items. Put your item back in the basket.

Then go and get a trolley, and fill it with shit loads of stuff. Go back to the same checkout, empy the entire trolley on the checkout. Make sure your alcohol is last.

When they ask you for ID say you dont have any then walk off. Now they have a load of stock to put back and youll feel better for being a complete wanker.
:bravo:
 

basil

don't mention the blinds
Kingy said:
Being anti-social and shopaphobic I tend to do most of my shopping online however there are a number of people that I have met that make the shopping/drinking/eating/banking experience more enjoyable.

1. The mad fish woman in Sainsbury's.
2. The barking Jam Today lady - English eccentricity at it's best.
3. The equally eccentric ladies who work in Greenwoods - the wild haired lady and the orange haired lady.
4. The waitress in Pastiche - very professional.
5. The bar staff in The Sun, The Pie and Ale and the The Greyhound.
6. The Starbucks staff.
7. The Wetherspoon bouncers.
8. The staff at Barclays.
5. The black guy serving behind the bar in the greyhound,......i find irksome.......
3. Greenwoods girls defo high up on the wackyometer....
 

Kingy

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basil said:
5. The black guy serving behind the bar in the greyhound,......i find irksome.......
He despises everybody equally as do I. He reminds me of Fitch from the Harry Potter books.......apparently he is fond of cats.
 

basil

don't mention the blinds
We were a group of 4 and intended to watch the teatime footie on saturday and obviously drink in excess, however once a face was pulled it was exit to the Sun and the happy chatty bar staff.....
 

Vault_girl

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There's an indian guy who is usually on/around the tills in B&Q who always makes me smile, he's always so happy and always has something nice or amusing to say! We were doing our house up last year and were in there almost every day buying more bits and pieces and he would make jokes about what we must be doing and ask how it was going and just generally makes the day brighter, especially if it's being a bit grim! I think he also works at perfect pizza. I keep meaning to go and tell him how nice it is to have someone so upbeat on your shopping experience but I wouldn't know how to do it without sounding creepy! haha.

I really like my vets too, Donnachie and Townley (apologies if miss-spellt). I've been in there quite a lot recently with one of my cats for very minor things and they will listen to me talk and be very understanding and check him over and be very caring to him and talk to him and things. I would go in thinking they are going to think me an idiot to be bringing him in for this (recently he had broken all his claws and I wanted to make sure there wasn't anything we should be doing for him) but they are all very understanding and kind and do their best to make you feel at ease and never belittle you or make you feel silly about bringing your pet in for the smallest thing.

Also wanted to reiterate from the beginning of this thread, FMS are an excellent garage. My parents have been using them for around 25 years and they have always been great. They're very friendly and happy to help.
 

Tinkerbell

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joshua said:
If the shops are getting you down you might want to liven things up but beware you will get noticed eventually......

This letter was recently sent by Tesco's Head Office to a customer
In Stafford:

Dear Mrs. xxxx,

While we thank you for your valued custom and use of the Tesco
Loyalty Card, the Manager of our store in Stafford is considering banning you and your family from shopping with us, unless your husband stops his antics.

Below is a list of offenses over the past few months all verified by our surveillance cameras:


1. June 15: Took 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in people's
trolleys when they weren't looking.

2. July 2: Set all the alarm clocks in Housewares to go off at
5-minute intervals.

3. July 7: Made a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to feminine products aisle.

4. July 19: Walked up to an employee and told her in an official
tone, "Code 3" in housewares..... and watched what happened.

5. August 14: Moved a 'CAUTION - WET FLOOR' sign to a carpeted
area.

6. September 15: Set up a tent in the outdoor clothing department and told shoppers he'd invite them in if they would bring sausages and a Calor gas stove.

7. September 23: When the Deputy Manager asked if she could help him, he began to cry and asked, "Why can't you people just leave me alone?"

8. October 4: Looked right into the security camera; used it as a mirror, picked his nose, and ate it.

9. November 10: While appearing to be choosing kitchen knives
in the Housewares aisle asked an assistant if he knew where the antidepressants were.

10. December 3: Darted around the store suspiciously, loudly humming
the "Mission Impossible" theme.

11. December 6: In the kitchenware aisle, practiced the
"Madonna look" using different size funnels.

12. December 18: Hid in a clothing rack and when people browsed, yelled
"PICK ME!" "PICK ME!"

13. December 21: When an announcement came over the loud speaker, assumed the foetal position and screamed "NO! NO! It's those voices again."

And; last, but not least:

14. December 23: Went into a fitting room, shut the door, waited a
while; then yelled, very loudly,
"There is no toilet paper in here."

Yours sincerely,

Charles Brown
Store Manager
Is this true - if it is - its really funny - thanks for brightening up my day ! :xd:
 

Tinkerbell

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Vault_girl said:
There's an indian guy who is usually on/around the tills in B&Q who always makes me smile, he's always so happy and always has something nice or amusing to say! We were doing our house up last year and were in there almost every day buying more bits and pieces and he would make jokes about what we must be doing and ask how it was going and just generally makes the day brighter, especially if it's being a bit grim! I think he also works at perfect pizza. I keep meaning to go and tell him how nice it is to have someone so upbeat on your shopping experience but I wouldn't know how to do it without sounding creepy! haha.

I really like my vets too, Donnachie and Townley (apologies if miss-spellt). I've been in there quite a lot recently with one of my cats for very minor things and they will listen to me talk and be very understanding and check him over and be very caring to him and talk to him and things. I would go in thinking they are going to think me an idiot to be bringing him in for this (recently he had broken all his claws and I wanted to make sure there wasn't anything we should be doing for him) but they are all very understanding and kind and do their best to make you feel at ease and never belittle you or make you feel silly about bringing your pet in for the smallest thing.

Also wanted to reiterate from the beginning of this thread, FMS are an excellent garage. My parents have been using them for around 25 years and they have always been great. They're very friendly and happy to help.
Just add my pennies worth - I agree Donnachie and Townley are the best - my mut (a Newfoundland) scoffed a corn on the cob - and forgot to chew - consequently made her a bit bunged up and was on deaths door (very quickly) On a bank holiday - I rang them - they met me at the surgery - xrayed her and operated on her - and kept her in for 4 days - saved her life ! And they didnt rip me off - considering it was a bank holiday and what they had to do it came to a touch over £500 - superb x

FMS have also never let me down ! all my cars, over the years, have gone there.
 

Sofa

I'm a Staffooooooordian
Skill point to http://www.theinkbox.co.uk for both excellent customer service and top prices.
 

Thehooperman

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Just ordered a delivery from New Lotus House chinese and my fiancee's smoked chicken shreds was mouth burning because it was covered in green chillis. This was despite her asking for only a few chilli's and to make it mild.

When she rang them to complain she was asked to take the meal back or pay a delivery charge for them to collect it and give us a refund.

The lady on the other end of the telephone was most argumentative and couldn't understand why we found it unusual that she expected the customer to pay for another delivery to correct the takeaway's error.

They've now just brought a refund round but needless to say won't be getting any future orders from us which is a shame because we've had some good meals from this establishment until now.




Admin edit: Moved this to the generic Cuffy/Skill Customer Service thread, as the original thread title didn't make specific reference to New Lotus House, so it could be seen as a general customer service gripe and therefore applicable to this thread.
 

Jay

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A couple of years ago I took my old escort cabriolet that I've restored to A1 on the Wolverhampton road to get a quote for a full respray. I'd used the garage loads of times when it was run by John (Mc something or other) and always been really happy with their work. Apparrently John had left and this other guy came and sneered at my car and basically said 'its gonna be over a grand' and walked off. I knew this was the going rate and would have been quite happy to pay that but his attitude put him out of the running there and then.
I couldn't help sniggering to myself when a month or so later this very same guy was pictured on the front of the Newsletter looking very sad because they'd closed the Wolverhampton Road for roadworks and this had taken all his trade away!
What goes around......
 

darben

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Todaysbestmix said:
A couple of years ago I took my old escort cabriolet that I've restored to A1 on the Wolverhampton road to get a quote for a full respray. I'd used the garage loads of times when it was run by John (Mc something or other) and always been really happy with their work. Apparrently John had left and this other guy came and sneered at my car and basically said 'its gonna be over a grand' and walked off. I knew this was the going rate and would have been quite happy to pay that but his attitude put him out of the running there and then.
I couldn't help sniggering to myself when a month or so later this very same guy was pictured on the front of the Newsletter looking very sad because they'd closed the Wolverhampton Road for roadworks and this had taken all his trade away!
What goes around......
I've found similar attitude from them also, and have found them to be poor since the other guy left a couple of years ago. Particulary since I had cause to take my car elsewhere to sort a fault that they couldn't seem to get right and always told me it was my fault (probably so they could keep charging me) , it was rectified immediatley and cheaply by another garage and the problem has never occured again. I take my car elsewhere now and won't go near them.
 
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