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| Started by | "Max" <max@val.morgan> |
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| First post | 2016-01-05 16:16 +0800 |
| Last post | 2016-01-07 15:15 +1100 |
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Dick Smith "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2016-01-05 16:16 +0800
Re: Dick Smith Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 19:31 +1100
Re: Dick Smith "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2016-01-05 16:39 +0800
Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-08 17:42 +1100
Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-08 17:40 +1100
Re: Dick Smith pedro <me@privacy.net> - 2016-01-10 09:44 +0800
Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-10 15:36 +1100
Re: Dick Smith F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-10 21:28 +1100
Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-11 04:29 +1100
Re: Dick Smith F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-11 12:31 +1100
Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-11 13:02 +1100
Re: Dick Smith pedro <me@privacy.net> - 2016-01-11 13:31 +0800
Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-12 07:06 +1100
Re: Dick Smith pedro <me@privacy.net> - 2016-01-12 11:40 +0800
Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-12 16:27 +1100
Re: Dick Smith Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2016-01-05 20:05 +1100
Re: Dick Smith Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 20:42 +1100
Re: Dick Smith Trevor Wilson <trevor@SPAMBLOCKrageaudio.com.au> - 2016-01-05 20:52 +1100
Re: Dick Smith Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 22:08 +1100
Re: Dick Smith French <pw_112@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 22:36 +1000
Re: Dick Smith Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-01-05 21:50 +0800
Re: Dick Smith felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-06 00:40 +1100
Re: Dick Smith pedro <me@privacy.net> - 2016-01-06 16:34 +0800
Re: Dick Smith not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-01-06 21:52 +0000
Re: Dick Smith pedro <me@privacy.net> - 2016-01-07 10:23 +0800
Re: Dick Smith "SG1" <Lost@the.races.com> - 2016-01-07 14:07 +1000
Re: Dick Smith jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 20:16 -0800
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-07 20:07 +1100
Re: Dick Smith pedro <me@privacy.net> - 2016-01-10 09:46 +0800
Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-10 15:37 +1100
Re: Dick Smith "SG1" <Lost@the.races.com> - 2016-01-10 16:54 +1000
Re: Dick Smith pedro <me@privacy.net> - 2016-01-06 16:31 +0800
Re: Dick Smith "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2016-01-06 08:24 +0800
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-06 12:50 +1100
Re: Dick Smith "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2016-01-06 10:24 +0800
Re: Dick Smith French <pw_112@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 14:57 +1000
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-07 07:54 +1100
Re: Dick Smith French <pw_112@gmail.com> - 2016-01-07 10:57 +1000
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-07 07:51 +1100
Re: Dick Smith Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-01-07 12:31 +0800
Re: Dick Smith Trevor Wilson <trevor@SPAMBLOCKrageaudio.com.au> - 2016-01-05 20:49 +1100
Re: Dick Smith French <pw_112@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 20:52 +1000
Re: Dick Smith DBR <DBR@NOTHANKS.com.au> - 2016-01-05 22:08 +1030
Re: Dick Smith French <pw_112@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 22:36 +1000
Re: Dick Smith felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-06 00:37 +1100
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-06 07:51 +1100
Re: Dick Smith Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-01-06 07:53 +0800
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-06 11:26 +1100
Re: Dick Smith Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 11:47 +1100
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-06 12:45 +1100
Re: Dick Smith French <pw_112@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 12:17 +1000
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-06 13:37 +1100
Re: Dick Smith "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2016-01-06 11:06 +0800
Re: Dick Smith keithr <no-one@nowhere.com.au> - 2016-01-06 22:45 +1000
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-07 08:03 +1100
Re: Dick Smith keithr <no-one@nowhere.com.au> - 2016-01-07 21:46 +1000
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-08 07:40 +1100
Re: Dick Smith keithr <no-one@nowhere.com.au> - 2016-01-08 22:46 +1000
Re: Dick Smith jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2016-01-08 18:59 -0800
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-10 08:05 +1100
Re: Dick Smith "Robert" <robert@no.email> - 2016-01-10 09:25 +0800
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-10 12:53 +1100
Re: Dick Smith felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-06 15:56 +1100
Re: Dick Smith Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-01-06 18:02 +1100
Re: Dick Smith felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-06 22:29 +1100
Re: Dick Smith F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-06 15:07 +1100
Re: Dick Smith Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 16:09 +1100
Re: Dick Smith F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-06 19:05 +1100
Re: Dick Smith Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 19:23 +1100
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-07 08:02 +1100
Re: Dick Smith French <pw_112@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 12:25 +1000
Re: Dick Smith French <pw_112@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 12:27 +1000
Re: Dick Smith felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-06 16:07 +1100
Re: Dick Smith F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-06 19:06 +1100
Re: Dick Smith Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 19:24 +1100
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-06 13:34 +1100
Re: Dick Smith jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 18:38 -0800
Re: Dick Smith French <pw_112@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 14:49 +1000
Re: Dick Smith Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-01-07 12:33 +0800
Re: Dick Smith jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 21:04 -0800
Re: Dick Smith XR8 Sprintless <xr8_sprint@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-07 20:30 +1000
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-08 07:42 +1100
Re: Dick Smith "Robert" <robert@no.email> - 2016-01-08 10:01 +0800
Re: Dick Smith Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-01-08 13:48 +1100
Re: Dick Smith XR8 Sprintless <xr8_sprint@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-08 13:14 +1000
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-08 18:58 +1100
Re: Dick Smith XR8 Sprintless <xr8_sprint@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-08 18:56 +1000
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-08 20:12 +1100
Re: Dick Smith XR8 Sprintless <xr8_sprint@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-08 22:13 +1000
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-10 08:06 +1100
Re: Dick Smith "Robert" <robert@no.email> - 2016-01-09 11:41 +0800
Re: Dick Smith Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-01-09 15:00 +1100
Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-09 17:03 +1100
Re: Dick Smith Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-01-09 18:00 +1100
Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-09 19:28 +1100
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-10 08:08 +1100
Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-10 08:36 +1100
Re: Dick Smith XR8 Sprintless <xr8_sprint@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-09 14:20 +1000
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-08 19:45 +1100
Re: Dick Smith Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-01-05 22:18 +0800
Re: Dick Smith felix <me@nothere.biz> - 2016-01-06 00:37 +1100
Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-08 17:47 +1100
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-05 23:44 +1100
Re: Dick Smith "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-08 17:51 +1100
Re: Dick Smith Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-01-05 22:54 +0800
Re: Dick Smith "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2016-01-06 09:14 +0800
Re: Dick Smith Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2016-01-06 12:48 +1100
Re: Dick Smith jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 23:12 -0800
Re: Dick Smith Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2016-01-06 22:03 +1100
Re: Dick Smith "Andy Wood" <woodag@trap.ozemail.com.au> - 2016-01-07 15:15 +1100
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| From | "Max" <max@val.morgan> |
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| Date | 2016-01-05 16:16 +0800 |
| Subject | Dick Smith |
| Message-ID | <n6fu0d$dt$1@gioia.aioe.org> |
It's so sad to see this store go. It was a niche store where you knew you could pick some items that the big electrical stores didn't have. What's the bet some small privately owned electronics stores will start opening up?
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| From | Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2016-01-05 19:31 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <b8vm8bl9lfookqvo0s7uns7kjcgmfhhqtm@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #49890 |
On Tue, 5 Jan 2016 16:16:06 +0800, "Max" <max@val.morgan> wrote: >It's so sad to see this store go. It was a niche store where you knew you >could pick some items that the big electrical stores didn't have. > >What's the bet some small privately owned electronics stores will start >opening up? might differ from store to store They seemed to concentrate on computers and they had good prices and someone seemed around to help Everywhere else in store which was pretty big you could fire a gunshot and no one would notice! Just bad store operation Imo. Best practice in their case would be to have a "maître D'" to assign someone to be served. Most shoppers are just doing price checks to then buy on line, but their computer TV section showed me they could be competitive with online. Just needed to go back to a entrance desk personal with checkout. Roaming sales people don't work in this case. -- Petzl
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| From | "Max" <max@val.morgan> |
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| Date | 2016-01-05 16:39 +0800 |
| Message-ID | <n6fvch$2tu$1@gioia.aioe.org> |
| In reply to | #49894 |
"Petzl" <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote in message news:b8vm8bl9lfookqvo0s7uns7kjcgmfhhqtm@4ax.com... > On Tue, 5 Jan 2016 16:16:06 +0800, "Max" <max@val.morgan> wrote: > >>It's so sad to see this store go. It was a niche store where you knew you >>could pick some items that the big electrical stores didn't have. >> >>What's the bet some small privately owned electronics stores will start >>opening up? > > > might differ from store to store > They seemed to concentrate on computers and they had good prices and > someone seemed around to help > Everywhere else in store which was pretty big you could fire a gunshot > and no one would notice! > Just bad store operation Imo. > Best practice in their case would be to have a "maître D'" to assign > someone to be served. > Most shoppers are just doing price checks to then buy on line, but > their computer TV section showed me they could be competitive with > online. > > Just needed to go back to a entrance desk personal with checkout. > Roaming sales people don't work in this case. > A few months ago I went in thinking I needed to buy a second TV signal amplifier. The young guy in the store explained how the device sends power up to the aerial and that I only needed one in the house. If he hadn't been on the floor to tell me that I would have wasted money buying it.
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| From | "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2016-01-08 17:42 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <df9423Ffu1aU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #49896 |
"Max" <max@val.morgan> wrote in message news:n6fvch$2tu$1@gioia.aioe.org... > > "Petzl" <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:b8vm8bl9lfookqvo0s7uns7kjcgmfhhqtm@4ax.com... >> On Tue, 5 Jan 2016 16:16:06 +0800, "Max" <max@val.morgan> wrote: >> >>>It's so sad to see this store go. It was a niche store where you knew >>>you >>>could pick some items that the big electrical stores didn't have. >>> >>>What's the bet some small privately owned electronics stores will start >>>opening up? >> >> >> might differ from store to store >> They seemed to concentrate on computers and they had good prices and >> someone seemed around to help >> Everywhere else in store which was pretty big you could fire a gunshot >> and no one would notice! >> Just bad store operation Imo. >> Best practice in their case would be to have a "maître D'" to assign >> someone to be served. >> Most shoppers are just doing price checks to then buy on line, but >> their computer TV section showed me they could be competitive with >> online. >> >> Just needed to go back to a entrance desk personal with checkout. >> Roaming sales people don't work in this case. >> > > A few months ago I went in thinking I needed to buy a second TV signal > amplifier. The young guy in the store explained how the device sends > power up to the aerial and that I only needed one in the house. If he > hadn't been on the floor to tell me that I would have wasted money buying > it. That isnt what makes an operation like that economically viable.
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| From | "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2016-01-08 17:40 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <df93vmFftbbU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #49894 |
Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote > Max <max@val.morgan> wrote >> It's so sad to see this store go. It was a niche store where you knew >> you could pick some items that the big electrical stores didn't have. >> What's the bet some small privately owned >> electronics stores will start opening up? They never stopped doing that. One of ours went bust a month before Dick Smith did. > might differ from store to store > They seemed to concentrate on computers and they had good prices and > someone seemed around to help > Everywhere else in store which was pretty big you could fire a gunshot > and no one would notice! > Just bad store operation Imo. Their prices were never anything to write home about. > Best practice in their case would be to have a > "maître D'" to assign someone to be served. No one does it that way. > Most shoppers are just doing price checks to then buy > on line, but their computer TV section showed me they > could be competitive with online. > Just needed to go back to a entrance desk personal with checkout. JB HiFi who ate their lunch, dinner and breakfast don't do it like that. > Roaming sales people don't work in this case. Bullshit. Works fine for JB HiFi.
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| From | pedro <me@privacy.net> |
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| Date | 2016-01-10 09:44 +0800 |
| Message-ID | <0rd39b1cnglmnv7c4frb8150ej5e3v47br@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #50047 |
On Fri, 8 Jan 2016 17:40:50 +1100, "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote: >Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote >> Best practice in their case would be to have a >> "maître D'" to assign someone to be served. > >No one does it that way. Except crap Telstra stores ....
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| From | "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2016-01-10 15:36 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <dfe5dmFoqjdU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #50147 |
pedro <me@privacy.net> wrote > Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote >> Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote >>> Best practice in their case would be to have a >>> "maître D'" to assign someone to be served. >> No one does it that way. > Except crap Telstra stores .... They don't do it that way either. The banks do tho.
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| From | F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> |
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| Date | 2016-01-10 21:28 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <56923246$0$3297$c3e8da3$33881b6a@news.astraweb.com> |
| In reply to | #50152 |
Rod Speed wrote: > pedro <me@privacy.net> wrote >> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote >>> Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote > >>>> Best practice in their case would be to have a >>>> "maître D'" to assign someone to be served. > >>> No one does it that way. > >> Except crap Telstra stores .... > > They don't do it that way either. > > The banks do tho. Some telstra stores have maitre d sometimes probably depends on the amount of flack they are getting from waiting customers because of not enough staff. but there are two sorts of these stores in shopping centres,a few telstra owned ones and the rest franchised Telstra being the worst for being kept waiting in my experience.
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| From | "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2016-01-11 04:29 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <dffiomF5eh4U1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #50161 |
"F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:56923246$0$3297$c3e8da3$33881b6a@news.astraweb.com... > Rod Speed wrote: >> pedro <me@privacy.net> wrote >>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote >>>> Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote >> >>>>> Best practice in their case would be to have a >>>>> "maître D'" to assign someone to be served. >> >>>> No one does it that way. >> >>> Except crap Telstra stores .... >> >> They don't do it that way either. >> >> The banks do tho. > > > Some telstra stores have maitre d sometimes probably depends on the > amount of flack they are getting from waiting customers because of not > enough staff. but there are two sorts of these stores in shopping > centres,a few telstra owned ones and the rest franchised Telstra being the > worst for being kept waiting in my experience. Yeah, we only have the franchised ones here and the only time I have used one the waiting was pretty bad. Mate of mine uses them quite a bit, must ask him. I have run one to check on what someone I know claims was available and got a pretty quick and accurate answer. Didn't get as good a result with the Optus franchise operation with a question about what they were up to mobile towers wise, but that's a pretty pathetically inadequate sample. None of them use a maitre d here. At least one of the banks does, I wouldn't go inside a bank more than about once in 10 years now.
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| From | F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> |
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| Date | 2016-01-11 12:31 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <56930607$0$13136$b1db1813$19ace300@news.astraweb.com> |
| In reply to | #50163 |
Rod Speed wrote: > > > "F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:56923246$0$3297$c3e8da3$33881b6a@news.astraweb.com... >> Rod Speed wrote: >>> pedro <me@privacy.net> wrote >>>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote >>>>> Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote >>> >>>>>> Best practice in their case would be to have a >>>>>> "maître D'" to assign someone to be served. >>> >>>>> No one does it that way. >>> >>>> Except crap Telstra stores .... >>> >>> They don't do it that way either. >>> >>> The banks do tho. >> >> >> Some telstra stores have maitre d sometimes probably depends on the >> amount of flack they are getting from waiting customers because of not >> enough staff. but there are two sorts of these stores in shopping >> centres,a few telstra owned ones and the rest franchised Telstra being >> the worst for being kept waiting in my experience. > > Yeah, we only have the franchised ones here and the > only time I have used one the waiting was pretty bad. > > Mate of mine uses them quite a bit, must ask him. > > I have run one to check on what someone I know > claims was available and got a pretty quick and > accurate answer. Didn't get as good a result with > the Optus franchise operation with a question > about what they were up to mobile towers wise, > but that's a pretty pathetically inadequate sample. > > None of them use a maitre d here. At least one of > the banks does, I wouldn't go inside a bank more > than about once in 10 years now. The maitre d thing is not permanent, it happens when the customers get antsy, which in reality is self defeating because it takes one person away from doing the work,(they must have decided that it keeps customers happy)If this works, there is no accounting for sheeple.
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| From | "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2016-01-11 13:02 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <dfggpfFcod2U1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #50170 |
"F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:56930607$0$13136$b1db1813$19ace300@news.astraweb.com... > Rod Speed wrote: >> >> >> "F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message >> news:56923246$0$3297$c3e8da3$33881b6a@news.astraweb.com... >>> Rod Speed wrote: >>>> pedro <me@privacy.net> wrote >>>>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote >>>>>> Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote >>>> >>>>>>> Best practice in their case would be to have a >>>>>>> "maître D'" to assign someone to be served. >>>> >>>>>> No one does it that way. >>>> >>>>> Except crap Telstra stores .... >>>> >>>> They don't do it that way either. >>>> >>>> The banks do tho. >>> >>> >>> Some telstra stores have maitre d sometimes probably depends on the >>> amount of flack they are getting from waiting customers because of not >>> enough staff. but there are two sorts of these stores in shopping >>> centres,a few telstra owned ones and the rest franchised Telstra being >>> the worst for being kept waiting in my experience. >> >> Yeah, we only have the franchised ones here and the >> only time I have used one the waiting was pretty bad. >> >> Mate of mine uses them quite a bit, must ask him. >> >> I have run one to check on what someone I know >> claims was available and got a pretty quick and >> accurate answer. Didn't get as good a result with >> the Optus franchise operation with a question >> about what they were up to mobile towers wise, >> but that's a pretty pathetically inadequate sample. >> >> None of them use a maitre d here. At least one of >> the banks does, I wouldn't go inside a bank more >> than about once in 10 years now. > The maitre d thing is not permanent, it happens when the customers get > antsy, Can't say I have ever seen that with a Telstra shop, but then I don't go in them that often at all. I did see in the ComBank, and it was very quiet at the time. > which in reality is self defeating because it takes one person away from > doing the work,(they must have decided that it keeps customers happy) True unless they use some ape who wouldn't normally have anything to do with the customers. > If this works, Bet it doesn't. > there is no accounting for sheeple.
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| From | pedro <me@privacy.net> |
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| Date | 2016-01-11 13:31 +0800 |
| Message-ID | <1he69b11jfadqlp6iolvclo4pkip4omuiu@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #50152 |
On Sun, 10 Jan 2016 15:36:00 +1100, "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote: >pedro <me@privacy.net> wrote >> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote >>> Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote > >>>> Best practice in their case would be to have a >>>> "maître D'" to assign someone to be served. > >>> No one does it that way. > >> Except crap Telstra stores .... > >They don't do it that way either. They do, actually. You need to get out more. The world is bigger than your backyard. >The banks do tho. Got one right.
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| From | "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2016-01-12 07:06 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <dfigaqFs9f0U1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #50174 |
"pedro" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message news:1he69b11jfadqlp6iolvclo4pkip4omuiu@4ax.com... > On Sun, 10 Jan 2016 15:36:00 +1100, "Rod Speed" > <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote: > >>pedro <me@privacy.net> wrote >>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote >>>> Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote >> >>>>> Best practice in their case would be to have a >>>>> "maître D'" to assign someone to be served. >> >>>> No one does it that way. >> >>> Except crap Telstra stores .... >> >>They don't do it that way either. > They do, actually. None of ours do. >>The banks do tho. > > Got one right. Got them both right.
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| From | pedro <me@privacy.net> |
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| Date | 2016-01-12 11:40 +0800 |
| Message-ID | <udt89bp3p7kio8at69p8tlkv97tff9f1l5@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #50182 |
On Tue, 12 Jan 2016 07:06:45 +1100, "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote: > > >"pedro" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message >news:1he69b11jfadqlp6iolvclo4pkip4omuiu@4ax.com... >> On Sun, 10 Jan 2016 15:36:00 +1100, "Rod Speed" >> <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>>pedro <me@privacy.net> wrote >>>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote >>>>> Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote >>> >>>>>> Best practice in their case would be to have a >>>>>> "maître D'" to assign someone to be served. >>> >>>>> No one does it that way. >>> >>>> Except crap Telstra stores .... >>> >>>They don't do it that way either. > >> They do, actually. > >None of ours do. > >>>The banks do tho. >> >> Got one right. > >Got them both right. If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong
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| From | "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2016-01-12 16:27 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <dfjh6aF5aibU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #50188 |
"pedro" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message news:udt89bp3p7kio8at69p8tlkv97tff9f1l5@4ax.com... > On Tue, 12 Jan 2016 07:06:45 +1100, "Rod Speed" > <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >>"pedro" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message >>news:1he69b11jfadqlp6iolvclo4pkip4omuiu@4ax.com... >>> On Sun, 10 Jan 2016 15:36:00 +1100, "Rod Speed" >>> <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>>pedro <me@privacy.net> wrote >>>>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote >>>>>> Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote >>>> >>>>>>> Best practice in their case would be to have a >>>>>>> "maître D'" to assign someone to be served. >>>> >>>>>> No one does it that way. >>>> >>>>> Except crap Telstra stores .... >>>> >>>>They don't do it that way either. >> >>> They do, actually. >> >>None of ours do. >> >>>>The banks do tho. >>> >>> Got one right. >> >>Got them both right. > > If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong Even sillier and more pig ignorant than you usually manage.
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| From | Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> |
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| Date | 2016-01-05 20:05 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <df1fa9Fh3buU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #49890 |
On 5/01/2016 7:16 PM, Max wrote: > It's so sad to see this store go. It was a niche store where you knew > you could pick some items that the big electrical stores didn't have. > > What's the bet some small privately owned electronics stores will start > opening up? Like Jaycar? Sylvia.
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| From | Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2016-01-05 20:42 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <4s3n8bphk31dvn80gvqdq0hi5a8mcbmv50@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #49898 |
On Tue, 5 Jan 2016 20:05:12 +1100, Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> wrote: >On 5/01/2016 7:16 PM, Max wrote: >> It's so sad to see this store go. It was a niche store where you knew >> you could pick some items that the big electrical stores didn't have. >> >> What's the bet some small privately owned electronics stores will start >> opening up? > >Like Jaycar? > >Sylvia. Don't think JayCar competed with Dick Smith seemed different emphasis JayCar are more like the old Dick Smith when owned by Dick Smith. -- Petzl
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| From | Trevor Wilson <trevor@SPAMBLOCKrageaudio.com.au> |
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| Date | 2016-01-05 20:52 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <df1i95FhrteU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #49899 |
On 5/01/2016 8:42 PM, Petzl wrote: > On Tue, 5 Jan 2016 20:05:12 +1100, Sylvia Else > <sylvia@not.at.this.address> wrote: > >> On 5/01/2016 7:16 PM, Max wrote: >>> It's so sad to see this store go. It was a niche store where you knew >>> you could pick some items that the big electrical stores didn't have. >>> >>> What's the bet some small privately owned electronics stores will start >>> opening up? >> >> Like Jaycar? >> >> Sylvia. > > Don't think JayCar competed with Dick Smith seemed different emphasis > JayCar are more like the old Dick Smith when owned by Dick Smith. > **Jaycar mostly sell cheap, Chinese toys now. I don't buy anything from them, unless it is absolutely necessary. The quality is far too low. Mind you, when DSE sold components, their stuff was absolute crap too. It's Element14, RS Components and WES only now. X-On and Rockby as well. -- Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
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| From | Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2016-01-05 22:08 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <aq8n8b5qf077ncp2at2k1qeb2ensqdoe7t@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #49901 |
On Tue, 5 Jan 2016 20:52:36 +1100, Trevor Wilson <trevor@SPAMBLOCKrageaudio.com.au> wrote: >On 5/01/2016 8:42 PM, Petzl wrote: >> On Tue, 5 Jan 2016 20:05:12 +1100, Sylvia Else >> <sylvia@not.at.this.address> wrote: >> >>> On 5/01/2016 7:16 PM, Max wrote: >>>> It's so sad to see this store go. It was a niche store where you knew >>>> you could pick some items that the big electrical stores didn't have. >>>> >>>> What's the bet some small privately owned electronics stores will start >>>> opening up? >>> >>> Like Jaycar? >>> >>> Sylvia. >> >> Don't think JayCar competed with Dick Smith seemed different emphasis >> JayCar are more like the old Dick Smith when owned by Dick Smith. >> > >**Jaycar mostly sell cheap, Chinese toys now. I don't buy anything from >them, unless it is absolutely necessary. The quality is far too low. >Mind you, when DSE sold components, their stuff was absolute crap too. >It's Element14, RS Components and WES only now. X-On and Rockby as well. Yes I only go to JayCar as last resort. And yes the original DSmith you had to be careful with also. Since WW's took over DSmith became total tossers and not improved. -- Petzl
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| From | French <pw_112@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2016-01-05 22:36 +1000 |
| Message-ID | <n6gd9a$u2a$2@gioia.aioe.org> |
| In reply to | #49903 |
On 05-January-2016 9:08 PM, Petzl wrote: > On Tue, 5 Jan 2016 20:52:36 +1100, Trevor Wilson > <trevor@SPAMBLOCKrageaudio.com.au> wrote: > >> On 5/01/2016 8:42 PM, Petzl wrote: >>> On Tue, 5 Jan 2016 20:05:12 +1100, Sylvia Else >>> <sylvia@not.at.this.address> wrote: >>> >>>> On 5/01/2016 7:16 PM, Max wrote: >>>>> It's so sad to see this store go. It was a niche store where you knew >>>>> you could pick some items that the big electrical stores didn't have. >>>>> >>>>> What's the bet some small privately owned electronics stores will start >>>>> opening up? >>>> >>>> Like Jaycar? >>>> >>>> Sylvia. >>> >>> Don't think JayCar competed with Dick Smith seemed different emphasis >>> JayCar are more like the old Dick Smith when owned by Dick Smith. >>> >> >> **Jaycar mostly sell cheap, Chinese toys now. I don't buy anything from >> them, unless it is absolutely necessary. The quality is far too low. >> Mind you, when DSE sold components, their stuff was absolute crap too. >> It's Element14, RS Components and WES only now. X-On and Rockby as well. > > Yes I only go to JayCar as last resort. > And yes the original DSmith you had to be careful with also. > Since WW's took over DSmith became total tossers and not improved. > Didn't WW also take over Tandy?
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