Retail Tales

2010-06-26T22:15:00.000+01:00

I've Always Had The Chat And I am always charmed when someone uses "the chat" on me...but I just don't think that it happens enough! A return to Specsavers in Ilford turned out to be a pleasant experience and served by the celebrated Una who recognised me and again gave great customer service. We have been asking ourselves lately, how do we tell the customers about the value behind us as a

2010-02-15T22:14:00.000Z

Mixed Service at Ilford Specsavers I had a very chaotic experience in Specsavers where I was prepared to spend <£100 if I was provided with good customer service. I *did* get good customer service but this was accompanied by bemusing background chatter and bad customer service. Three friendly sales assistants approached me when I was browsing, were helpful THEN One sales assistant ignored me

2009-11-09T12:11:00.000Z

I twittered the following last night: Miramanga: Life is not who fucked up vs who DIDNT fuck up, but our boiler is broken = no hot water or heating and that is fucked up :( This morning British Gas responded - they must have been scanning for "boiler" BritishGasFix: Hi there, if you're having problems with your boiler. Maybe we can help? Please give us a call on 0800 5244860 Ever so

2009-10-30T21:45:00.005Z

People Who Work In Record Stores Think That They Are Better Than YouIs it wrong that I get so upset at silly thoughtless customer service complaints? Do I expect too much? On queueing to pay at a record store I was picking up some additional purchases and looked up to hear a girl at the cash register bellow "WHO'S NEXT PLEASE?". The tone of her summons could only be described as aggressive and

2009-10-20T23:00:00.000+01:00

Pow Wows so Now..! I had a big meeting today - for managers who are new to the company and are doing their first Christmas with us! It was really exciting to see so many enthusiastic faces eager to glean all the information to help them have a successful Christmas. I tried to encourage a chatty vibe to the meeting and threw lots out for comment and discussion. We had presenters who did

2009-10-18T23:33:00.002+01:00

Absolute Focus What do we all think? If you have an aim or desire in life, like, say you want to be a musician for example, and you put all your efforts into this main aim - let me give you some examples.. * You practice your music for hours every day * You meet as many like minded musicians and music people for jams and networking as possible * You read music publications and buy tonnes of

2009-10-16T00:38:00.001+01:00

Windows What Won Me Over You can click on the images and see them bigger! I'm worse than a window shopper, I'm a window collector..I admit it! I'm out and proud. Enjoy some of my collection! A fantasy forest frames the Betty Blythe fine food pantry. Sitting inside to nibble on cupcakes feels pretty special as you peek out past the exotic birds. OK, not a window. It's the stage at the

2009-10-14T16:14:00.001+01:00

I admired this stores clever trick to get people in and pick out a WHOLE OUTFIT on the premise of winning a competition, but if you've found a whole outfit, tried it on and look good in it...chances of you buying at least some of it...are quite high to VERY high. CLEVER MARKETING!

2009-10-14T16:12:00.002+01:00

So, the GOOD! Haringtons hair salon in London. Lured me in with a special 40% discount as I work in the area, then when I arrived I was made welcome with a friendly consultation by Lucy and also a welcome pack! This was simply a little welcome package with my name on it and some vouchers and offers inside offering discounts on services, incentives for me to invite friends at discounted rates,

2009-10-14T16:02:00.000+01:00

Welcome to the renamed Goddess Complex! This is a blog all about my experiences in Retail. As a retail support manager for a UK retail company I despair of the lack of customer service that is endemic everywhere I seem to shop, and I have plenty of opinions on this subject too!

2008-03-14T15:14:00.001Z

Californication DreamfallingSomeone from Winnipeg, Manitoba read my Joey Waking Eyes entry yesterday. That's where The Waking Eyes come from...I so hope it wasn't him, he already affectionately referred to me as nutjob...NO not for RUDE reasons, cos he think's I am mental. Hey ho!I have been mainlining Californication episodes as provided by my dear friend from the channel and I have been loving

2004-10-28T10:40:00.000+01:00

To celebrate my new jobness, I shall be leading a gang of trusty and fearless drinkers, mixers and dancers to join me at White Heat this Tuesday (4th I think?!). It's a nifty little club that has blossomed from some kind of experimental craziness into a full on fun night out. You're all invited my LJ & blogging buddies. And I THINK they still do two beers for the price of one...nice!!

2004-10-25T18:01:00.000+01:00

There's been a reason for the silence. Under the still waters there has been a stirring of deep undercurrents and twisting and turning and tangling. Today, I handed in my notice as a PA at a Music Publishing company. As of the 19th November I shall have a new, altogether more corporate job. I still can't really believe that I've got it together to get on up and move on. It seems that I need

2004-10-15T13:59:00.000+01:00

The Many Faces of Mira Manga at Lush L'il Grape Manga This was taken on Fruit'n'Veg day at Lush. You can see I am not happy at this stage. I was sulking because The Garlic had been getting much more attention than me despite me having a purple face. The leaves in my hair were pinned in by Lucy the Tomato and the Purple tracksuit was leant to me by Bianca. Legwarmers and bobbles models own.

2004-10-14T17:49:00.000+01:00

Read Any Good Books Lately? I am thinking of organising a book swapping exhange thusly; Send me an email including the following a 10 book wishlist of books you would like to read a 10 book list of books you own and would like to swap a general summary of the kinds of books that you like to read While you may not receive your ideal most wanted book from your Wish list, I am convinced that

2004-10-14T10:32:00.000+01:00

Rain, rain, go away, Come again another day. Rain, rain, go to Spain, Never show your face again. Rain, rain, pour down, But not a drop on our town. Rain, rain, go away, Come again on washing day. Rain on the green grass, and rain on the tree, And rain on the housetop, but not on me.

2004-10-13T21:48:00.000+01:00

The Many Faces Of Mira Manga at Lush Hula Manga On Hula Day we promoted our tropically delicious products and our skin buffing bars too. Highlights of the day included me hula hooping outside on Carnaby Street for a while and drinking Malibu with pineapple juice to get us in the tropical hula mood.

2004-10-12T20:13:00.000+01:00

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2004-10-08T16:55:00.000+01:00

Right ladies…(and boys too but you have to be able to knit…) Nanna’s Knitting Circle or Knitwits (as we are sometimes referred to) resumes for a second time on TUESDAY 19TH OCTOBER @ a time after work that suits you! Last time saw sketching, drawing, needlework, knitting and some amazingly slippery, creamy Pina Coladas...this time the venue is at Holland Park, not Shepherd's Bush. All welcome

2004-10-08T13:22:00.000+01:00

The Open University is looking for a new name for it's student newspaper. At the moment it's called Sesame. Geddit? Open Sesame. Any suggestions for the new moniker?

2004-10-02T23:33:00.000+01:00

I am skill! Good. You know your music. You should be able towork at Championship Vinyl with Rob, Dick andBarry Do You Know Your Music (Sorry MTV Generation I Doubt You Can Handle This One) brought to you by Quizilla (It was a very easy quiz though - no meaty questions, only antipasta. Limited to the 60's and 90's. I don' feel so big and clever now)

2004-10-01T13:32:00.000+01:00

Last night I went to see the magnificent Curry Tales starring Rani Moorthy in a one woman show. I was expecting a sort of comedy crossed with Ready Steady Cook, but it turned out to be more than that. Rani works her way through various characters all in kitchens, all cooking curries and all with different stories to tell. She is among her characters a voodoo queen, a socialite restaurant owner,

2004-09-30T13:23:00.000+01:00

So last night I hosted the first convening of The Knitwits at my humble abode in Shepherds Bush. Although the evening proceeded to an inauspicious start with drop outs and tube delays, once ensconced in the living room with Thai food, Malteasers, snacks and friends it was a wonderful evening. One of the attendees, Rebecca, works as a tailor's apprentice, so was on hand for all queries and was

2004-09-30T13:02:00.000+01:00

Last night I dreamt I had a junkie boyfriend, and I had to go and score crack for him in Kings Cross. He had these big baleful eyes and I was like, "ooooo go on then, just one more hit" and then I'd be feeling all amorous and he'd be grinning from ear to ear completely ecstatic on his fix and he'd put his arms around me then just crash out. Then I had a band called "My Junkie Boyfriend" and we

2004-09-29T13:27:00.000+01:00

Tonight's mission: Operation Knitwit at my house, knitters and 80 film fans invited. Ongoing mission: Rocky Mountain - to find the most rockin' gig and attend in full rock regalia before the end of October. "Rock" does not mean metal. Suggestions?