tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post8020604893052823401..comments2024-03-28T20:56:36.111-04:00Comments on The Marmelade Gypsy: Postcards from the Lake: When Salesmen Blow ItJeaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-90385480239663712712018-09-12T23:55:18.556-04:002018-09-12T23:55:18.556-04:00Makes you wonder how a guy like that made it to ma...Makes you wonder how a guy like that made it to manager? I hate pushy salesman!! Thanks for sharing with SYC.<br />hugs,<br />JannHave a Daily Cup of Mrs. Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15446091501170762899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-11793804931506957852018-09-10T08:25:59.521-04:002018-09-10T08:25:59.521-04:00How in the world did that guy end up in a manageme...How in the world did that guy end up in a management job? He sounded terrible! So stupid to lose out on a nice sale over a small delivery fee. Doesn’t seem like you can stay in business long with that kind of approach!!Lisa from Lisa's Yarnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05335500882510597919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-74655022591799012312018-09-07T20:49:06.654-04:002018-09-07T20:49:06.654-04:00I wish you could have done your furniture shopping...I wish you could have done your furniture shopping at our Gallery Furniture. The guy who started it sold furniture under a tent in a parking lot, but he's got something like three huge stores now, and a passionate clientele: all because of splendid customer service, humorous advertising, solid wood, American furniture, and mattresses galore. In fact, his nickname is Mattress Mack, and he's a social service agency to boot. <br /><br />Anyway: buy a mattress (or anything) from Mack, and it's free, same day delivery. Period. And the delivery guys always ask if there's anything else you need from them. The latest cool story was when they ended up cutting an old lady's grass for her, because her son was in the hospital and couldn't do it. shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-54638959657041471482018-09-07T20:45:57.013-04:002018-09-07T20:45:57.013-04:00It's funny as DIA here means Denver Internatio...It's funny as DIA here means Denver International Airport. Our DIA is filled with lots of bizarre artwork--in fact, there are conspiracy theories about it that you can read online!<br /><br />Too bad about that mattress. It seems "the boss" should receive lessons in salesmanship! We ordered a mattress through Costco for our guest room. Free delivery, comfortable, and was a good price. You could try them at their dot com address.Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoritihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922525910685129822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-51635607613068086882018-09-07T11:20:21.650-04:002018-09-07T11:20:21.650-04:00The mattress store building is like a blast from t...The mattress store building is like a blast from the past. I kind of like the old sea captain painting. I need to get down to our art museum it has been a while.likeschocolatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04361497391780056620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-52863536075814915682018-09-07T10:25:06.534-04:002018-09-07T10:25:06.534-04:00The bed shot makes the cottage seem very appealing...The bed shot makes the cottage seem very appealing. Sounds like a great getaway with a nice town nearby despite the rude store owner. Having worked in customer service I know the importance of going a bit out of the way to appease clients. They say one unhappy customer experience gets shared with 7 (?) other people or how many others it might be. Every store owner should be keeping this in mind and emphasizing it to their employees. I always prided myself on good customer relations.<br /><br />Enjoyed the story and the tour through town.<br /><br />Arlee Bird<br /><a href="https://tossingitout.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out </a><br /><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-58921386130187494602018-09-07T10:01:16.726-04:002018-09-07T10:01:16.726-04:00Sorry you had to deal with the attitude of the man...Sorry you had to deal with the attitude of the manager. I'm glad Doug wasn't on commission, since I'm sure you weren't the first people to walk out in that situation, and doubt you'll be the last. I'd have walked out without buying too.<br /><br />Glad you were able to enjoy some nice art that day anyhow.Victoria Ziglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11872256336482196922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-14920214895112003252018-09-07T09:55:59.805-04:002018-09-07T09:55:59.805-04:00It is so hard to find a decent sales person in fur...It is so hard to find a decent sales person in furniture sales. I've been lucky a few times and not so lucky other times. The 'other' times I walk out. It seems like courtesy and decorum have fallen to the wayside in so many areas of our lives. I would not want to put any money in that guys pocket. <br /><br />The paintings in town are wonderful.Linda @ A La Cartehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16356471099319932835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-61252119919371027872018-09-07T09:50:23.622-04:002018-09-07T09:50:23.622-04:00Ugh! I thoroughly dislike making big purchases of...Ugh! I thoroughly dislike making big purchases of any kind. I always feel I should have done more homework or looked more places.<br /><br />BUT I agree with you....what a numbnuts! I'd of walked out fast.Linda dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167854309289774316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-60163032793812935442018-09-07T09:27:24.405-04:002018-09-07T09:27:24.405-04:00Sorry this happened to you...I hate it when I get ...Sorry this happened to you...I hate it when I get a salesman like that. They don't seem to understand that if you treat customers right, they will come back to their store again. And...I love it when I get a salesman that is more than ready to make the deal a sweet one.bj https://www.blogger.com/profile/09327534885194207074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-2793904364641966122018-09-07T09:26:53.744-04:002018-09-07T09:26:53.744-04:00When we are on vacation and we have a rainy day I ...When we are on vacation and we have a rainy day I usually love spending at least part of the day exploring the shops in the area. You certainly found some great art work to appreciate. How disappointing to have your mattress purchase spoiled from a twenty dollar delivery fee. I have to say, as of late retailers are standing firm on delivery fees. I've had my best success when this happens is to negotiate the cost of the item for a discount, this seems to help alleaviate the bad taste a high delivery fee leaves! Hope you find the mattress you want. Enjoy the last of your lake days.The French Hutchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10028597144785773804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-63722121976178445362018-09-07T06:43:35.212-04:002018-09-07T06:43:35.212-04:00Hopefully Doug will speak to his boss about the lo...Hopefully Doug will speak to his boss about the loss of a sale. Jeanie, there are people who just don’t care, $20.00 shouldn’t have been a big deal. So I guess you still have to shop for a mattress? The art made your visit worthwhile!Pam Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06155700433773658812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-29414100153917860672018-09-07T05:24:27.035-04:002018-09-07T05:24:27.035-04:00Those toes sure are funny, lol, I'm sure you w...Those toes sure are funny, lol, I'm sure you would do a better job Jeanie!<br />Losing a $700 sale over a $20 delivery fee is ridiculous, what a joke of a boss, glad Doug wasn't on commission.<br />Last year in France my husband bought 2 bottles of water from a cafe to take-away, but when he returned outside the rest of the group decided we would all like to sit down for a coffee/cake, etc. So we sat down and the owner or salesman came out and said to my husband if he was going to drink the water there the bottles would cost 0,50 cents more each!!<br />My son in law who is French, told him that because he was being and idiot over 1Euro he was going to lose the business of 7 people and we all left and sat at another coffee shop down the road. I hope he learned his lesson.<br />Samihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467163627586022816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-25533991069071252722018-09-07T04:54:08.662-04:002018-09-07T04:54:08.662-04:00I am a BIG fan of Van Gogh. Love that it was on l...I am a BIG fan of Van Gogh. Love that it was on loan.<br /><br />I had to laugh at the silly owner of the store. I wonder how he has stayed in business as long as he has. I have a mattress and box springs that I've had so long I can't remember when I got it. Of course, guests only sleep on it about once or twice a year. I could probably tell him about the lifetime of a mattress, but he would be too busy arguing with me to listen.Bleubeard and Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149710375520733752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-33500442852438873142018-09-07T04:17:13.947-04:002018-09-07T04:17:13.947-04:00Thanks for the good and very helpful information, ...Thanks for the good and very helpful information, and I like it so much. Thank you for sharing this with me and everyone.<br /><a href="https://www.kigyou-manual.com/%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B3%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A2/" rel="nofollow">การออกกำลังกาย</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12487230809285732534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-86712116255702292052018-09-07T01:39:30.758-04:002018-09-07T01:39:30.758-04:00LOL "the toes could have used a little work&q...LOL "the toes could have used a little work" - you sure made me laugh with this one!<br />Beautiful work, though!<br />1977 my "baby-brother" was born :-)<br />Can you send Doug over here, please? <br />Yesterday a 20-year-old "new" staff-guy at our grocery store was very sweet and funny and I thought, <i>wee, so nice to see someone loving his work!</i>.<br />That boss in your place, tough.... just like what we had to endure at <a href="https://irisflavia.blogspot.com/2018/08/what-sat-part-iii.html" rel="nofollow">Herman´s</a>! How and why, I wonder???<br /><br />In Germany we have the saying "the customer is the King". Well, my name, translated, is "Emperor" and my parents still treated their customers as if they were Kings. (They had ashtrays and all in the store in the 70´s!!!)<br /><br />Very cute last pic :-)Iris Flaviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147576380055530230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-11051527909662720232018-09-06T23:15:58.136-04:002018-09-06T23:15:58.136-04:00I think mattress shopping is my least favorite act...I think mattress shopping is my least favorite activity ever. Good luck with finding a good one!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346526327368134411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-56921287287650152452018-09-06T22:55:08.667-04:002018-09-06T22:55:08.667-04:00I love the salesmen story. Bad salesmen are not wo...I love the salesmen story. Bad salesmen are not worth the sale. I hope the good salesmen finds another way to make money. Love the art about town too. I have not been around much this week, so hope to get caught up soon with blogging.Marilyn Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115440271615593122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-91094884511588424572018-09-06T20:06:02.702-04:002018-09-06T20:06:02.702-04:00How stupid of that store manager. He obviously was...How stupid of that store manager. He obviously wasn't a very sales savvy guy. But I do love the idea of those paintings. It's a great way to get people interested in seeing the real thing, and good to just see those nicely done repros. Hugs-ErikaMy name is Erika.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04834435573574156495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-28238523124777866872018-09-06T16:45:11.603-04:002018-09-06T16:45:11.603-04:00I loved the art idea for, “around town” . . .
And...I loved the art idea for, “around town” . . . <br />And, liking salesman Doug . . .<br />The owner . . . might need some “Doug lessons.”<br />But then . . . some things are impossible to teach.<br />You’ve either ”got it” or you don’t!<br />Losing a 700$ sale for a mere 20$, while wearing a t-shirt, suggests he might not have been the “brightest spoon in the box!”<br />Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08723721131329150461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-52792835887645890772018-09-06T16:31:08.260-04:002018-09-06T16:31:08.260-04:00I love what the DIA is doing by "teasing it&q...I love what the DIA is doing by "teasing it" in smaller towns. What a great idea.<br /><br />How dumb to you have to be to lose a sale over $20? And if he was going to be ridge over it at least he could have been apologetic, telling you he was already priced too close to cost or offer to split the cost to get an extra $10 out of you.<br /><br /> Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-86428350864357530052018-09-06T16:12:01.953-04:002018-09-06T16:12:01.953-04:00I love the idea of sharing art with other communit...I love the idea of sharing art with other communities. LOVE the people at the DIofA!<br /><br />As far as the salesman....what a jerk! I hope you can find a better deal elsewhere. Ricki Treleavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363865916909018452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-11107528202961444952018-09-06T14:52:38.266-04:002018-09-06T14:52:38.266-04:00The art they are putting around is fantastic. Not ...The art they are putting around is fantastic. Not so the boss in that store, what a sorry example of a manager. And as you say, Lizzie doesn't mind the old mattress! Hugs, ValerieValerie-Jaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538850820168903865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-85486832695657992232018-09-06T14:00:00.855-04:002018-09-06T14:00:00.855-04:00That's so annoying when sales people are like ...That's so annoying when sales people are like that. I remember when we bought my car (a Camry) and we looked at Subarus before we went to the Toyota place. The salesmen pretty much enraged me, to the point that I will probably never, ever consider a Subaru. I most likely would have ended up with a Toyota anyway, but he guaranteed that we will never go back to that dealership, even when it's time to replace Nick's car. I understand trying to make a sale, but there comes a point when they just drive people away. <br /><br />I'm not sure if you have them there, but we bought our mattress at Ashley Furniture, and they weren't pushy at all. We're pretty far from the store, but I don't remember the delivery charge being outrageous. I will say, though, that they send us sales fliers and credit offers for every single holiday, even the non event ones like President's Day. Apparently they think we need a lot of furniture! Danielle L Zecherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01492742250595537348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681875145919050501.post-80613313654395358012018-09-06T13:07:07.732-04:002018-09-06T13:07:07.732-04:00Too bad about the mattress and to whom could you c...Too bad about the mattress and to whom could you complain? I complain about a lot of things now. I think I am getting old and crotchety. Who came up with the word "crotchety" to mean cantankerous? See what I mean? Getting back to the mattress, wouldn't it be nice to have a new one? Maybe next summer, Jeanie.Barbara @ Fair Meadow Placenoreply@blogger.com