Category: Customer Service
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$200 Asterisk for the iPhone 3G
If you are like me you didn’t notice the tiny asterisk in this image. But there is one. Do you see it? This morning I intended on lining up at the Partridge Creek Apple Store to upgrade both of my AT&T phones to the smoking hot iPhone 3G. Since I’ve been a loyal AT&T customer since…
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Online Car Buying Stinks
Kristen and I are in need of a car. We haven’t completely decided on the model, but we are fairly certain our new car in San Diego will either be a compact car that gets good gas mileage or a hybrid. Since we’ve not bought a car in over 10 years I was expecting that…
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2 Weekend Retail Annoyances
Just thought I would share two annoying things that happened to us over the weekend from local retailers. Ritz Camera I’ve not been shy on Twitter about my desire to buy Kristen a killer camera. We finally decided on a lens/body package and headed over to the mall to pick it up. This wasn’t a…
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Bank Robbery: Why banks rob consumers…
Walking into a bank is like walking into a casino. You walk into the building and think to yourself, “Where did they get all of this money?” The answer is simple: They make it from people like me.
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CSR: Youngers Irish Tavern
It’s St. Patrick’s Day! So it’s time to cover the only “Irish” place in town. We’ve lived in Romeo nearly 5 years and this location, 120 S. Main Street, there has been at least restaurants. Younger’s is the only one good enough concept to truly make it. Location: Downtown Romeo. With ample parking in the…
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CSR: The Crazy Loon Cafe & Pie Company
With Pepper’s, the Doghouse, and Sempre` now out of business, I am looking for a new spot for my lunch rotation. This gives me the chance to revisit some old favorites that just didn’t make my rotation before. Location: 66850 VanDyke Washington Township This is one of those diamonds in the rough kind of things.…
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K Mart saved Christmas
Without sounding overly dramatic, K Mart saved our Christmas day. After the service last night I took a gander at our food situation. Let’s just say the cupboards were bare and the day had been so insane that we hadn’t had the chance to get groceries. A quick search on Google maps determined that every…
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Phew! Romeo Printing Company Saves the Day
Last night about midnight I shot out of bed. I realized that I forgot to pick up the bulletins for Sunday services. It was one of those days where I had about 25 things to do and the email Jason sent me never made it onto my scribbled “to do” list. Ugh, we kind of…
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Less than perfect Apple experience
So I don’t get flamed, let me first say that there are a lot of things I like about my new iMac. It’s pretty and it has loads of power. OK, that’s out of the way. Now I can complain about the things I’m not thrilled with on my new computer. It arrived with the…
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CSR: Wendy’s
You know you live in a small town when you are doing a customer service report on your local fast food chain. Location: This is the Wendy’s here in town, located on VanDyke, just south of the village of Romeo. Description: As I’ve mentioned before I go out to eat nearly every day for lunch.…