Amen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 4:34 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Montezuma Alchemy Pre-order confusion
> Hi Charles, > Yeah, the first year was rough, but things have settled down allot now > that Monte keys are going out and the customers that pre-ordered Monte > are at least civil with me now. Me and my wife are doing our best to get > keys to valid users even sometimes going the extra mile to make sure we > fulfill as many of those pre-orders from Alchemy as possible. > As for the bad tempered customers anyone who works with the general > public can tell you it is like that everywhere. When I was growing up my > mom use to work at fast food restaurants for a living and she would get > home from work and tell me story after story about how bad mannered, > rude, pushy, impatient, this or that customer was while she was on drive > threw or working up front with the cash register. If the person fixing > the sandwitches in the kitchen screwed up the customer's sandwitch my > mom got the blame. If it was in the middle of rush hour and the > restaurant was under staffed that day and the customner's food showed up > to late my mom got the blame. If the ice machine was empty my mom got > the blame. Basically customers would usually blame the person they saw > standing in the drive threw window or at the counter for all their > complaints rather than blaming the worker in the kitchen who screwed up > the sandwitch, the worker who's job it was for filling the ice machine, > blaming the weather for several employees going sick that day, etc. > When I was a teenager my mom quit fast food and went to work at > Wal-mart. While it was an improvement there were just as equally nasty > and bad tempered customers there as well. For example, she worked in the > one hour photo department. If you were just one millisecond over the one > hour time limit some customer or other would start making a stink about > they want there photos right now, I want to speak to your superviser, > etc. Never mind the fact that the photos won't finish developing for > another 5 minutes or so. > Bottom line, some people were natural born brats, with nasty > temperments, and even if they are adults someone needs to take them out > and give them a good spanking because they have the IQ and mentality of > a 3-year old who pitches a fit when he can't have a cookie before > dinner. In fact, given the choice I would take the tempermental 3-year > old as I have one and at least you can control their tempers by giving > them time out or whatever. > > Charles Rivard wrote: >> I know it's been rough, but you've handled it, giving your best shot at >> being fair to blind gamers and doing the right thing by us. I, for one, >> appreciate it. This way of dealing with an awful situation should be >> kept >> in mind by those who might order from you in the future. I hope it pays >> off. Thanks. >> --- >> Shepherds are the best beasts. >> > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
