tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828307270320034323.post3231221675919039292..comments2023-09-03T12:43:21.508+02:00Comments on The Rickety Old Farmhouse: A difference between France and Scotland.Angushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13905037014736070475noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828307270320034323.post-30072849431686937712012-10-06T04:21:14.019+02:002012-10-06T04:21:14.019+02:00Ugh! The service man story is sadly familiar. Ho...Ugh! The service man story is sadly familiar. How about they make their pay dependent on how happy their customers are with their service?houndstoothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02159272473651561647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828307270320034323.post-60863032405199834982012-10-05T20:13:10.482+02:002012-10-05T20:13:10.482+02:00hmmmm. not sure if it's encouraging or depress...hmmmm. not sure if it's encouraging or depressing find out that service people <br />like that young man in the store are the same everywhere nowdays, apparently.<br />i was looking at tv's not long ago. i asked the young clerk a question. "i don't know."<br />he stood there. silent. i waited. thinking he was thinking. he was not thinking.<br />i said "well . . . do you think you could find out?" he didn't disappear like yours did.<br />he yelled down the aisle to another young man. who didn't know either. <br />i left.tammy jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568939993585811311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828307270320034323.post-11788988647142534762012-10-05T19:16:30.204+02:002012-10-05T19:16:30.204+02:00Stainless steel is the way to go it will look nice...Stainless steel is the way to go it will look nice forever!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828307270320034323.post-79443676101829937442012-10-05T17:13:38.893+02:002012-10-05T17:13:38.893+02:00Angus - by the time social security charges have b...Angus - by the time social security charges have been added in, French statutory minimum wage costs are about 40% more expensive than in the UK. French supermarket queues are always longer because they can't afford to hire as many people. Welcome to France and its 40% longer checkout lines.<br />Caroline xxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828307270320034323.post-38087017504056946952012-10-05T14:53:46.201+02:002012-10-05T14:53:46.201+02:00"service".... your story reminds me of w..."service".... your story reminds me of when my former dishwasher broke down a few years ago. I went to the "big box store" Lowes (with cash) and started looking at high price machines to see if someone would come over to assist. I was completely ignored!!! How does one ignore a stylish lady with purple in her hair!! .....I could not believe it so I left Lowes and took my cash to a longtime local appliance store and voila!!! Great price, delivery of my new Bosch and the old one hauled away!<br /><br />In fact last year I got a new washing machine and avoided Lowes and found my new one at Home Depot.... where I received prompt and courteous service! Ina in Alaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07163454431322742148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828307270320034323.post-25078862509202695372012-10-05T14:38:21.179+02:002012-10-05T14:38:21.179+02:00Good luck with the search....sounds like here in C...Good luck with the search....sounds like here in Canada too. Can never find a sales person to save your life.MrsDuncanMahoganyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14530532280823055509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828307270320034323.post-84290069573218119142012-10-05T14:10:13.590+02:002012-10-05T14:10:13.590+02:00Stainless steel is a more modern institutional loo...Stainless steel is a more modern institutional look. Have you thought of having a custom door cover made to match your cabinets?Rocky Creek Scotties and Rocky Creek Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05358992951185911832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828307270320034323.post-5382243849969314152012-10-05T13:21:42.933+02:002012-10-05T13:21:42.933+02:00Mad dogs and English (pardon Scottish) men go out ...Mad dogs and English (pardon Scottish) men go out for a mid-day shop.<br /><br />xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828307270320034323.post-23228562341117408172012-10-05T12:57:43.259+02:002012-10-05T12:57:43.259+02:00Sorry to hear about the dishwasher breakdown...hop...Sorry to hear about the dishwasher breakdown...hope the electrician doesn't charge more to fix than the cost of a new one...he may really be fixing it for himself.<br />"Don't ask me mate, I'm new here,"....really? Does he really want to continue working there? Oh the nerve...<br />If all the dishwashers are basically the same with only a different finish, I would stick to a white one, especially if your kitchen does not already have stainless steel appliances..they are hard to keep clean.<br />Keep us posted on the outcome.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828307270320034323.post-83696537519886535562012-10-05T10:01:12.096+02:002012-10-05T10:01:12.096+02:00France and Australia do have things in common. An...France and Australia do have things in common. And they wonder why we order on-line.<br /><br />XXXOOO Daisy, Bella & RoxyBella Roxy & Macduihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10268052368797347239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828307270320034323.post-6516013492890888522012-10-05T09:59:46.230+02:002012-10-05T09:59:46.230+02:00No lunch is for wimpsNo lunch is for wimpsWhispering Wallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410656699815679312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828307270320034323.post-33251983298013364722012-10-05T09:32:20.411+02:002012-10-05T09:32:20.411+02:00My default for any white goods is now Darty. The...My default for any white goods is now Darty. The ease of on-line ordering, a wide range of choices, and delivery guaranteed on the day you choose. They even call on the delivery day to narrow the delivery window to 1 hour. And, if the machine breaks down within the guaranty period they are back to do the repairs. To coin an American phrase "it's a good thing."Keirnoreply@blogger.com