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Thursday, December 19, 2013

Holiday madness.......being the customer part 1

 
Well as the holiday's get started I observe the holiday madness... recently it was in the dining industry, and boy the level of tolerance in people is near to none. The restaurants with the highest rating with proper service outside the holiday season are even at the end of their wires, if you get to a restaurant and you receive excellent service you truly should enjoy it. The cashiers, hostess, waitress or waiters will either treat you great or give the best they have or you will get the worst service of your life. I will start with the quick bite to eat restaurants, working out in the public meeting with clients at offices and discussing things over lunch can be challenging. I usually let the client pick, mostly we agree on the same places but if we just want a sandwich and quick exchange looks on laptops we pick hot business sites like coffee shops, soup and sandwich places, some fast food places have acquired wifi to draw people like us end.
For the most part their service is what it is but, then the noise* level is off the chain or overcrowded*,and we don't stay long because of those factors. Holiday time the restaurant may not be as clean as it could be and then staff just want you to eat and go, I have been tickled by the behavior of some hostess who are responsible for those areas. The tables, trash bins, condiments and lids go haywire because customers are constantly requiring the hostess attention, by the time they get to their job duty well they are irritated and that polite behavior when your first walked in is gone.
Well I'm not going to leave out the family oriented restaurants the buffet joints and nice dinner places to bring the entire family. Those restaurants that the entertainment and bars with the good eats are no exemption, there you get the noise, overcrowding, prices (especially alcoholic drinks), service will be questionable, and  the food you have to make sure you order the right dish. Otherwise you will be sick all night, or wish you hadn't of eaten anything but sampler platter.
Basically you have to take a chance and pick a place to dine in between the shopping and running around, and don't be so quick to drop that cash on poor service or what doesn't please you. Well happy shopping and all that jazz and don't lose your cool in the midst of holiday frenzy.

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