I won't hear a word said against them

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I once needed 18" of 1/4" bore petrol pipe.

The bloke behind the parts desk hadn't a clue what I was on about, so I pointed to it.

He didn't know how to measure it, so I held my hands apart to show him how much I wanted.

He couldn't find anything to cut it with so I lent him a penknife.

He couldn't open that so I did it for him and to save any blood-letting cut the pipe myself.

He didn't know how to price it and said "Sod it, you've done all the work, just take it".

Why can't Halfrods always be as good as that?

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I've walked out of there on the two previous occasions, once leaving my potential purchases in a pile on their desk, because they were so incompetent and rude. Ignorance in a teenage shop assistant I can cope with, but to just ignore you, as they seem to be trained to do, gets my goat.

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I did that to a Martins Newsagent today. I was looking for small toys for the kids as "stocking fillers" [1]. There were plenty on the shelves but not a single one had prices on - nothing, not on the shelf edges or on the items or even a "Two for a quid" sign. So I chose everything I fancied and took 'em to the desk and as the manager (I chose the till with the manager on it) rang them through I kept saying "Oh, no, that's too much, take it off" until I'd rejected all half dozen or so items. When he gave me a really odd look I explained about the pricing and he said "I'll take that in hand".

Bet he doesn't, it's been like that for years but today I was in a BAD MOOD.

I guess you wouldn't like parts departments at main agents a deal better then I spent much of my teenage years waiting for parts that never came these days the counters never seem to be manned (no names no packdrill) Derek

No I don't. If that happens to me I go elsewhere.

I wish- sadly these days I deliver the spares to the dealers (airfreighted in ) Derek