http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Wed, 23 Nov 2005 20:48:06 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/21/015149.php#comment-277377 Like I posted on my blog, there are two big bo bos people make when shopping. 1)Try everything on, waist associates time, with no intention of buying anything. 2) expect the associate to provide pen and paper whe the style they want isn't available so they can write the model down and then go and purchase it from somwhere else. Such bad etiquette. Read it, Know it, Live it! 277377@blogcritics.org Wed, 23 Nov 2005 20:48:06 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/21/015149.php#comment-104874 very Playboy 1969 104874@blogcritics.org Tue, 21 Dec 2004 15:29:33 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/21/015149.php#comment-104802 If that's all they wear, then sign me up! Cause, like, that's straight out of the James Bond fantasy playbook! 104802@blogcritics.org Tue, 21 Dec 2004 12:13:32 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/21/015149.php#comment-104795 yes, we have missed our Amber who is off being a responsible adult these days And re PETA, I have heard the board secretly meets at a steak house in Aspen wearing gaudy fur and cowboy hats 104795@blogcritics.org Tue, 21 Dec 2004 11:41:15 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/21/015149.php#comment-104792 Where the heck has Amber been?!? I have greatly missed my daily doses of her 20 something straightedge hardcore escapades. Oh, and please, if anybody had been planning on getting me anything this year, please refrain, and send a donation to PETA on my behalf instead. Unless you really wanted to get me the Misfits Coffin box set, or a pair of Screamin' Eagle exhaust pipes. Then, by all means hook me up. 104792@blogcritics.org Tue, 21 Dec 2004 11:38:26 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/21/015149.php#comment-104766 great point - while the service people may be unhappy about the crowds at retail this time of year, management is hoping to hold on to them as long as they can. Online retail is just getting started 104766@blogcritics.org Tue, 21 Dec 2004 09:57:16 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/21/015149.php#comment-104765 A few years ago I learned to do 95% of my Christmas shopping online. It has literally changed my attitude toward the holidays, and the service person I am nicest to this time of year is the UPS man. 104765@blogcritics.org Tue, 21 Dec 2004 09:44:58 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/21/015149.php#comment-104753 It's important that customers show basic courtesy and empathy for those who wait on them, but the reciprocal is true as well. Since in theory everyone is getting what they want out of this kind of commercial relationship, maintaining a positive attitude should be possible on both sides 104753@blogcritics.org Tue, 21 Dec 2004 08:50:05 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/21/015149.php#comment-104751 Loved this. I hated working retail at the holidays (I think Wal-Mart was the worst).. and this really made me laugh. I'm making nearly all my presents this year, between knitting, screenprinting, letterpress, ceramics and painting... I've found a way to avoid the malls completely. I love it. 104751@blogcritics.org Tue, 21 Dec 2004 08:41:37 EST