OK, so my wife stopped in to the local bakery to get me a carrot cake for my birthday today. She asked if they'd write "happy birthday Ray" on the cake she picked out. The gal behind the counter said that the decorator was not in at the moment, and she didn't know how to do the decorative messages. My wife asked if they had some decorative wildlife she could put on the cake and the gal behind the counter brought out a selection of stuff and said "well we just have this deer with the hunter" very snotty regarding the hunter. My wife said that I enjoyed hunting and we enjoyed the venison. The clerk again said "that's too bad" very snotty. My wife then said, that's too bad for you because I'll find a cake elsewhere and walked out. She does a lot of business there through her work and she'll be contacting the owner today to make sure they know that there staffs commentary is not appropriate. :thumbsup:
Good for her, she did the right thing. Hopefully she planted a message in the clerks head.
Way kool, Can You please tell Her I said Thank You.
Let her know we are all right there behind her. Snotty behavior has no place in business. She definately needs to patronize someplace else.
You wife has class!
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Bravo!!
Nice!
Very cool!
Let's hear it for the wives. I used to stop at a bakery on my way home (I worked nights) in Germany. I was actually pretty proud of my German speaking ability and ordered in German. The counter clerk said "I can't understand you. Please speak English". I told my wife (who is VERY German) when I got home. She went in the next day. The clerk saw the green USA plates on the car (yeah, this was a number of years ago) and when my wife started speaking to her she repeated her performance from the previous day. Poor clerk never saw it coming:-)
Good for your wife. Antis love to spout their drivel as though they are all knowing and know what is right for everybody else. It's good to let them know they don't have the only opinion. The clerk probably has no idea where the steak she buys in the supermarket comes from.
Good!
My sister in law will not eat deer meat because you have to "kill it". I asked her where the meat at the store come from and all she could say is "that is different". She has a very bad attitude toward hunting. The last deer I killed that she knew about stopped her from talking to me for about 6 months. Folks think that their opnion is the only one that matter and everyone else should conform. I don't ask her to hunt or eat deer meat, it is not my business, but she and others like her need to understand it is our choice to hunt and they should respect that choice.
God Bless,
John
I like your wife bud, tell her thank you from Virginia. :clapper:
Wish I could find a woman like that. Maybe then I wouldn't be single! :biglaugh:
Nothing but vegan cat-lovers here in the big city.
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Good for her. I hate poor customer service. :clapper:
Hopefully the owner will have some choice words for that clerk. Maybe one of the good people out there that's jobless now can take her place.
Hey Ray
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Good for your Mrs.
Mike
Sounds to me like you married the right women, you better hang on to her, happy birthday. Carrot cake is my favorite with a big :coffee: !!
Wow! I never thought that would happen in northern Mi. Probably our unemployment just went from 15 to 15.1. Maybe your wife should have asked her what she thought the carrots felt when she made that cake.
Good for your wife and happy birthday.
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I like that woman of yours. You done good my friend. By the way, "Happy Birthday" my man.
Congrats to your wife and happy birthday to you. Ignorance is no excuse for bad customer service and personal feelings have no place in the workplace when dealing with the public, unless asked.
Now thats a birthday presant. You got a good one.
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Classy lady, good on her! Happy Birthday!
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:notworthy: We need more people to take stands where they believe it right! It's good she didnt push our viewpoint down throats and that she simply stated the clerk was out of line without being mean rude or snotty.
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She's my Hero :thumbsup:
Another round of applause for your wife!!! :clapper:
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tell her good job!!!!!
Your wife's response was correct. Tell her good job and thanks for her support.
Your wife definately needs to contact the owner. I own a small business and I would like to know if an employee of mine did something like that. I applaud your wife for her actions! BRAVO!!
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I was listening to a friend telling a hunting story a while back and a lady that just happened to be there said "on I wish you wouldn't talk about killing it makes me upset"my friend said with out a pause "oh madam please don't let your unreasonable fears ruin my good time" and went right on with his story. She just stood there blinking her eyes with a shock look on her face. It was great!
That clerk should get canned. Your wife did the right thing.
Good for her...very professional and to the point! :clapper:
Thanks for the Bday wishes.
My wife did contact the owner yesterday and had a polite conversation with her. This is a very well known bakery in town and my wife and the owner know of each other indirectly. The owner was embarrassed and appologetic and said she would address this with the employee. Of course I told my wife how proud I am of her, especially for following up with the owner, which is where the long-term difference is made. I think her dealings with the employee were appropriate and level headed.
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Wow! I never thought that would happen in northern Mi. Probably our unemployment just went from 15 to 15.1. Maybe your wife should have asked her what she thought the carrots felt when she made that cake.
Good for your wife and happy birthday.
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That is great!!!
WHAT A WOMAN !
My wife is always unhappy to not have any venison in the freezer for the winter. (Yeah, it happens). Like yours' she supports me fully.
Now, THAT's a Happy Birthday.
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Good for your wife.Mine's got it down pat!She subtly explains what us hunters do for ALL Wildlife,like Ducks Unlimited,The Rocky Mountain Elk foundation etc.etc.Then she asks the person when was the last time they contributed to Wildlife? Usually the conversation ends with a dumb look.
I spent some time in Chicago Illinois going to college. Being from a rural town of 1,300....hunting was just as natural as breathing. When I went to school....my friends that were girls would ask what I was doing for the weekend. I would tell them I was going deer hunting. I got every comment, bad look, etc..you could get. Mostly from girls wearing leather shoes and eating meat during lunch. I simply quit arguing with them. I have realized that you are not going to change a persons mind about hunting. No more than an anti-hunter is going to convince me to quit hunting. The ones to pay attention to, are the ones that are "on the fence" about the issue. On a side note...I tried to explain to an African tracker...the term "vegetarian" and he laughed so hard I thought he would quit breathing. Good stuff!
Wish you would post the bakery's name and address so we could all let them know we are hunters and we will not accept any negative comments. Frank
if you could pm the name of the bakery and the town Ill call them as well and let them know they lost my business as well. Despite the fact that I have never been there before. All the added support would be beneficial.
live above them, she handled that very well. good for her
Much appreciation and respect to your fine wife, Well Done! We all have a dog in this fight and if we dont make our voices heard then it will be assumed that we dont have an opinion one way or the other.
ray please let your wife know we all truly appreciate her being bold and tactful in her response to the clerk. the woman should have kept her comments to herself. next time she probaly will. they don,t have much contact with the general public washing dishes at Micky D's. :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
Mrs. Lyon here! Needless to say, Potter's Bakery located on 8th Street in Traverse City, MI has lost our business. In fact, when I called to talk to the owner, Kathy Potter, I was placed on hold. After a moment, the young girl came back on the line and said, "Kathy wants to know what it's about." Hmmmm....Really? It went from bad to worse. Eventually, Kathy and I did connect that same day. I explained the situation and I wish I could say that she was interested in the least. She said she was sorry that they had been really busy. Wow, well, they will be less busy now because we won't be going there. In addition, I won't be buying my bi-weekly, monthly, client goodies there either. Not only did she lose a family, but she lost our professional business as well. What a shame. All because a sale person decidided to make the process of buying a birthday cake a political platform for her personal views on hunting. Shame on them! By the way, I can't imagine my husband being any sexier than when he's pulling back that long bow! Potter's Bakery, 1-231-947-5125
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Wow, in this economy? Ignoring bad press and unhappy customers. Small wonder where the clerk gets her attitude, from her boss. Bad for her business, and bad for her professional reputation. As stale as week old donuts.
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