The Car Wash Life

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Saturday, March 5, 2022

A Broken Phone

No, not my phone. Robbie's. Robbie dropped his new iPhone and messed it up pretty good. He had Best Buy work their magic on it. In the meantime, he borrowed Dad's second phone. It made me think of when I bought a laptop in 2013. I was offered a warranty. Mom, who was with me, told me that it wasn't... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 4, 2022

A Matter of Price

Dad and I met one of the installers of car wash equipment at Location A yesterday. I feel like we are going to go with this company. They've come down on their price while the other company has stayed the same. I believe that either way, the equipment will work well, so it is a matter of the price.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 3, 2022

"Who's the Last President?"

1995. My first encounter with a bad customer had nothing to do with the business aspect. What it had to do was with a smartass. I was in third grade at the time. I had taken an interesting United States presidential history. I couldn't read enough books on the presidents. I'm still that way myself,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Those Bad Customers

One benefit of being in what is a retail and sales job is dealing with the public. One hindrance of being in what is a retail and sales job is dealing with the public. I'm going to focus on the latter in a series. I'm going to write about 10 customers who for one reason or another were a pain in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 26, 2022

$1 Complaint

Sawyer Luckford's Location C car club payment did not go through. I texted him, like I do with all members whose payments do not go through. After giving me his new card, he complained about the $1 price increase. Mostly, I let him talk. When I did talk, it did shut him down. He had asked me how... Sign in to see full entry.

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