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Mr Gary · Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 2:42 am Post subject:

I don't know how to put this stuff in perspective for non-service industry people (ie, the smartest people ever) but I'll just list some figures:

we've been open for five 'sessions': 'soft open' Thursday evening, Friday evening, Saturday lunch & dinner, & Sunday lunch & dinner. We seat 160.

We've fed over a thousand people in that short time - fresh food, locally sourced. We've taken roughly £15,000 at the pub in what is basically half a week.

Srsly: 1007 covers in five sessions. I've dealt with four complaints. I've been made aware of three other complaints. 1007/7, srsly.

I go to the local communities website: nothing but complaints. (24 relevant posts, tbh. 5 complaints. supplied from three different users).

The mod of the website is also the loudest complainant. I posted a point-by-point response response to his/her complaints, explaining that there are snags but we can only improve from our already aclnowledged excellent service. Posts to the website must be approved by a moderator. (ie, him/her).

Fuck 'em.
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Snorri · Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 4:02 am Post subject:

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Best of luck with the pub Gary, it sounds like you're doing some pretty good business. As for the website... well, you said it best, Fuck 'em. If they hate it so much, they can start their own damn pub and try to do better, I doubt they ever could.

Funnily enough I just ended up on a rather nasty reverse of the situation involving a business that posted my (private, sent to him only) complaint email on a public forum, with my name attached, and tried to say it was my fault I got shitty service and that I was being a dick. Suffice to say the forum quickly turned against him and spawned a 12 page thread about how fucking awful his business was.
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dazedb42 · Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 3:36 am Post subject:

DeD CHiKn · Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 11:58 am Post subject:

DeD CHiKn · Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 11:59 am Post subject:

If it was here I'd say they are trying to get free shit.

complaining is a really easy way to get free stuff from companies.
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Dogen · Joined: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 9512 Location: Bellingham, WA

If it would make you feel better Gary... we could all go over there and write you some reviews. Where's that thread where I wrote down all the nice things I had to say about Gary? Give us a link!
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Lasairfiona · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 1:41 am Post subject:

- My dad once said that I "like to please people." I don't know if it is the phrasing or that it was my dad saying it (I have issues with him) but it has irritated the shit out of me for a couple years now.
+ Praise at work for doing a kick ass job.
- And I thought of the above.
+ I am going to try and think of it as people acknowledging my awesomeness instead. And I like it when people acknowledge I am awesome - just one more step to ruling the world.
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Snorri · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 3:17 am Post subject:

Lasairfiona · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 3:46 am Post subject:

Nope though you did put a finger on exactly what bothered me so much about the phrasing.
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Samsally · Joined: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 5435

Hanging out with a person I hope will become a new friend tomorrow.
Already totally put my foot in it with regards to someone we both know (they are apparently friends and I want to avoid her like the plague). I try to avoid trash talking, but I brought it up as a "sometimes i just fail to make friends entirely like this one time." example and now I feel like a heel. Also what the fuck self why would you even say something like that ever.
He mentioned he was gay so I figured I'd mention being ace. The "that's FASCINATING" response was unexpected and a tad unnerving.
None the less, I expect it to be a fun outing.
Meeting new people makes me such an awkward flailing mess sometimes.
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