Re: OT--No more Sam's Club for me, ever

On 2008-05-05 21:55:08 -0400, "Chris Pisarra" <Chris@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:

> Twitchell wrote:
>> In article <cPadnTcuOv7uNILVnZ2dnUVZ_gednZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Chris
>> Pisarra says...
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I hate Sam's Club.
>>> 
>>> I used to go there to buy things for our store, because the
>>> prices were good.
>>> 
>>> Each and every time, I'd end up getting into an argument with the
>>> drone at the door who insisted on looking at, and defacing, my
>>> receipt.  I refuse to be a prisoner of the store, and they most
>>> certainly may NOT write on my receipt--would the manager let me sit
>>> in her office and scribble on her paperwork?
>>> 
>>> It got to the point where just thinking about going there made my
>>> blood boil, so I had quit shopping at Sam's entirely.
>>> 
>>> Today, I went in to cancel my "membership" and get my $35 back.
>>> 
>>> The manager is required to process this, and she of course wanted
>>> to know why I was unhappy.  So I told her.  She then had the gall, or
>>> stupidity, to try and tell me that they only checked my receipt to
>>> make sure that I was not overcharged.
>>> 
>>> I don't think she liked it when I told her not to lie to me.
>>> Then when I asked her if she had no shame at all for spouting such
>>> insulting drivel, she got reallllllll quiet, and just gave me back
>>> my cash.
>>> 
>>> I feel better now.  Why do people let stores like Sam's and
>>> Costco walk all over them?  Life is rosier knowing that I will never
>>> have that same stupid argument again.  Somehow, Nordstrom and
>>> Neiman-Marcus manage to survive without treating their customers
>>> like theives.
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> Chris
>> Wow.  A riveting story Chris.  I just couldn't stop reading it.  When
>> do they make it into a movie?
> 
>             Next year.  I'm thinking Tom Hanks to play me, Roseanne to
play
> the store manager.  Ridley Scott will direct, I'm sure he'll want to
blow
> something up.
> 
>                         Chris
> 
> --

Not Ridley Scott. He also produces (with Tony) the TV show NUMB3RS. I'm 
sure he'll get yours pretty quickly. If anyone ever comes up with 
something dumber to make a point over, you will lose your first place 
award. But I wouldn't hold my breath over it.
-- 
Michael