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CHRISTMAS SPIRIT?

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  • 24-12-2009 10:51pm
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    granadaghia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34 ✭


    Anyone else get the vibes from the shops the last few days ? How many shop assistants wished you a happy christmas ? You are there as a customer sometimes spending hundreds of euro and they cant be arsed to even say thanks !!
    Tis the season to be jolly , ho ho ho


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    #2
    CutzEr
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    Every purchase I have made in the last week has been accompanied with "happy christmas", etc.

    I really don't think you can speak for the thousands of shops in ireland.


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    Random
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    Most retail staff don't care too much how much or what you buy as most would just be on a basic wage.

    Most retail staff would rather not be working in the mess that is Xmas shopping.

    Why the hell should they wish the whole world a Happy Xmas all day long?

    Personally I think shoppers are looking for too much. Just buy your stuff and leave and let the staff to themselves. I hate fake "happy Xmas" comments from staff. Just leave me alone.


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    MagicMarker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


    granadaghia wrote: »
    Anyone else get the vibes from the shops the last few days ? How many shop assistants wished you a happy christmas ? You are there as a customer sometimes spending hundreds of euro and they cant be arsed to even say thanks !!
    Tis the season to be jolly , ho ho ho
    Did you wish them a happy xmas?


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    tallaghtoutlaws
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,067 ✭✭✭tallaghtoutlaws


    How is this a consumer issue? So someone didn't wish you a Happy Christmas big deal. Its hardly being rude to you. It is after all their choice. I had a lot of staff not wish me a Happy Christmas but I didn't complain I wished them one. But the majority of them were not rude to me and showed good manners so why complain about it. I worked retail for years and working over Christmas is not fun at all for staff. Each to their own.


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    Jev/N
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    FFS it's a pretty tough and hectic time of year to be working in retail and most, if not all, staff I've dealt with in the past few weeks have been very good


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    Kensington
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    I always used to wish people a Happy Christmas for the first few years when I worked part time.
    Not even a quarter of the people I wished Happy Christmas to used to even acknowledge it, not so much as a grunt.
    Last year, I just didn't bother.
    Thankfully I no longer work in retail - wouldn't go back into it for anything.


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