Something to be said for service...

What a weekend... here it is with service updates.

1. Saturday morning at my favorite salon: excellent... any massage works for me
2. Saturday afternoon... office supply store, very good... discount store, very good... national drug store, good (better than before)... donut shop, very good
3a. Saturday night... the one national chain restaurant next door to Hersheypark, I ordered chicken parmigiano pasta but with grilled chicken. After 20 minutes, the manager explained they had made mine first with crispy instead of grilled. Nice of him to explain. I apologized to my fellow diners for being difficult. All in all, service was commendable. Lotsa crying babies, too.
3b. Saturday night... outlets... the one clothing store ended up making several matching suggestions. The shoe store was very good, too.
3c. Saturday night... minigolf... one of my fellow golfers wore a Dallas Cowboys shirt. The attendant, an Eagles fan, struck up a nice conversation. My only peeve was that they said they were closing at 10. The website said 11. At least they kept the lights on for us after not finishing right at 10.
4. Sunday morning... my parents and I went to one of their favorite restaurants. After 20 minutes, Mom was a bit restless. Turns out our order was ready to be delivered, but wasn't for a few minutes. The coffee wasn't strong, her french toast wasn't the best, and later said the service hasn't been the best lately. I guess we'll be hitting a different restaurant next week.
5. Sunday afternoon... national membership department store... it takes just as long to get checked out as it does to actually shop. When there's an item that doesn't scan, a supervisor has to come around and get the price. This supervisor who went price-hunting had no sense of urgency, nor any idea how many people were waiting in line... 10 lines were five-deep. At least I did what I could to re-pack the cart quickly. We were checked out in about 90 seconds.

I'm sure you have similar stories... one day good, next day questionable, next time yucko.

Best advice I can give is that if you don't like the service of a certain place, talk with your wallet.

Buckle up,
TS