Tables have turned
I was fully prepared to give a tongue lashing to Firestone and Best Buy as I had planned to do today, but both places surprised me.
The first stop was actually to Pep Boys to get a new set of tires. Two hours later and after hearing the annoying rants of a laptop addict conducting business in the waiting room, I trekked to my nemesis’ abode ready to attack. I was surprised when the technician looked at the non-Firestone tires and asked, “Why not from us?” I relayed the 10-year journey, five-year ban of all things Firestone, and he understood.
At Best Buy, I was ready to do some price matching and get rejected and told off like in previous experiences. Luckily, I found someone who was either too nice to just take my word for it or too lazy to even care. No drama, no hair pulling needed.
If this is my new luck, maybe I should give that hairdresser that didn’t straighten my hair as requested another chance, or that restaurant that soaked my hamburger with tons of unrequested cheese another shot. That would be pressing it, wouldn’t it?
permalink | | retail therapy | 11/08/2007
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