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Any of you get a phone call from the USDA about a survey?

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Most interesting customer encounter 1 Reply

Started by Victor Flaherty. Last reply by Michael Pawelek 1 hour ago.

How to ride a Wave in Michigan. 4 Replies

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Michael Pawelek replied to Victor Flaherty's discussion 'Most interesting customer encounter'

Victor, I think anyone who has been in retail and has delt with the oddball attitudes of some customers could write volumes in a book on funny events with said customers. One that I remember from years ago still brings chuckles from my wife when I r…

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Victor Flaherty added a discussion

Most interesting customer encounter

I would love to hear true customer stories as funny or funnier than I have heard in 37 years owning a retail garden center. Anyone willing to share a story?

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Michael Pawelek replied to Eric Rohloff's discussion 'How to ride a Wave in Michigan.'

Can we teach them to eat white flys ???

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Timothy Lamprey commented on Becky Litterer's blog post 'Any of you get a phone call from the USDA about a survey?'

A question I would have is, is it really the USDA. Might even be someone trying to figure out how to sell items for less than you do. I'm always leery of phone calls asking for info. It's one of the reasons we have caller Id

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Timothy Lamprey replied to Eric Rohloff's discussion 'How to ride a Wave in Michigan.'

I could have toad you this would happen eventually. Since he or she might scare some customers, I hope it won't croak your sales!

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Michael Pawelek replied to Eric Rohloff's discussion 'How to ride a Wave in Michigan.'

Ribbiting ! ! !

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