Movies had been steadily picking up ever since the closed down of a competition – and I’m happy about it. But we also see some assholes who refused to return our movies – and who gives us fake contact numbers. As much as I love renting movies – it will come one day – where we decide it’s not worth the hassle no more. But for now we will still continue because there are more customers now – and because we are the only 2 places renting movies in town.
Yes ! these are the people who’ve ripped us off – in the recent 12 months – and we’ve been in business for 12 years this August – so you can imagine – how much money we’ve lost in the last 12 years. And yes we do use debt collectors to try and recoup our losses but not very much luck. Now we really need a good debt collector – that can really get some of our money back but we can’t really blame the old ones for not trying because most of the people on my ripped off list – are probably jerks and have no credit at all – what to do right? But that doesn’t mean that we are going to stop trying get our money back – we will keep looking for a debt collector who has a trick or two that hasn’t been used yet.
Why can’t people understand that we won’t do anything illegal at the store? we don’t want to get into trouble with the law and if everyone starts burning movies and music cd – where would we be for our business? Today a guy walks into the store and asked if we burnt music CDs – the boss said no. He asked if we know any internet cafe where he can download music and then burn them off – we said we don’t. He asked where can he get on the internet – we told him the library perhaps – he then continued to ask if the library does burning of CDs – we said we doubt. He then asked if we know where he can download music – we said we don’t know – he was then quite upset – and we explained to him – downloading music and burning it or movies is illegal – so we don’t touch it with a yard stick or go anywhere near it. We don’t want to be going against the law right? some people just don’t get it.
They say that the owner and the dog are said to look the same and behave the same – and so true in many ways – when it comes to the employer and employees. How an employee behaves – is actually a reflection of how the employer behaves – and I can boldly say that it’s true because I’ve seen it with my own eyes.
Some people sent their employees to come to our store to buy stuff and one particular person is not only rude but utterly ignorant. I try to acknowledge this person when he/she comes into our store – but he/she would ignore me. So from this day on – I shall not acknowledge this person no more. Should I see him/her in or out of our store – I shall treat him/her as invisible. Nobody is more superior than another human being – more-so if this person has nothing to do with us or our business – except being a association because his company deals with ours.
Yes!?! why do customers need to come inside the counter? even if you are a friend – you just don’t go into someone’s workplace and make yourself at home right? sure we own our own business but most customers are just customers and not friend nor family. So if you are visiting a store – please don’t just think you can walk in and out of someone office like it was your own. It is very irritating and invasive i find for anyone to come in and look around our things and make themselves at home.
Last week was definitely a tough week for us – not only was I down with pain in my mouth – the kid had some kind of rash that had us running to school and then to the family doctor and then the pediatrician. The next day – we lost our internet – due to a blown power supply and then later in the day – we lost power for the whole evening – darn!
The next day we came back to work – and we found more things not working from the scanner – to the tv and then on Saturday the security company called to say that our back up battery for our security system was running low- and lo and behold the transformer on the security system also got busted. So we went without any security for the weekend – and boy ! was i worried – came Monday – I insisted that the security guy come immediately even though he wasn’t in town.
Of course, we found that our own security cameras wasn’t working no more. *slap forehead* – so yes! what a crazy week! I hope we recover from all the bad luck we have had been having !!!!!
I find it truly amusing how people think that they can cheat us of our money and we won’t remember them? we never forget a crook – especially if you cheated us or our family members. One such crook came into our store and tried to sell us stuff today – and he must think we had forgotten that he cheated my in laws of $800 for selling them a stolen 4 wheeler and a laptop that never showed up.
As soon as he walked into our door – we knew who he was – but he adamantly told us he didn’t know what we were talking about. I confirmed it was him with 2 people who were cheated by him – together with my in-laws and I told his new g/f that I take it personally ! how could I not !! my in laws are farmers and they have to pick a lot of peas out in the hot sun and bad weather to make that kind of money. This crook is in his early 20s when he cheated my in -laws and he and his crook g/f could have worked if they wanted money – cheating an old man of $800 !!! i hope they rot in hell! So if you cheated us – we will remember you!
I wanna write to the Premier – and even though I’m just a resident in Canada – I cannot help but feel that him and his cabinet was wrong not to give us a helping hand with the ferry – to bring back tourism to this town. It was a very sad day for the town and the people of this town – and even though I don’t eat or stay at the Rodd Colony Harbor Inn that much – I know what this means – with it’s closing down its 65 rooms and the lounge.
How can the Premier think that this town do not need a ferry service – it’s beyond me and my capacity to understand. It’s not a rationale decision in my humble opinion – many business were already affected by the decision last year – and with no tourist – a lot of businesses suffered here. And even till now – the Premier is still jerking us around – as far as I can see.
With the Rodd Colony gone – completely – it will be a real disaster – so my question is – is the town going to let Percy Paris come on the 1st of February just for a discussion? or is this town – going to show Mr Percy and the Premier – how upset we really are? No more discussing please! I want some action and some help from the Premier – after all we are also paying our taxes right?
Hello, Mr Dexter! We are still HERE!
So the ferry looks really gloomy for next year – according to reliable sources that came into our store today. With all the promises made by some people in this town – now I don’t hear a thing about the ferry at all coming for 2011. So what does it mean for this town? I still see the people in this town spending for Christmas like they usually do – I am guessing that those who are currently employed are not worried about losing their jobs since they can go on unemployment – but for how long? a year? then what? And those that are not employed – well – it doesn’t really bother them does it?
But what about some business owners like us? what about the gift stores? the restaurants, the hotels? I think the small business owners are the ones who are going to be hit hard first – and that includes the restaurants and the hotels – they just write it off – as a tax credit. But eventually, the people will suffer and ultimately the tax payer? because the government gets their unemployment money from tax and they owe more money and no reserve? well, well! JOY!
Revelation – not one – not two but most of the MLAs representing their constituency have in one way or another taken tax payer’s money and spent it for their own – the one representing this town – spent $8000 on a generator parked at his house – and when found out – told the ppl with no remorse whatsoever that they were for the old age home down the road from his house. CBC news who was at the old age home – found out yesterday that the home had their own generator!!!! LIAR, LIAR – PANTS ON FIRE! I bet he would have bought stainless steel backsplash if he could too.
On Wednesday, Yarmouth MLA Richard Hurlburt said the $7,995 spent on buying and installing a generator at an MLA’s home was his expense. The Tory made no apologies Thursday, saying the generator is available to the local ground search and rescue team, emergency management officials and other groups.But Friday morning Hurlburt apologized for a judgment error that led to an expense claim for the purchase of a generator intended to be used for emergencies in his constituency. A news release issued this morning said he reimbursed the Speaker’s Office on Thursday for the full amount of $7,995.
Remember about a week ago, I had written that we are just trying to make an honest living .. and then we have this young kid – whom we thought was about 16 .. and his friend trying to scam us about the iPod…?? Yes – that one – well, this morning – another kid came in to claim that the iPod touch was his.
Well, to cut the long story short – it did belong to that 4th kid – and in between another had called to threaten us that he was the uncle of one of the kid who got his iPod touch stolen and we had it .. and that he was coming in with the cops and all ( of course we didn’t see no cops lah).
Well that day – the principal of the local junior school had come in and told us that he was paying up for the kid who sold the iPod touch to us – to prevent him from getting bashed up. Well, well ! and the kid was with him and the other black kid – well, he was in cahoot and was trying to scam us. These kids really think we are stupid ..?? in business for 10 yrs – threats don’t mean nothing to us.
A customer just walked in a min ago and told the boss he bought a controller from us a few days ago and it didn’t work. The price tag on it was from us that’s for sure – but that controller – well, it’s not something we had in our store for a long time – meaning – he didn’t buy it from us and if he had – it would have cost him $9.98 and not $16.98.
He looked at us point blank and said .. he didn’t do nothing.. it’s probably his young fellow. This grown man.. blaming his poor kid..?? People don’t know do they.. that their dishonesty is gonna be what their children are gonna learn from them – there is a repercussion on what one’s action. Your kid sees you being dishonest and since it’s alright with you .. as a parent.. so it has gotta be alright with them too. So they grow up to be crooks just like their parents – sure it isn’t like robbing a bank – but it’s still lying and dishonesty. Seriously .. !!! they gotta know it right..?? *sigh* .. i feel absolutely sad for this fellow – so disgraceful!
A guy just walked in and said his laptop wouldn’t boot up to his operating system and asked how much it is to work on his laptop. I had joked and asked him how much he had – in which he replied $10 and i said – sorry too cheap labor. The boss then told him we charge $40 at least to fix his laptop – in which he wants to know if he can pay only $25 because that was all he had. He claimed that afterall, it is a simple thing for us to do .. muahahahha!!! Ya .. right.. buddy..!!! if it was so simple.. why don’t you do it. .then. ???? And really ..!! ppl are so ignorant or what..?? it’s the time spent on looking for drivers .. after getting it to boot that is time-consuming..! and we are the cheapest in town .. and all over yarmouth..! other places charges at least $80! Really..!!
Best Christmas window keeping with theme when to a local store here which had the plainest decor – a tree with some records on it .. hahahhahaha!! we didn’t even get a mention .. hhahahahha!! oh well.. no lost.. we weren’t really decorating for the prize.. or a mention.. but to think that they picked something so effortless and so plain just shows how silly these contest are – so nope.. no more. Yes, we will only decorate for Christmas.. and not any occasion – come seafest next year.. or the year after – they can take their festivities somewhere.. our store isn’t gonna participate. I wonder if they didn’t select or mention us.. because we didn’t donate to the downtown draw..?? hahahah!! Oh well.. no lost to us.
Customer bought this a week ago, so he said.. and brought it back the other day.. since he said.. we will warranty it for 2 weeks. And yes.. ! we do warranty all our games.. and anything we sell.. but not when they come back damage.. and no fault of ours. It’s like if you bought the best eye cream to be found in the market.. and you left it opened.. and it turned dry, so do you expect the pharmacy to replace one for you ..?? Where do all these ppl come from..??
The game came back with a couple of rings on the edge.. and you and I know .. that we could never have sold it this way. So why should we repair or replace it for you ..?? but nope.. even when we offered to repair it free of charge.. and explained it to him.. that this didn’t go out this way.. he still insisted that we give him another copy .. and repair this messed up one.. and resell it..?? So we are supposed to give you a perfect copy.. and repair your damage copy.. and sell your damage copy to some innocent fella..?? so you don’t wanna be a sucker.. but expect us to be one..?? and the next person who buys your copy of messed up game.. that you or your kid messed up to be a sucker..?? What in God’s name gives you the right..?? to use our warranty .. and our goodwill into your advantage..?? but of course, he cannot see pass our goodwill.. and insisted on a replacement right this moment. But nevermind.. karma is a bitch..!!
We received again another tax notice from the town administration for the business that went bankrupt for like a few years now.. and we had moved into the said premise for almost 2 years to-date. To think that the town hall still sends their property tax to us.. every other month .. is kinda ironic.. and ridiculous..!!! donch they know that this business went outta business..?? what the hell are they doing.. ?? if they are not even taking the interest .. to find out .. and set the record straight.. instead of wasting paper .. ink.. and stamp of 0.54cents every month – these are the tax-payers money .. if they donch know by now. Idiots are running this town.
About a month ago, a customer walked in to tell us that he needed money to send his g/f to halifax .. and that he would trade in his xbox 360 for a certain amount .. and come pick it up in 2.5 weeks. Of course, for about $20 extra. Now let me tell you again .. we ain’t no pawn shop. But because he was a regular customer and all.. we trusted him. But the week he was supposed to come back .. he called to say .. something came up. .and we could go ahead to sell it. But he had came a week ago.. to warn us not to sell it on him.. that he was definitely gonna come back for it.
So we usually donch pay so much for the xbox 360 .. but we gave them more.. because we trusted them. In fact, we trusted him so much .. we didn’t even get the controllers that were supposed to come with it. And guess what..?? after a whole month.. he still didn’t have the courtesy to bring the controllers.. so that we can recover some money.. in fact.. we had to go after him.. to get the controllers back. So you see.. how can you trust anyone.. these days. We’ve been bitten so many times.. i wonder when the man would learn. *sigh*
2 Ladies walked into our store this morning.. and handed some flyers for us to post it up – regarding satelite tv. I looked at one of them.. and told her she looked really familiar.. in which she told me who she was. So looks like she changed jobs..?? but anyhow, this one owed us like $40 something due to late charges.. 4 yrs now.. but never even mentioned it. At that time, she had claimed that she had some death at home.. and she was having a breakdown .. but you see .. breakdown or not.. one better think again.. about owing or ripping someone off.. because the past do come back to haunt you. Like we would never put up her flyers – why should we right..?? you ripped us.. even though you may argue.. that you were unwell, and someone died. But you see.. any decent person knows.. it is not our fault… you had health issues.. and you had family problems.. no one owes you anything. You owed us..! you did us wrong..! And for that.. I would never hire her.. or use her business. So be careful what you do.. because the past do come back to haunt you.
Many years ago.. when someone dropped in a resume.. i would be quick to see if i can offer them a job. But you see.. i was so wrong.. it’s not true. Dropping a resume was mandatory.. if you wanna collect welfare .. or unemployment.. after you’ve ran out.. and refused to join the work force. So the unemployement office forces them to hand out resume. And while you the employer thinks that this is an opportunity to find a good worker.. who hasn’t work for years.. they might just appreciate you… but what they had in mind is onlyone thing. Hand you the resume.. hope you never call.. and go back to unemployment or welfare.. and whine about “not being able to get a job” .. and go back on welfare.
Yes.. this is the state of this town..nope.. actually the state of this country. Sad but absolutely true.. no wonder they never prosper.
The competition is closing its business.. and we donch really know the reason why. But since they owned the building they are in.. and its a fair size place.. we had called to see how much they are gonna lease the building out. In which, he had replied to the boss that it would be too much for us. So who is the one going outta business..?? and still being so cocky..?? oh well .. !! he better get the best eye cream because like the chinese used to say.. “dog eyes see ppl down” .. when he is already down himself. And asking for $3500 for the area we are in .. well, he is gonna have a tough time getting another tenant in that’s for sure. An ass and short-sighted.. plus RUDE..!!! not the combination i want for a landlord. Sorry .. even if he lowered his rent.. in a couple of months.. he is not getting our money .. that’s for sure.
