It amazes me that the service/retail industry in Vancouver is complete and utter garbage!!! You would think that being a Metropolitan city, that people would be kind and friendly. Well not so.
I called around the city looking for a wheelset for my bike that I’m building so I can commute to work. I have a nicer bike, but that would so get stolen!
Anywho, I called around to a bunch of shops and it appalls me by the service of these places! I don’t get a “Hello, Simon’s Bike Shop. How may I help you?”. Instead I get a “Shop, what do you want?”. I was hesitant to call there cuz I’ve heard about Simon’s Bike Shop’s bad reputation, but wow! What a rude SOB!!! Don’t ever go to Simon’s Bike Shop or even call Simon’s Bike Shop. I want Google to find this Rant near the top! Denman Bike Shop as well. “We’re busy, I can’t help you”. WTF?! I go in there once in a while on my way home from work. I don’t get a “Hello”, nothin!
Is it cuz they get a tonne of tourists and me being Asian that I get the rudeness? Sorry man, but I lived here my whole life and I am a business professional! F U! Man!
Anyways, Bicycle Sports Pacific, Dizzy Cycles and Our Community Bikes were great! Total service! Asked questions that pertained to what I was looking for unlike Simon’s Bike Shop who asked me if my bike was stolen?! WTF?! F U Simon and your gang of inexperienced SOB employees. I remember going by Simon’s Bike Shop and an old lady was coming out of there furious saying she got ripped off!
Well that’s my RANT! Remember Simon’s Bike Shop is shit.
Lawrence C.
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March 13th, 2008
I’ve got a few things to say about service, so I completely agree with the title of your post, Lawrence!
My latest head on service collision was at Section (3)…
darren
March 26th, 2008