HI All,
I've got a new feed store just opened nearby that last season ordered WAY too many chicks...I've never said anything...thought about asking to put up one of our Save The Chicks flyers. BUT the employees ARE SO RUDE...
Well...they ordered probably about 200 ducks and goslings. Cute...but several were dead in the brooders and their LACK of care was saddening. I was there alone and noticed the dead ducks and informed the employees and they just stood THERE...did not remove the dead ducks. Their response was that happens all the TIME. URGH...another customer came in and I tried to steer them away from the brooder with the dead ducks. The employees still did not remove the ducks...they just stood there staring down into the brooder. The other customer was OUTRAGED...of course...and even offered to take the few that were OBVIOUSLY starting to die.
MY beef is that they just stood there and did not remove the dead PRODUCT...yes there are failure to thrive chicks and ducks...but DO you really want your customers to SEE that. Do they think that customers will want to BUY stock from them that is sick or dying? I was so shocked when I left...
JUST VENTING...
All other feed stores in the area only take orders...and purchase ONLY a few at a time. I will NOT support this store...with my business.
When I calm down...I'll print up some Save A Chick Campaign flyers...I promise. Maybe I'll mail the flyers to them so I do not have to deal with the rudeness.
I've got a new feed store just opened nearby that last season ordered WAY too many chicks...I've never said anything...thought about asking to put up one of our Save The Chicks flyers. BUT the employees ARE SO RUDE...
Well...they ordered probably about 200 ducks and goslings. Cute...but several were dead in the brooders and their LACK of care was saddening. I was there alone and noticed the dead ducks and informed the employees and they just stood THERE...did not remove the dead ducks. Their response was that happens all the TIME. URGH...another customer came in and I tried to steer them away from the brooder with the dead ducks. The employees still did not remove the ducks...they just stood there staring down into the brooder. The other customer was OUTRAGED...of course...and even offered to take the few that were OBVIOUSLY starting to die.
MY beef is that they just stood there and did not remove the dead PRODUCT...yes there are failure to thrive chicks and ducks...but DO you really want your customers to SEE that. Do they think that customers will want to BUY stock from them that is sick or dying? I was so shocked when I left...
JUST VENTING...
All other feed stores in the area only take orders...and purchase ONLY a few at a time. I will NOT support this store...with my business.
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When I calm down...I'll print up some Save A Chick Campaign flyers...I promise. Maybe I'll mail the flyers to them so I do not have to deal with the rudeness.
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