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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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 Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 11:26 pm Post subject: Service you so rarely find outside Korea |
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My handphone isn't working properly. I explain the problem to the geography teacher. She calls someone from the phone company and I wrap it up and put it in my chalk box and give it to her. Two days later it arrives back on my desk via currier. The cost? Nothing.
In how many countries would that ever happen? |
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rothkowitz
Joined: 27 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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They better have a good A/S network going given how overpriced most stuff is.
That kind of stuff I feel I've already paid for-much like drinks on a plane.
On the other hand,they will promptly get back in touch with you,something that's almost unheard of these days.It's usually a case of take a number,and keep calling us every few days. |
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kermo
Joined: 01 Sep 2004
Location: Eating eggs, with a comb, out of a shoe.
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| Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 11:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Once I was in a Baskin Robbins, and the girl fished through the till to find me the crispest, newest 1000 won note in change. That's going above and beyond, I'd say. |
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whatever
Joined: 11 Jun 2006
Location: Korea: More fun than jail.
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| Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 3:30 am Post subject: |
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Once I was in Baskin Robbins and had spent a great deal of my own money buying each and every one of my students ice cream over a weeklong period.
All told there were about eighty of them at 2000won a pop plus myself. We were celebrating the completion of numerous courses and the dissolution of others...
The staff remained the exact same every day. They were polite, but waited until my final visit to mention that they had point cards. I then politely reminded them that I would be interested in a point card if they would do me the courtesy of including a few points for the money that I had spent in their direct presence in the preceding days. They declined with a laugh.
I won't be going back there again. It seems to be a fairly typical thing in many places of business, having mentioned it to a few friends and colleagues... |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 4:49 am Post subject: |
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| A/S is fast here because they don't need to send your malfunctioning electronics goods all the way to Korea to get fixed. |
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laogaiguk
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: somewhere in Korea
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| Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 4:52 am Post subject: Re: Service you so rarely find outside Korea |
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| Yu_Bum_suk wrote: |
My handphone isn't working properly. I explain the problem to the geography teacher. She calls someone from the phone company and I wrap it up and put it in my chalk box and give it to her. Two days later it arrives back on my desk via currier. The cost? Nothing.
In how many countries would that ever happen? |
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richardlang
Joined: 21 Jan 2007
Location: Gangnam
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| Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:11 am Post subject: |
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| whatever wrote: |
Once I was in Baskin Robbins and had spent a great deal of my own money buying each and every one of my students ice cream over a weeklong period.
All told there were about eighty of them at 2000won a pop plus myself. We were celebrating the completion of numerous courses and the dissolution of others...
The staff remained the exact same every day. They were polite, but waited until my final visit to mention that they had point cards. I then politely reminded them that I would be interested in a point card if they would do me the courtesy of including a few points for the money that I had spent in their direct presence in the preceding days. They declined with a laugh.
I won't be going back there again. It seems to be a fairly typical thing in many places of business, having mentioned it to a few friends and colleagues... |
That puts them on your shhit list. Mine, too. Go back and throw three scoops of it over the counter and peace out. |
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Woland
Joined: 10 May 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:44 am Post subject: Re: Service you so rarely find outside Korea |
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| Yu_Bum_suk wrote: |
My handphone isn't working properly. I explain the problem to the geography teacher. She calls someone from the phone company and I wrap it up and put it in my chalk box and give it to her. Two days later it arrives back on my desk via currier. The cost? Nothing.
In how many countries would that ever happen? |
And you didn't even have to run your friend's car into a revolving door. |
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Woland
Joined: 10 May 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:49 am Post subject: Re: Service you so rarely find outside Korea |
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Multipost
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Woland
Joined: 10 May 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:50 am Post subject: Re: Service you so rarely find outside Korea |
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Congrats to KT on great service tonight.
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Woland
Joined: 10 May 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:54 am Post subject: Re: Service you so rarely find outside Korea |
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| Proof positive of the greatness of KT this evening. |
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superacidjax
Joined: 17 Oct 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:27 pm Post subject: Re: Service you so rarely find outside Korea |
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| laogaiguk wrote: |
| Yu_Bum_suk wrote: |
My handphone isn't working properly. I explain the problem to the geography teacher. She calls someone from the phone company and I wrap it up and put it in my chalk box and give it to her. Two days later it arrives back on my desk via currier. The cost? Nothing.
In how many countries would that ever happen? |
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No doubt. Japanese service (especially Taxis and restaurants) leaves Koreans in the dust.
How does Japan keep their country so clean while Korea doesn't understand the concept of flushing toilet paper, despite the fact that Korean plumbing is now able to handle it? |
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