The Sweet Service Award goes to Woolworths at St John’s Piazza in Sea Point, which surprised me when I went to shop for some winter tops recently, selecting three. At the till I was told by the cashier that one of the tops was a line which had been discontinued, and therefore had no price. A second top had been discounted during a recent sale, and therefore only cost half the marked price. Both of these tops had no labels to indicate this windfall! The third Top was charged as per its price label. In these tight Corona Lockdown times, this windfall was a blessing.
The Sour Service Award goes to Brandon Leigh, a Kfm presenter, for his rude and unprofessional interaction with me on the Kfm What’s App line on Monday evening. His show starts at 19h00, and he loves to talk, mainly about himself, so it was just too much when he was going on about winning or losing his Magic Music Box Daily Competition. I asked him by What’s App if it is not a music radio station, and then the abuse started flowing. His sarcastic reply:
‘guess after so many years i still don’t know how to do my job…guess i still don’t know how to allocate the required amount of music in my show…but hey…let me take your amazing approach into consideration…i mean after all…you must know exactly what needs to happen in the studio right…you have all that covered…Again…Thank you so very much…you’re amazing!’ And then another blast from him, when I questioned why he could not accept listener feedback :
‘Yes the show is about the listeners…it always has been and always will be…you have your opinion…Feedback can come in many forms…you’ve proved that… if anyone is on an ego trip it is you…you don’t get to speak to me like i work for you! Post that!’
My Facebook friends seem to have a similar dislike to listening to his show, calling him a Waffler. I am an absolutely dedicated Kfm listener, so it is very hard for me to switch radio stations, as I have no loyalty to any other station, but I will do so now.
The WhaleTales Sweet & Sour Service Awards are presented every Friday on the WhaleTales blog. Nominations for the Sweet and Sour Service Awards can be sent to Chris von Ulmenstein at chrisvonulmenstein [at] gmail.com. Past winners of the Sweet and Sour Service Awards can be read on the Friday posts of this blog.
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