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Sweet Service Award goes to The Creamery in the V & A; Sour Service Award goes to Discovery!

The Sweet Service Award goes to The Creamery at the new Harbour View in the V & A Waterfront, and to Marvellous, for his marvellous service when I wanted to pay for my ice cream treat in cash. They only accept payment by credit card, probably not due to Covid, but due to staff pilfering! Putting R44 on a credit card is ridiculous! Marvellous found a way around this and made me a very happy customer, enjoying my treat on the shared outside terrace. Details of his gesture will remain a secret. Continue reading →

Sweet Service Award goes to Woolworths; Sour Service Award goes to Camps Bay Apartments!

 

The Sweet Service Award goes to Woolworths at Constantia Emporium, for the cashier’s friendly service (not always guaranteed at Woolworths stores), and proactive offer to clean my credit card and to sanitise my hands after I finished paying for my shopping, something I’ve never experienced before. Continue reading →

Taxi Sweet Service and ABSA Sour Service Awards!

imageThe Sweet Service Award goes to a taxi service (I did not note its name) based at the airport, which is allowed to tout for business as passengers arrive at Cape Town International. I had planned to use Uber, but had to get the roaming switched off first, and had experienced the problem of where the Uber pick-up point is at an airport when calling Uber in Nice, so was open to be sold the taxi service. I asked whether the service would equal the Uber rate, and he confidently said that he could offer the service for R250, usually charged at R300 or R350! This demonstrates the power Uber has on the taxi industry! Continue reading →