Tag Archives: Sweet & Sour Service Award

Sweet Service Award goes to Woolworths Sea Point; Sour Service Award goes to Brandon Leigh of Kfm!

 

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.

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Sweet and Sour Service Award goes to Auto & General!

 

The Sweet Service Award goes to Auto & General, and its Call Centre staff member Nomsa, for the ease with which I was able to cancel my insurance policies with the company. She did try to entice me to stay with the company, by offering me a reduced premium, but I had already switched to Discovery Insure, with a premium half of that of A & G. Continue reading →

Sweet Service Award goes to City Sightseeing Cape Town; Sour Service Award goes to Discovery!

 

The Sweet Service Award goes to City Sightseeing Cape Town, and its Marketing Manager Mandi Jarman, for coming to the rescue of two of us invited media guests who got left behind by the Hop On Hop Off bus of the company at the Aquarium yesterday, to take us to an event in Maitland, when we were given incorrect information by the PR company about where to leave our cars. Mandi saw us looking lost, and invited us to join her in her car, to get us to the event venue on time. Continue reading →

Sweet Service Award goes to Sorbet Camps Bay; Sour Service Award goes to Clicks Sea Point!

 

The Sweet Service Award goes to Sorbet in Camps Bay, and its staff Lauren and Rongina for their excellent service earlier this week. It was a joyous reconnection with Lauren, who had been on maternity leave and whom I last saw in May last year, having returned to work in January. She is the most gentle leg waxer, adding in a little massage too.  Equally Rongina knows my nail polish colour when I come for a pedicure, and is gentle in her handling of my feet, a monthly treat. Continue reading →