{"id":214812,"date":"2021-12-24T10:51:12","date_gmt":"2021-12-24T08:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/?p=214812"},"modified":"2021-12-24T10:51:12","modified_gmt":"2021-12-24T08:51:12","slug":"sweet-service-award-goes-to-vlaeberg-post-office-sour-service-award-goes-to-waterfront-post-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/sweet-service-award-goes-to-vlaeberg-post-office-sour-service-award-goes-to-waterfront-post-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet Service Award goes to Vlaeberg Post Office; Sour Service Award goes to Waterfront Post Office!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-214816\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3011E823-20A7-4F2D-B6DE-64AD75476682.jpeg?resize=300%2C156&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3011E823-20A7-4F2D-B6DE-64AD75476682.jpeg?resize=300%2C156&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3011E823-20A7-4F2D-B6DE-64AD75476682.jpeg?resize=200%2C104&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3011E823-20A7-4F2D-B6DE-64AD75476682.jpeg?w=312&amp;ssl=1 312w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>The <b>Sweet Service Award<\/b> goes to Vlaeberg Post office and its new Branch Manager Jacques, for making the collection of my Waterfront post so quick and easy yesterday. Due to renovations and changes at the Waterfront, one has to collect one\u2019s post \u2018manually\u2019 by standing in a queue at the Vlaeberg Post Office. He saw me in the queue, and put someone on to finding my post, it taking a very short time compared to a previous visit for the same reason.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-214816\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3011E823-20A7-4F2D-B6DE-64AD75476682.jpeg?resize=300%2C156&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3011E823-20A7-4F2D-B6DE-64AD75476682.jpeg?resize=300%2C156&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3011E823-20A7-4F2D-B6DE-64AD75476682.jpeg?resize=200%2C104&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3011E823-20A7-4F2D-B6DE-64AD75476682.jpeg?w=312&amp;ssl=1 312w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>The <b>Sour Service Award <\/b>goes to the Waterfront Post Office, which closed its service counter and its postal collection service from a post box which I have had since it opened\u00a0\u00a0about 30 years ago. There was no emailed notification, only signs up near the post boxes telling us to collect our post at Vlaeberg Post Office on Loop Street!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The WhaleTales Sweet &amp; 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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chris von Ulmenstein, WhaleTales Blog: www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog Tel +27 082 55 11 323 Twitter:@Ulmenstein Facebook: Chris von Ulmenstein, My Cape Town Guide\/Mein Kapstadt Guide\u00a0Instagram: @Chrissy_Ulmenstein @MyCapeTownGuide<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" title=\"\u201cAbout Chris von Ulmenstein\u201d \u2014 Whale Tales Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/about\/embed\/#?secret=OsLsr2jJsj\" width=\"600\" height=\"258\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" data-secret=\"OsLsr2jJsj\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The Sweet Service Award goes to Vlaeberg Post office and its new Branch Manager Jacques, for making the collection of my Waterfront post so quick and easy yesterday. 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