{"id":60687,"date":"2014-09-13T00:45:37","date_gmt":"2014-09-12T22:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=60687"},"modified":"2014-09-13T00:45:37","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T22:45:37","slug":"vip-locksmiths-sweet-and-media-24-sour-service-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/vip-locksmiths-sweet-and-media-24-sour-service-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP Locksmiths Sweet and Media 24 Sour Service Awards!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mercedes-Benz<\/a>The Sweet Service Award<\/strong> goes to VIP Locksmiths, who came to my assistance when I called them to unlock my car boot, into which I had inadvertently locked my car keys in the V&A Waterfront. \u00a0My regular locksmith was unable to open a Mercedes-Benz, and recommended VIP Locksmiths. \u00a0I was quoted R850 for the job, for which I only had half the cash with me. \u00a0The owner was tough in demanding immediate payment in cash on completion, and I had no choice but to agree to their terms, even if it meant driving to my house to collect the balance of the money. \u00a0I asked a family of shoppers if their child could climb into the open-roof car, to unlock the door, which set off the immobilisor, and therefore did not allow me to release the boot from inside, or so I thought. \u00a0Only when the locksmith arrived did I test the boot again, and was delighted when the boot opened without any assistance of the locksmith. \u00a0He offered to only charge R300 for his call-out fee. \u00a0 I have vowed to ever make this mistake again!<\/p>\n

T\"Media24<\/a>he\u00a0<\/span>Sour Service Award<\/strong>\u00a0goes to Media 24, which sent a misleading e-mail, ‘inviting’<\/em> one to become part of the ‘<\/span>exclusive Media 24 MySay\u00a0online community’<\/em>. To ‘join’, one had to do a survey, and it turned out to be market research about their magazines, including requesting the insulting question of one’s race, by which time my hackles were on high alert! It would appear that Media 24 will be sending e-mails to market their magazines, a most unprofessional and unethical market research procedure! \u00a0This is the e-mail received (I am not a reader of any of their magazines, so one wonders how they got hold of my e-mail address!):\u00a0<\/span>‘Dear Reader, \u00a0<\/strong>We would like to invite you to be a part of our exclusive\u00a0Media24 My Say<\/strong>\u00a0online community. \u00a0As part of this community, you\u2019ll be invited to participate in online surveys and discussions where you\u2019ll be able to give your opinion on a variety of topics as well as help us understand your ongoing needs and wants.\u00a0Join today and your name will be entered into a lucky draw to stand a chance to\u00a0win a\u00a0R10,000 cash prize\u00a0at the end of this year<\/strong>. You also have the opportunity to\u00a0win other monthly prizes\u00a0for surveys and discussions you participate in.\u00a0HOW TO JOIN?\u00a0<\/strong>It\u2019s simple\u2026 click the link below and complete the short registration survey to become part of the\u00a0Media24 My Say\u00a0community. \u00a0Click the following link to JOIN NOW! \u00a0<\/strong>WHY JOIN? \u00a0<\/strong>As an exclusive member of the Media24 My Say community you\u2019ll get a chance to:\u00a0\u2022 Share your ideas and experiences – and be heard!\u00a0\u2022 Win big as well as smaller prizes.\u00a0You’ll also:\u00a0\u2022\u00a0Help\u00a0Media24 with the development of our products and communication\u00a0\u2022 Hear what other community members have to say\u00a0\u2022 Receive feedback from some of the studies you participate in\u00a0Join our exciting\u00a0Media24 My Say\u00a0community today and have your say!\u00a0<\/strong>The Media24 My Say Team.’<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The\u00a0<\/span>WhaleTales Sweet & Sour Service Awards<\/strong>\u00a0are presented every Friday on the WhaleTales blog.\u00a0 Nominations for the Sweet and Sour Service Awards can be sent to Chris von Ulmenstein at \u00a0<\/span>whalecot@iafrica.com<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 Past winners of the Sweet and Sour Service Awards can be read on the Friday posts of this blog.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>DURING THE DURATION OF MASTERCHEF SA SEASON 3 WE ARE MOVING THE SWEET & SOUR SERVICE AWARDS TO SATURDAYS<\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio:\u00a0www.whalecottage.com<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0Twitter:@WhaleCottage \u00a0Facebook: \u00a0<\/strong>click here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Sweet Service Award goes to VIP Locksmiths, who came to my assistance when I called them to unlock my car boot, into which I had inadvertently locked my car keys in the V&A Waterfront. \u00a0My regular locksmith was unable to open a Mercedes-Benz, and recommended VIP Locksmiths. \u00a0I was quoted R850 for the job, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[3,124,892,21],"tags":[32378,5346,25355,1008,27671,32393,27672,32373,1771],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t