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NZ's worst business

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NZ's worst business
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Read the following email chain from the bottom to the top;
 

From: Gourmet Food Store [mailto:deli@ihug.co.nz]
Sent: Monday, 17 December 2007 10:06 a.m.
To: Hayley Johnstone
Subject: Re: Catering - Monday 17th Dec

Get into the real world young lady if you ever attain the position to be self employed you may understand hard working successful business people don't make it hiding behind late floods of emails. Not having the fortitude to call by telephone tells me your incrusted in your sit down loads of spare time job.

 

Re rudest email tells me you once again you are not in the real world and haven't fully matured but it will happen.You  were probably bottle feed till late teens.

I just have so much fun with time wasters. Have a great party shame you will have to pay so much more for it.

 I will hopefully be calling your boss before Christmas re our not listing our property with Ray Whites I am sure they will be interested and could give you more to do. And you thought my first email was rude. I expect you still believe in Santa Clause.

 

Gourmet Food Store
Ph & Fax : 81 555 31
Mobile     : 0274 347 199
E-Mail      : deli@ihug.co.nz
Web        : www.gourmetfoodstore.co.nz
 

----- Original Message -----

From: Hayley Johnstone

To: Gourmet Food Store

Cc: Marg Keen

Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 8:58 AM

Subject: RE: Catering - Monday 17th Dec

 

That is the rudest email I have received in a long time.


We will not be requiring your services again.

 

Hayley

 

 

From: Gourmet Food Store [mailto:deli@ihug.co.nz]
Sent: Monday, 17 December 2007 6:09 a.m.
To: Hayley Johnstone
Cc: Marg Keen
Subject: Re: Catering - Monday 17th Dec

Hi Hayley,

You placed an order last Thursday and have NEVER confirmed your order for Monday AFTER 3 emails .

You asked for a quote which you were given  then queried the prices against the website.Why ask in the first place. May I suggest you read the Home page of our site regarding pricing.

 I personally don't have the time or inclination to sit on the computer all day playing email ping pong. Please confirm your order by 9am this morning some 7 hrs before the function begins  TELEPHONE 8200668 otherwise I will take it that the order is no longer required the QUOTE IS $9.00 PER PERSON .( at this late stage chicken drumsticks will not be an option Thai chicken cakes or mini chicken satays,s will be ) AND MAY I SUGGEST YOU COLLECT YOUR OWN STRAWBERRIES.

 

 We are a very busy catering company who has given you very good service in the past and will not be treated in this off hand manner business is business. This job if goes a head will be cash on delivery or payed by credit card. Incidentally we are going to be selling our house very soon and question your companies professional practises if this incident  is anything to go by.  Regards Margaret.

 

 

Gourmet Food Store
Ph & Fax : 81 555 31
Mobile     : 0274 347 199
E-Mail      : deli@ihug.co.nz
Web        : www.gourmetfoodstore.co.nz
 

----- Original Message -----

From: Hayley Johnstone

To: Gourmet Food Store

Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 8:05 AM

Subject: RE: Catering - Monday 17th Dec

 

Hi Margaret,


On the website your prices are advertised differently?

 

Can you please send me the pricing on strawberries not dipped in chocolate?

 

Kind regards,
Hayley

 

 

From: Gourmet Food Store [mailto:deli@ihug.co.nz]
Sent: Thursday, 13 December 2007 8:59 p.m.
To: Hayley Johnstone
Subject: Re: Catering - Monday 17th Dec

Hi Hayley,

 

Beef Filo $2  $2 

Quiche $2  $2 

Sushi $2  $1.50 

Drumsticks $3  $2.50 

 

 

Total $9.00

Large Strawberries dipped in Chocolate minimum 2 per person $2.00 each x 2 == $4.00  9and 4 ==== $13.00 per person

 

Regards Margaret.

 

Gourmet Food Store
Ph & Fax : 81 555 31
Mobile     : 0274 347 199
E-Mail      : deli@ihug.co.nz
Web        : www.gourmetfoodstore.co.nz
 

----- Original Message -----

From: Hayley Johnstone

To: Gourmet Food Store

Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 8:11 PM

Subject: RE: Catering - Monday 17th Dec

 

Hi Margaret,

 

The food we have ordered amounts to only $8 per person. Are the strawberries $5 each per person?

Kind regards,
Hayley

 

From: Gourmet Food Store [mailto:deli@ihug.co.nz]
Sent: Thu 12/13/2007 11:40 AM
To: Hayley Johnstone
Subject: Re: Catering - Monday 17th Dec

Hello Hayley, The price will be $13.00 per person Regards Margaret.

 

 

Gourmet Food Store
Ph & Fax : 81 555 31
Mobile     : 0274 347 199
E-Mail      : deli@ihug.co.nz
Web        : www.gourmetfoodstore.co.nz
 

----- Original Message -----

From: Hayley Johnstone

To: Gourmet Food Store

Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 8:57 AM

Subject: Catering - Monday 17th Dec

 

Hi Margaret,


We are having a group of 30 people next Monday from 4.30 pm. (numbers to be confirmed)

 

I would like to know if you are available to cater for these nibbles please?

 

If you are available can I please order the following:

 

1. Beef & Hornradish Bon Bons in Filo

2. Fresh Salmon sushi

3. Mini Spinach & Feta quiche - Please make the smaller quiches or cut them in half

4. Glazed Chicken drumsticks

5. Fresh bowl of strawberries - can we have these dipped in chocolate?

 

Can you please send me a quote beforehand aswell?

 

Thank you

 

Hayley Johnstone
Accounts and Event Management
Phone   09 377 5069
Fax        09 377 6845
Mobile    021 327 310

 

This is an email from Alleasing Pty Ltd. It is confidential to the ordinary user of the email address to which it is addressed and may contain copyright and/or legally privileged information. No one else may read, print, store, copy, forward, or act in reliance upon all or any part of it or its attachments. If you received this email in error please telephone us on +61 2 9850 5100 or email helpdesk@alleasing.com.au

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Is this for real???  If it is, further evidence as to why NZ has perhaps the worst service industry ANYWHERE in the developed - no make that the entire world....
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Stevo wrote:
Is this for real???  If it is, further evidence as to why NZ has perhaps the worst service industry ANYWHERE in the developed - no make that the entire world....
 
I'm always a little bit sceptical of this kind of thing. I've got the full chain of emails in my inbox and all the company names, dates, persons, phone numbers and web addresses are for real. Quote alot of effort to go to for a SPAM or hoax email. Normally it's real easy to spot the errors in spoof ones.
 
On the other hand, a similar thing happened a year ago and was in the press. this might just be a hoax repeat. Either way, it's still funny.
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It doesn't make sense.
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I got this sent to me at work yesterday and as genuine as it may be, I was almost tempted to edit the e-mails between the people concerned and throw in a few swear words just to spice it up a bit more and then forward it. Who's to say that hadn't already been done by the time it had got to me. Would be very easy to do. As it is, I didn't bother.
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yomcat wrote:
It doesn't make sense.
 
Read the bottom e-mail first, then head up.
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Yea, I got that. Eventually. It's a stupid way to read
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Ridiculous. I'd never use them myself after reading that. 
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Was just on TV 1 now. It's true and it's gone global and now lawyers are involved!!!
Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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Did the person who originally released this bother to read the legal disclaimer on the bottom of the first email. No wonder lawyers are involved.
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 We haven't heard the last of this! Lonegunmen2007-12-19 19:52:39
Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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Elmo_Rises wrote:
Did the person who originally released this bother to read the legal disclaimer on the bottom of the first email. No wonder lawyers are involved.


It's not agreed to by both parties, only one (the sender). So pretty much useless.
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I like it how she quoted Col Jessep from A Few Good Men - she must be a hard out bytch
 
Gourmt Food Store:
I personally don't have the time or inclination to sit on the computer all day playing email ping pong
 
Jessep:
"I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide"

Founder

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Stevo wrote:
Is this for real???  If it is, further evidence as to why NZ has perhaps the worst service industry ANYWHERE in the developed - no make that the entire world....

You've obviously never been to England.


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Malky, care to give some examples?
Profile pic. Should you be interested. Lakhsen, on the right, lost touch with him.
Mohammed, on the left, I'm still in touch with. He's now living in Agadez, Niger. More focused on his animals now as tourism has dried up. Is active with a co-op promoting local goods, leather work and bijouterie, into Europe. 
20/5/20

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