Canterbury Tales

Hello... nobody.

Blogger has now made the stat reports much easier to find after you login which is great! Though it clarifies to me that nobody actually reads my posts... which is also great! This means I can ramble on as much as I desire and nobody gets to read it. Kind of like a diary but less secretive.

So anyway, it's twenty to one in the morning and I am still awake. Why? Oh because I have just had an entire week off which ends today (well yesterday) and I am trying to figure out how to readjust my body clock. As obvious as it seems, I haven't achieved this yet.

Though, I have accomplished a lot in a week! I bought a new wardrobe and a new television. The new TV is a 43 inch. Normally I don't brag about size but considering that this is my first big tv I feel I am allowed to! I also moved into my new apartment (there's a story here, keep reading...) and am slowly settling in. I have been to the gym, the cinema and today spent the day in Canterbury.

So what bit should I tell you about first? Let's start with the bit about why I have moved into a new apartment. We were nice and settled in the last one (we being myself and my house mate Holly) until we received a letter from the estate agents saying that our landlord has conveniently split up with his girlfriend and wants to move back into the apartment. At first I was gutted but I absolutely adore the new apartment and it is much closer to everything so swings and roundabouts I guess!

I recently joined the gym and as difficult as it is, I have been trying to motivate myself to go as regularly as possible. Music helps with this. The other day I let myself down though. I decided to stay home and watch How I Met Your Mother instead. Just so happens that the first episode that comes on is the one where they all join a gym. This is why having a TV is so great... it actually is a bit of motivation for me! So I got up (after finishing the episode of course) and put on my gym gear and headed out the door. Getting out of the door is the hardest part but you actually feel so amazing once you have completed a gym session. I recommend it!

Next I am going to tell you about my day in Canterbury. My friend Bex and I had planned to spend the day in Canterbury before going to kickboxing in the evening. We headed into the city and I went with her to get her rook piercing done. If you don't know what that is, it's the thick bit of skin inside your ear which doesn't seem to do a lot other than make our ears look odd, but I am pretty sure it has a purpose. I ended up coming out with a nose piercing, they say the spontaneous decisions are the best (or painful in my case). I keep forgetting that I have had it pierced and it gets more painful each time that happens. I am such a wimp.

We strolled around Canterbury for about an hour before being approached by two handsome men who told us we had 'the look'. I am not sure what that means but all I can guess is that the gym membership is paying off already. They then tried to persuade us into becoming supermodels. Well, this is how much they bigged it up. I'm no expert but I am pretty sure Kate Moss wasn't asked to pay £60 for her first photo shoot. They were very friendly and charming and the package sounded great though so... we headed in the opposite direction. It's never a great feeling after telling someone you're too skint to pay for something. I think not being in the best financial situation probably did me a favour in the long run though. The likelihood is he would of left with my money never to be seen again and I would continue on with my life £60 short.

After a good few hours in the city we decided to catch the Park and Ride bus back to the car park. About 7 minutes into the journey we realised we were on the wrong bus so had to go all the way round to come back again. We got off the bus and on to the next one but... yep shockingly enough...we were on the wrong bus again. I am actually kind of proud. How do you get the wrong bus twice?! After all of the palava to try and get home, kickboxing was inevitably out of the question. So we settled for a KFC instead. It's the opposite of what we should of done but it was delicious and I don't regret it at all.

It's 1am and I have to be awake in 6.5 hours. Let's cut the long story, well, long but shorter.

Night folks!

Mx

Customer service (apparently)

So today I was having a conversation about customer service. This sounds like a boring conversation but if you read on you'll probably be able to relate to what I am yet to say...

There are many things that I cannot stand when I am in a shop, fuel station, restaurant etc... The main thing is queues (obviously) but the next is terrible customer service. Here is a list of the kinds of things that just should not happen.

• When you have just been handed your change, are putting it away and the person has already called the next customer to the till. Why do people do this?! I am still in front of you. I haven't left. WAIT.
• When you have just been handed your change, are putting it away and the person who was serving you says 'bye' before you have even left. This makes things very awkward as I am quite clearly still standing in front of you. WAIT.
• When you are being served by someone who is deep in conversation with their colleague and does not say a word to you throughout the entire transaction. Having worked in retail before I know how frustrating it is when you are having a really awesome conversation and a stupid customer comes over. The way you handle this situation is simple. WAIT.
• Ugh, this one annoys me... when you are waiting at the till to be served and the staff member is busy on the computer or labelling items and doesn't even acknowledge you to say 'someone will be with you in a moment'. Again, having worked in retail, I know how infuriating it is when you are on a roll with your labelling and an annoying customer approaches the till. The way you handle this situation is simple. WAIT.
• When you approach a member of staff with a question and their response is 'I don't work in this department, sorry'. Not good enough! Find someone who does or at least try and be useful to me by seeing if you can figure out my (not exactly impossible) question.
• When you walk into a shop and nobody is around. EMPLOY MORE STAFF.
• The 'hoverer's'. Now there is good customer service and then there is annoying. Stop fluttering around and let me get on with it. I've told you I don't need help, I'll tell you if I change my mind.

If you are reading this and do any of these things then please stop, If you are in capable of doing so, change your choice of career. You are an annoyance to society.