It can’t just be me about ready to blow a gasket with business’s not being able to assist you without a prescheduled appointment?
Will showrooms and store fronts ever open back up again?
Not everything should have to be scheduled. Customer service business’s should be able to provide customer service without scheduling an appointment to look at merchandise, right?
I’m over this by appointment only crap.
Yeah, same. Where is this the case? I've been walking in everywhere for like a year now with no need to pre-schedule.
A lot of people got burned by customer service and food industry jobs - idiots attacking them over mask mandates that they had no control over didn’t help. I personally know several people who were bartenders and servers who left to work 9-5 jobs to get away from the abuse. If people are treated like subhumans in their job, they are going to find alternatives which is exactly where we are at this point.
I prefer appointments so I’m ok with the status quo
Depends on the industry.
You know many businesses are still short staffed, right?
Short answer? No. What WAS normal then is no longer normal now. This is normal.
Long answer? You should probably should learn to relax a bit & not blow that gasket, cause things aren't likely to change. Folks aren't willing to work customer service anymore because people got out of pocket too often. Folks just aren't willing to put up with it. So yeah, get used to appointments. An appointment makes better sense anyway, because with an appointment, you know you'll be seen at least fairly close to your time & not wait around all day. It also means that the salesmen (because you're obviously talking about retail sales of furniture, appliances, or the like) won't have anything else pulling them away from you. Their time will be devoted to you and your needs.
What business?
Sometimes we get used to a thing and think just because it's what we're used to, that's the way it's always going to be. It mostly isn't.
When it comes to lava not flowing through my living room, I hope you are wrong.
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Magic 8 ball says not likely
Exactly what kind of product/service wrte you seeking? I have always booked appointments for health care, car service, and haircuts, plus reservations at high-end dining establishments. Other stuff, I've had no problem with coming in w/o appt.
Todays particular headache was attempting to get some embroidery done on some sweatshirts. I had the sweatshirts, I had some free time at the end of the week, and I had money to spend. I called 3 business’s that didn’t answer their phones despite Google and websites claiming they were open, and then I drove by 2 more and swung in to find open by appointment only signs taped next to their business hours signs, claiming that they were open.
I finally found someone who was open, I placed my order and told him I was so happy someone decided they wanted to work. He also said he’s picked up more business this year because other places were backlogged or had similar problems to what I was experiencing. It’s working for him, but he doesn’t know what their issues are.
I was glad to give a business who was open and inviting to customers some business.
>told him I was so happy someone decided they wanted to work
It isn't that nobody else wants to work, they are just so busy that they are going by appointment only. They're still working.
With the entitled attitude you have, it is probably a good thing that those business are dodging you. You aren't the most important person in the world. If a business is so busy that they need to go to appointments only, then get an appointment like everyone else. You aren't special.
Yea… based on my experience today, everything you just stated was a waste of your time to write and mine to read.
As I’ve already stated, when I did find a business that was open during their normal business hours, they have picked up more business due to others lack of availability. “By appointment only” isn’t available, it’s hoops no one wants to jump through except a noisy few who enjoy ignorance and inconvenience.
Just because a store is appointment only does not mean they aren't open during their normal business hours. A doctor's office has normal business hours, but most medical practices don't let you just walk in and see a doctor without an appointment.
I'm also not sure how requiring an appointment equates to ignorance. Who are all these noisy people demanding that everything is appointment only? I'm not even sure what the problem is. You found someone who did the work you wanted without an appointment, right? Problem solved.
> I had some free time at the end of the week
So you "decided you didn't want to work"?
When the boss said to go home we’re done for the week, I went home. I’ve got more than enough other “work” to be doing.
So your complaint really had nothing to do with your problem then.
We’ll the original 5 business’s were a lot more conveniently located.
And it absolutely did. Open your store. Be at your place of business at take my money. If you have business hours, practice them; don’t post them and then slap a by appointment only sign.
Probably a shitty embroidery shop, that's why they are force to pick up the garbage costumers the other shops don't have the need to deal with. Just by your recollection you have to go through a list of businesses before even getting to the one that served you. That says a lot of i had to go down to my fith choice of something it either means i should probably have some patience and call a few time or hold off on doing it till later. But it seems your have some heavy narcissistic tendencies so this will go over your head.
Out of all the insane things going on in the world this is probably at the bottom of my list of things anyone should care about
You mustn’t want my money then.
OK, Karen
Correct
And that’s why we have nothing in common, you have nothing I’d want to buy
Labor is a huge issue still. I don’t see that getting solved anytime soon.
You increase your chance of actually being served by making an appointment. People are busy and everyone else wants to do the same thing you do.
I think many companies got comfortable with this "new normal" and now will refuse to go back unless the free market makes them.
It'll be state by state in my opinion
Appointments are far easier for me because instead of just showing up and waiting.
I feel like the only place I have seen anything sticking around is veterinary practices.
I assumed that's because they don't really like humans so it's all a great excuse to keep the humans out while they take care of the pets.
I don’t have any issues!
This must be a "shops local businesses" thing because I've never had this issue.
At best, the only thing that comes to mind is animal shelters.
But also...we're in a tripledemic right now. Shit isn't goin' anywhere.
I mean, in general, appointments make everything smoother for both the customer and the salespeople. What kind of business are you asking about?
I’m okay with making appointments for certain things. What’s bugging me is reserved seating at the bar. Bar stools should be first come, first served.
That was "yesterday " this is "today".
Today, like the last years has been an unacceptable disorganized mess.
ok lets just hit "rewind". Hate evolution? - just check out !
There evolution and then there is devolution. Some just prefer the wasteland they have created better, and unfortunately they are the vocal few.
What the ever loving hell are you trying to say? You’re just spewing rage.
Over a million people died (+3,000 more every week), more got disabled and even more can’t work because they’re sick at any given time.
The world you want isn’t coming back. Deal.
That kind of rare thing doesn't seem gasket blowing worthy.
It's a lot cheaper to run appointments only for those places I would expect. If I were them I would not change back to being open all the time unless that was somehow more lucrative
Oooohhhhhhhh my god stfu
I definitely prefer this new norm.
Nope.
So many people are “working” from home. Customer service has tanked. Maybe it’s the holidays but I’ve been trying to deal with an insurance company for two weeks without success. It’s almost laughable. I’d say when the economy tanks this next summer it will be the businesses that actually are working that will survive. People getting paid to be home will have to learn the hard way.
You sound old and crusty and out of touch with reality.
Nope, just a working guy seeing the trend
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What businesses are you talking about? I have not run into this problem at all.