tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186348180065102522.post4634819755421214962..comments2023-04-02T15:58:59.575+03:00Comments on Stand By Your Name: Israel's Retail Culture תרבות הקניותYam Erezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11343180272177901839noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186348180065102522.post-52171532452299473632009-09-06T13:47:35.157+03:002009-09-06T13:47:35.157+03:00Lotte, not only do I remember Kapulsky, but once I...Lotte, not only do I remember Kapulsky, but once I asked them to substitute cottage cheese for ice cream, and they refused. I wrote the chain and they gave me a free dessert. But "Ice Cream Special" -- that beats 'em hands down!Yam Erezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11343180272177901839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186348180065102522.post-84656084496752360772009-09-06T00:28:29.108+03:002009-09-06T00:28:29.108+03:00Re Aroma, remember Kapulski in Eilat? I took my pa...Re Aroma, remember Kapulski in Eilat? I took my parents there. My father, who loves ice cream coupes, order the "ice cream special", ice cream topped with fresh fruits. Sounds great, no? The ice cream is brought by some young student waitress, only, there is no ice cream with the fresh fruit...when questioned about the lack of ice cream in the "special ice cream" she answers, you ready?, "well that is what is special about it", I still love it, she deserved a tip, just for letting me still laugh about her line, years later <br />Sahar Lotte Ben GalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186348180065102522.post-27183715100846991812009-09-05T03:41:50.244+03:002009-09-05T03:41:50.244+03:00I agree with all you write. I have experienced all...I agree with all you write. I have experienced all the rude; ignorant retail folks you depict. What baffles me is why anyone puts up with this rot? Why don't people WALK OUT? Why not go elsewhere? Yes, elsewhere is not so sweet either yet walking is bad for business. Economic boycotts do work.tamarhttp://www.only-connect.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186348180065102522.post-46571896783152981842009-09-04T20:53:58.811+03:002009-09-04T20:53:58.811+03:00Love this one Yam! Your images are great and you ...Love this one Yam! Your images are great and you keep the laughs coming. Too bad it's all TRUE! Gabriella TalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186348180065102522.post-26856467650155732972009-09-04T10:33:04.805+03:002009-09-04T10:33:04.805+03:00Irv, re "These annoyances aren't importan...Irv, re "These annoyances aren't important". You raised your family in the States. Try taking a preteen girl shopping for clothes in a store with filthy facilities that they dare to call bathrooms, and then standing in line for 20 minutes to purchase a single item while one airhead teenager checks out two customers. Multiply that experience by five, several times a year; and that's just clothing for one dependent. Add to that families who have to fill all their needs in this tedious grind: groceries, office supplies, you name it. And the supermarkets here bear little if any resemblance to the Giant, where you're used to shopping. Think glorified corner grocery, yet under-capacity for clientele space- and personnel-wise. We consumers, who are spending our hard-earned money, deserve better.Yam Erezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11343180272177901839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186348180065102522.post-44242727507009889942009-09-04T10:22:08.558+03:002009-09-04T10:22:08.558+03:00You protest too much -- so much that it sounds lik...You protest too much -- so much that it sounds like you get pleasure from needling stores and clerks. These annoyances are not so important.Irv Slottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186348180065102522.post-25127582831165890072009-09-04T10:21:01.570+03:002009-09-04T10:21:01.570+03:00Very, very good one, Yam!Very, very good one, Yam!Leah Kaymannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186348180065102522.post-72641232622184377732009-09-03T17:54:44.159+03:002009-09-03T17:54:44.159+03:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com