Shop Girls of Barbados Where Is Your Christmas Spirit?
Picture this image of Christmas shopping in Barbados and you will think that the Grinch stole Christmas here. In fact I’m certain he has!
I was doing a bit of Christmas shopping yesterday for the kid and wife as you do at this time of the year. For anybody that has a wife and kid they will know the complexities of buying presents for them!
I was in a fairly good mood wandering around the centre of Bridgetown searching for the perfect Christmas presents, which is of course all part of the fun of Christmas.
I had just been saved by the Snow Cone Man, The Snow Cone Man Saved My Life and was back in the land of the living and was back in the game. I was back on a roll and the search for whatever I was looking for was going strong.
I found the toy shop that I was looking for and they had the toy that the kid had asked Santa for, oh how I wish I had bought it in the UK, I could have bought 2 for the price of 1! I suppose that isn’t too bad for Barbados!
I would love to give the two girls at the till a special mention, one girl serving and one girl putting the stuff in a bag. I can’t understand why it takes two girls to do this job.
I watched a guy put well over $1000BDS worth of toys down on the counter and the girl serving and the girl packing never spoke to the man once during the entire transaction. I think they were kind of upset because the man dared to interrupt their conversation.
I made a point of going to the same counter and you guessed it, the same scenario. I also made a point of being as polite as possible, Hello how are you, are you having a good day and thank you very much when I left. Would you believe I never received one word back from both of the girls?
I have never came across such bad service and ignorance at this level in any country in the world. Even in countries where they can’t speak English they make an effort.
I don’t know what the problem is in Barbados, but what I do know is that something serious has to be done to resolve the problem. It surely doesn’t take a lot to train people to have a little bit of manners and be polite. If I had staff that couldn’t manage the basics of good customer service, I would sack the FU***RS.
From the feedback I have received on this blog and from Bajans I personally know living in the UK and USA it is something that irritates a lot of people. What a way to treat customers whether they are locals, tourists or aliens from outer space, it is a disgrace.
As far as I can see, the Grinch has somehow stolen more than just Christmas here in Barbados; it seems to be an all year round problem. I can understand why so many people in Barbados go to Miami and New York to do their Christmas shopping, I know where I wish I went!
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Yep, noticed exactly the same thing in Bridegtown yesterday, are these girls trained by US Immigration !?. Please a smile, a thank you
I agree with you. Customer service is the pits in Barbados.
I loved the fact (sarcasm) that I was in a store in bridgetown at christmas and a cruise ship passenger came in and asked a question about finding a certain product and the store owner looked at me , who by then she had declared a tourist to answer the question.
and then they had those silly ads on cbc tv about friendly customer service. yea right!