tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100513347252567500.post8846306142211577808..comments2023-10-17T13:33:51.141+02:00Comments on Something to Say: About Life in The Netherlands: Now Serving: No OneJenn in Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356887577439040747noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100513347252567500.post-31879696976631177132007-11-10T00:56:00.000+01:002007-11-10T00:56:00.000+01:00Oh - yes! No other country has the kind of servic...Oh - yes! No other country has the kind of service the Dutch provide! At the airport trying to buy a train ticket - the credit card reader at the window wasn't working. No cash on us - in a hurry to catch the train. Can they try a different card reader at another window? No. How are we to pay for our tickets? Shrug. The funny thing was the guy in front of us was German and having the same problem. I thought he was going to strangle the guy behind the counter.<BR/><BR/>I can't even think of all the experiences I have had in this regard. Last visit we were at a night club that had a two drink minimum. They had these cards that you had to carry around with you and when you ordered a drink the bartender would tally on the card the type of drink and you would pay when you left. Well, since we were staying with friends, we were getting their drinks. Problem was, we didn't understand that each card had to have tallies and they were not transferrable. So when getting ready to leave, despite the fact that our cards had MANY tally marks, our friends had none. Even though we were leaving together they would not let it go. Our friends would just HAVE to go buy two drinks each before leaving. No it was IMPOSSIBLE to count some of ours toward theirs. Finally after my friend blew up at them (6 months of this type of situation left her with no tolerance for the Dutch). We finally asked what the cost of the cheapest drink was (the little small beers - can't think of the name) and the cost for 2 was about $3.50 so she slammed the money down demanded her coat and stormed out! It really was kind of funny.<BR/><BR/>And what is it about ice? Why can't you get a soda with ice in the Netherlands? I HATE warm soda! Even cold soda has to have ICE in it!ABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15298433369731366916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100513347252567500.post-47154999177058955152007-03-13T23:30:00.000+01:002007-03-13T23:30:00.000+01:00I actually had a horrid expereince with Dell Compu...I actually had a horrid expereince with Dell Computers. I spent over 48 hours on the phone to customers service agents all over the world (all trained to state, "I understand your concern, I will certainly do what I can to help you.") to fix my brand new lap top that had randomly decided to turn off whenver it wanted to!<BR/><BR/>I was finally told to ship my new laptop to Texas to be fixed. A week later it came back and still had the exact same shut off problem. <BR/><BR/>After another 20-30 hours on the phone, I finally was able to ship it back (although they tried to get me to pay for it!)and get my money back. Needless to say - I am not a fan!!!!!Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12268419154600267702noreply@blogger.com