tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456617944315372118.post3927923371844201752..comments2024-01-03T21:18:04.198-08:00Comments on In Your Neighborhood: Is It Really The End of The Road for Rhodes?High School Confidentialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350238752693393750noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456617944315372118.post-46873839539834163592008-05-20T13:31:00.000-07:002008-05-20T13:31:00.000-07:00One place I will give credit to for customer servi...One place I will give credit to for customer service is the Safeway at Lakewood Towne Center. Their employees make a point of stopping and asking, "Can I help you find something?" Not only that, but when you tell them what it is you're looking for, they don't just say, "Oh! That's over on Aisle 27-B" and then dart away. Nope. They say, "It's over on Aisle 27-B. Follow me and I'll show you right where it is..." and then they actually insist on walking you over to find the item.Jaynie Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030744076443715894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456617944315372118.post-5826014872165855652008-05-20T07:35:00.000-07:002008-05-20T07:35:00.000-07:00Patty, what's interesting is that "customer servic...Patty, what's interesting is that "customer service" was the big discussion point with the Rhodes folk. The other thing they said was that when you worked in part of the store, that part of the store was YOURS--you owned it and it was just as important as things in your own home. <BR/><BR/>There's a lot of wisdom in that.Kim Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05256817929710524024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456617944315372118.post-81335419342981061592008-05-19T19:26:00.000-07:002008-05-19T19:26:00.000-07:00I too miss the Proctor Dime Store; Peoples Store; ...I too miss the Proctor Dime Store; Peoples Store; Lyons and Bell Telephone where you could actually go and BUY a phone - not like the portable phones you buy today. I also agree there is NO customer service in todays retail stores.Patty Cakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16658792795439458891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456617944315372118.post-22351077648986219132008-05-19T16:48:00.000-07:002008-05-19T16:48:00.000-07:00JJ... your mother in law is one really cool lady.....JJ... your mother in law is one really cool lady... and so courageous... I would not have wanted to know about the pain she experienced at Woolworth's because I love her a lot... at the same time your comment helps me to understand more the wonder of her... her graciousness, her patience, her compassion... her love of God...<BR/>If I can be like her... I shall be happy<BR/>JosephJosephMcGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13059894814761761857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456617944315372118.post-85527896897422348352008-05-19T16:45:00.000-07:002008-05-19T16:45:00.000-07:00Wow... what beautiful people... the passing of an ...Wow... what beautiful people... the passing of an era... hopefully others will remember us as human beings who tried to stick together and create something real for those who would come after us...<BR/><BR/>thank you for sharing this wonderful moment...JosephMcGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13059894814761761857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456617944315372118.post-37482152587554658832008-05-19T14:53:00.000-07:002008-05-19T14:53:00.000-07:00You know it's interesting you mention Woolworth's....You know it's interesting you mention Woolworth's. I have had a lot of long time locals tell me that they miss Woolworth and the Proctor Dimestore. I know for me, I wanted to use allowance money for Christmas gifts for my family and the Proctor Dimestore fit the bill (literally).Kim Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05256817929710524024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456617944315372118.post-24833325921864152222008-05-19T14:12:00.000-07:002008-05-19T14:12:00.000-07:00I'm with you on that comment about Nordstrom, Step...I'm with you on that comment about Nordstrom, Stephanie. I don't feel that I even have a single garment that I could wear that I would dare set foot inside Nordy's. You're more likely to find me at Value Village...<BR/><BR/>Another downtown icon, though not in the upper echilon of classiness, is the loss of the dime store in downtown Tacoma, i.e. Woolworth's. Many a memory -- and some history -- was made there as well. <BR/><BR/>My husband's mother ran the luncheonette at Woolworth's for many, many years and endured racial slurs and slights in order to earn a living and independently put food on the table for her son, who became my beloved husband. She was such a hard worker, year after year, faithfully showing up, giving her all, and serving up each order with a smile despite their abuse of her.Jaynie Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030744076443715894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456617944315372118.post-34490099066392636272008-05-19T11:38:00.000-07:002008-05-19T11:38:00.000-07:00It's sad, isn't it? That's why I enjoyed the lunch...It's sad, isn't it? That's why I enjoyed the luncheon so much, because it's this commitment to old fashioned internal and external customer service that seems to be missing these days.Kim Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05256817929710524024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456617944315372118.post-81965090564703948852008-05-19T09:59:00.000-07:002008-05-19T09:59:00.000-07:00So many of the stores that were a big part of my c...So many of the stores that were a big part of my childhood are gone. Besides Rhodes, Newberry's, Frederick & Nelson and the Bon Marche are all gone. Norstrom's, orginally a shoe store has morphed into a place I can neither afford nor care to step into. ISometimes it feels as though eventually there will be one store and one company that will own everything.Stephanie Friezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317117338063884811noreply@blogger.com