Cool Vibrations... NOT Cool

[northcoast]

Are they following to try to convince you to buy something or to make sure you don't lift something, or both?

[Rambo]

We have done A LOT of small store shopping in MoBay......in fact we are close friends with one of the Owners....we like being "followed"...the clerk stays her distance but is there to help us, refold what we mess up.....lol....and she also keeps a good running tab of what we are spending..............we never
felt like we were under "watch"....just the opposite in the States...........TRY and find someone....lol...........

[dave]

tanks for da 'Heads up' on this
businesses like that need to avoided & it wouldn't be a bad ting to let them know why
Wonder how the shop owner would react if people came in looking for 'Cheap Charlie' aka the owner

On the otherhand good businesses (the majority) need our business & deserve it

[7milelover]

It amazes me that shop owners who cater to tourists, ruin their own reputation by behaving in such a manner. If only 25% of people reading this message board boycott these stores , that means alot of lost business for these already struggling businesses. It was bad enough that they sold bootleg CDs, but to call you names....they may as well have shouted out" Avoid our crooked business- tourists". I am glad you were savvy and got your $$ back. How many boardies will now avoid this store and tell all their friends? Foolish business owner cutting off his own hand because he had a scratch on his pinky. Bad publicity over a $20 sale....makes no sense.

[Rambo]

might be the thought of the store owner is such as " Oh well..I neva see dem again,dey no see mi".......BUT NOW with boards like this and the Internet
growing so fast, they better "Catch-Up", and what they say or do..could be read by thousands in minutes....That old "attitude" wont cut it no more.....