WrongCoastBrewery
Well-Known Member
It could just be that he doesn't like you. Not having met you, I have no idea why that might be the case, but your presence is a common thread in all your experiences with him. Now, that in and of itself is bad customer service; you treat any paying customer the same regardless of personal feelings if you want them to come back. So don't go back. Just be the better man and don't try to take away his business. Live and let live.
There was an article in the Washington Post about a month ago about homebrewing, and it featured myLHBS. It'll probably send a good bit of business their way.
Really? That is your arguement? That he doesnt like me? My presense would be because I shopped there. How would my presense be the catylist to poor goods and service? Oh right, he doesnt like me so he gave me the crappy ones. He must not like a lot of people since there is a fair bit of similiar negative opinions. And for the record, I have stopped shopping there. In fact, I took it upon myself to fix the kegs without having to deal with him.
Next point. So because I feel his shop is crappy, I should just ignore him and his shop. I shouldn't review it or warn people of the potential bad customer service. Opinions like that keep the bad businesses in business. Yet again, this post was a negative review and opinion that brewers in the DC area should shop elsewhere. The fact that the last two people who have posted here, other than myself, took offense to my reviews only shows narrow mindiness. Don't like a negative review so you attack the person and try to bring them down. So far I have been accused of sabotage, taking business away, and attacking his way of life. Im sorry, but if I sucked at my job as much as I feel he has, I would get fired. But I don't so I have a good job that I excel at. He could too. I have so far stated my opinion of his service and stated specific facts that have supported my opinions. I have asked for the other side of the arguement only to get "he is nice to me" and no facts to support that. I even asked a recent poster to tell me when he shopped there so I could better understand the owner and the shop. Is it because he gets stressed easily? Or is it because he has specific days that he must deal with other daily business tasks? Not one answer. See, thats what people who are open to both sides of the arguement do. They try to understand the other side of it. I strongly feel my arguement has merit and hence will stand by it. But it doesnt stop me from being open to other opinions. So, my review stands and if you dont like it, Im sorry. You can continue to shop there and I have stopped shopping there.
Plus, just because he is small business, doesn't mean that consumers owe him anything.