Archive for the ‘Westhampton Beach’ Category

Pretend Deaf Customer Service In WHB

Monday, January 17th, 2011
Going into Beach Bakery in Westhampton Beach this Saturday, I didn’t expect to find any rude people, since it is the beginning of November and the summer people are long gone–boy, was I wrong!
I go to the self-serve coffee area to make myself and my collegue a cup of coffee.  I notice the both the half-and-half and non-fat milk containers are empty.  The girl at the register is busy ringing someone up, so I look for other assistance.  There is another girl behind the counter; looks like she was cleaning something up behind the counter.
“Excuse me”, I say meekly.  No answer.  “Um, I’m sorry…excuse me”, I say again.  Again, no answer.  I try a bit louder: “Excuse me…I’m sorry…do you have more milk?”
She does not answer, but this time, she looks in my direction and continues doing whatever it is she is doing back there.  One more time…”Uh..excuse me?  You’re out of non-fat and half-and-half….”, again, NOTHING!  Finally, I look her staight in the eye, and say, “Can you hear me?” I swear to God for a moment there, I thought maybe she was deaf!
She finally answers snidley, “Yeah, I can hear you fine, I’m just busy!”, and proceeds to WALK AWAY.
I left my coffee on the counter and walked out the door.
-K

Hamptons Driving Guide

Sunday, September 26th, 2010

I work for a reputable company and I travel alot between the “Hamptons” from Remsemburg to Wainscott.

I’ve seen the worst of the worst.

Remsemburg, people with their “25 mph slow down Remsemburg” bumper stickers driving 45 on Main street and then yelling and cursing at me because I’m doing…yes you guessed it…25mph…

Next up is Westhampton/Westhampton Beach…yes it is a Hampton and I actually live in WHB…there’s numerous things I can write here…from the bikers on Dune road to the people not knowing how to park on Main street…yes the Waldbaums has the worst parking lot ever…

Yo the “dog morning walkers” taking up all of Main street…

Next is Quogue…please pull over to the side of the road when you’re on your little bike rides…I’m trying to work - driving everywhere and you’re riding your bike in the middle of the street doesn’t help me…

Seriously do I need to talk about Southampton or East Hampton hahaha…

Anyways you get my point…these citiots need to learn how to drive when they come from the city to visit their summer weekend homes…if it wasn’t for these people I wouldn’t have a job..but please work with us people..were just trying to work out there…

- DP

Grumpy Granny’s Handler Asleep At The Walker

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

I am surprised that the website has such an East/Southampton bent.  I am in WHB and while it does not carry the cache of the two other towns, it surely shares equally in denizen rudeness.

Ground Zero for this behavior is the Beach Bakery.  While Simon is a nice guy and the people behind the counter are great, they need a lesson in work flow and layout.  I won’t explain in too much detail. The main issue is any semblance of a line starts deep in the store and people walking in the door fail to recognize this and feel they are next to be served by virtue of being closest to the register (I guess).

One day I worked my way through the line and was surely the next to get the young servers attention. A woman and her mother were milling around and peering in the cases.  When the  call came out for next, the older woman barked out “right here.”  Not only was she cutting me (she was physically behind me) she was failing to acknowledge others that surely she had to have seen.  I pointed out politely that I believe I was next.  She turned with venom, “well, you didn’t speak up!”

I countered, “Frankly Ma’am you did not give me the chance nor should it have been necessary.”

The daughter knowing her mother was wrong dissuaded her from retorting but given the gleam and that old woman’s eye, I knew it was going to be flavorful.  I thought of lowering myself to her level for the sheer joy of the verbal beat down but the daughter gave an apologetic look.  I was only buying pastries but this poor woman had to manage her mother day in and day out.

-AC

Playing Billy Joel gets you a noise violation in Southampton

Friday, June 12th, 2009

My friends and I were driving down Dune road in my Jeep Wrangler playing Billy Joel on our way to go camping at Shinnecock. We got stuck in traffic because some rich people were having a party and clogged up the road with their Bentleys.

Some snotty city girls walking down the street gave us dirty looks and said, “what is that music?”

Please don’t come to Long Island if you dont know who Billy Joel is! Thank you!

In addition to that the Southampton police gave us a ticket for noise, Billy Joel noise, at 12 in the afternoon and he was a local!?

ughh hate these city people!

- C