And the award for Best Customer Service goes to.. ?

[templeton]

My vote goes to the owner of Bellameys by the station. He has got to be one of the friendliest blokes in the world.

[vicksg]

My vote goes for Mon Petit Chou - always friendly, efficient and smiley :)

[spymum]

Hope & Greenwood

Roullier White

The Card/Stationery shop on the same side of the road as Somerfield

Grace and Favour

Walsh Glazing

Bells of Dulwich

All friendly and lovely and very helpful!

Great thread *Bob*!

spymum

(Blog: Posh Mum)

[louisiana]

Nisha is also very careful about giving the right change for notes, unlike some other shops in the vicinity. I have never, ever, had a change problem there, despite using it a lot.

Can we give her a medal?

[Jeremy]

What is "Val's"?

[Jason]

They are always nice in the Gowlett pub which makes a nice change

[Chartwell]

The guy in the picture framers is always friendly, laid back and helpful and has a very nice dog.

William Rose staff are friendly and efficient.

[Polly D]

Is Val's the one on the parade opposite the library? Next ish to the florist and Costcutter?

[SeanMacGabhann]

Jeremy

opposite the library at top of LL are (in order from the corner)

Country Spray - florist

Redapple - Newsagents (pretty friendly actually - add to list)

** Vals grocers **

Chemist (assuredly NOT on the friendly list)

Costcutter - strange one this - lots of people, always super friendly to me, and the owner is a gent - but feels odd

DVR - estate agent

Badger Bakery

Think I missed a beauty/therapy place (but wouldn't if it disappeared - ho ho)

[Keef]

CPT staff all the way! :-S agree with Georgia about Tandoori Nights... Also feel that the staff of Yilmaz deserve a mention for all the cr@p they have to put up with at the weekends!

[Xanadustar]

The Singhara (beauty place) is great. I go there regularly for Thai massage and highly reccommend it. It does look a bit like a dodgy sauna from the outside but is completely kosher and you can always get an appointment on the same day (in the week anyway).

[SeanMacGabhann]

Well there you go Xanadustar.. I stand corrected. Nice one

[Xanadustar]

Thanks Sean. My husband frequents the lovely Thai ladies as well and I don't think he's ever been asked if he requires any 'extras'. Not that he'd tell me I suppose!

[mockney piers]

Also forgot to do honourable mentions to the staff at:

Mrs Robinson

Kebab & Wine

Sean cookwank&reg isn't one of mine, it came from an earlier thread and always makes me chuckle. Personally I can spend whole days in funky kitchenware shops

[Chartwell]

The guy in the picture framers on North Cross Road is always friendly, laid back and helpful.

I agree with the William Rose comments, always found them to be efficient and friendly; espcially the guy with the Craig David-esque beard.

[louisiana]

So many nominations...Can we have a vote?

[blinder999]

I think we need an ED Hall of Fame - a job for those happy snappers perhaps?

[Incitatus]

Sopers, Sopers, Sopers.

110 years and still going strong, at christmas they give me a box of chocs and bottle of wine.

I think they still remain the best fishmongers in the area

[CrystalClear]

I too have to go with the staff in the CPT, and William Rose, especially as they cope so well with the number of cutomers. Will second Tandori Nights too, though haven't been there much.

[Ant]

It's opposite the library, more or less. The big library, not the little Grove Vale one. Between the florists (who are also great) and the newsagents, I think. It's the one with lots of veg outside.

EDIT: hang about, how come so many posts appeared between what I just read and what I posted? Did I miss a whole page or something? For clarity's sake, I'm describing Val's.

[SeanMacGabhann]

New explitive found!

Any time I hurt myself I shall exclaim "For clarity's sake, I'm describing Val's"

[Ant]

Heh!

[mumra]

Ooh like this thread, don't know where to start.

SMBS are always helpful about random foods I want as are

Dulwich 'Supermarket'

Also like

Health matters (because he holds the door open for my buggy)

Ros in Review

And you may laugh

Cafe Nero as they always say hello to my little girl

Also, another Bellenden nomination

the girls in Fenton Walsh as they are like personal shoppers and never make you but anything but are so helpful

[marigold]

Its all very well this voting for the Best Customer Service blady blagh - but really guys, Ralon?!? the guy in there is a notoriously miserable, stingy sourpuss. Never lets you touch ANYTHING, even if its wrapped. Cant remember EVER being smiled at in there at all!!! Probably could take the award for Worst Customer Service.

Roullier White staff are ALWAYS cheerful, and very helpful. I was in there last weekend feeling miserable and came out smiling, after a very helpful and entertaining chat with their lovely staff - Brilliant. Hope and Greenwood - fab and always patient with children. Mr Pretty and staff - relentlessly amazing. Health Matters are good too, although sometimes look at one with an air of superiority. SMBS - those boys are just gorgeous. Somerfield need to give their staff free deodorant. Not the most fragrant of places. Cafe Nero staff are nice too.

[ben]

marigold Wrote:

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> Its all very well this voting for the Best

> Customer Service blady blagh - but really guys,

> Ralon?!? the guy in there is a notoriously

> miserable, stingy sourpuss. Never lets you touch

> ANYTHING, even if its wrapped. Cant remember EVER

> being smiled at in there at all!!! Probably could

> take the award for Worst Customer Service.

In a perverse way that's why I like it, the staff are so at odds with good customer service and the opposite of many other shops that it amuses me that they still survive selling what is a fairly small range of stationery.

I shall continue to purchase my ream of paper there every 2 months or so