Rants!

Where has customer service gone?

Recently I have noticed that most of the people working in customer service have no customer service skills at all. It seems that everyone is just out to get their paycheck and they aren't really concerned with helping the customer get what they need or want. Seriously people it's your job to help people the least you can do is give them correct/knowledgeable information. This example is a few weeks old but this is the most recent example I have. 

When we were preparing for our move to Colorado Springs, we had to get everything in order for our temporary apartment. I called and we got everything set up. Things such as applications and applications fees ect. We got the applications done and paid online with a debt card. We had to pay the deposit and pet fees when we arrived before they would give us our keys so we asked if we could also pay those with debt/credit card and we were informed we could. We then called on our way here and asked again and again we were told yes. Then when we got here the same person who told us we could pay with card told us that we could only pay with a money order...what a money order really? So for the next few hours my husband has to run around to multiple ATMs and make phone calls to up his daily limit on his debt card because we could only get a money order with cash. We were very frustrated at this point and it took everything I had to not yell at this woman. The part that gets me is if we can pay fees online why couldn't we pay with card on this too and we can pay our rent with a check but they wouldn't take a check for the deposits...REALLY get it together people! 

okay...end rant!

Why do workout clothes cost so dang much? 

Let me just start by start by saying I absolutely love athletic clothes. Anyone that knows me knows that more times than not I am wearing athletic wear. I think some of that comes from being an athletic trainer and some from the fact that they are cute and comfortable. The only thing I hate is that they can get away with charging 40-50 dollars for a pair of sweat pants. Really!!!! I thought places like Dicks Sporting Goods charged a lot but then I found this website through pinterest [lululemon.com] that has super super cute workout wear that I instantly fell in LOVE with until I looked at the prices... I was in their "We made too much" section so everything was on sale, I found these really cute running leggings that I want really bad but then I saw the price and realized that there is NO way I can get them. They are $69 originally $86....$86 REALLY?! That is outrageous! 

 

 

 

I did not write this article, nor do I claim to I just love what she has to say!  Army Wives Have No Rank

by Stacey

 

It seems like this would be a statement that goes without saying. But lately it seems I’ve been hearing many stories about wives believing they wear the rank of their soldier. And surprisingly, it hasn’t been just an officer vs. enlisted mentality. Some of the most recent stories involve just enlisted wives. Wow!
As an Army wife, it is very easy to get wrapped up in your husband’s career. It is, after all, one of the few career paths he can choose that involves the entire family. I can’t think of too many corporations that have family support groups or social gatherings for spouses only. But whether you’re the 4 Star General’s spouse or the spouse of a PV2, you’re just a spouse! No more, no less. Or in the eyes of the Army, you’re a dependent (I hate that word by the way!).
Your husband’s rank has no bearing on who YOU are as a person. When I was Director of Marketing, my husband didn’t go around telling everyone he was a “Director’s Husband”. Though that would have been kind of funny. Seriously, rank should never enter the equation. Sure you are proud of your husband’s accomplishments and rightly so. We all are. But they are just that…his accomplishments. If anyone receives special treatment for rank, it will be him because he is the one who has earned it.
The best gatherings I have been at among wives are the ones where no one knows the rank or job of anyone else’s husband. At a recent gathering, the subject was actually changed when it was brought up by a newer spouse and I thought it was great. It reflected well on the ones who refused to discuss it.
Let’s all agree that we each have something (and someone) to be proud of as Army wives. We all have reason to be equally proud because no matter the rank, our spouse volunteered to serve our country and protect our freedoms. They took the same oath and they defend the same flag. Let’s all stand together, support one another and let the word “rank” become taboo.
*Several women who are serving in the military have emailed me about this article. Rest assured, I realize that you do have rank and you deserve to be respected for it as you have earned it. In this case, just replace every instance of “wife” with “husband” and vice versa. There is no disrespect intended towards female soldiers with this article.