"Tom S." <t.m.s.w...@cox.net> wrote in news:qqBbj.8345$E01.3139
@newsfe22.lga:
Patrick McManus has the same style as Dave Barry, but
McManus is funny.
B. (Gotta love Rancid Crabtree.)

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On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 15:38:58 -0700, "Tom S." <t.m.s.w...@cox.net>
wrote:
So after 11 years of good service, you say "Bye" because some customer
service rep pissed you off??
If a clerk at Wal Mart was rude, you would never go back?

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In article <3v6um31dh8d33qkap8954utert6e0 p0...@4ax.com>,
I read this as: "I've been smoking cigars for 11 years. About 8 yrs
ago, JR demonstrated that they tolerated people with no customer service
sense in their customer service department. I don't do business with
those kind of people."
Many of us will never enter a Wal*Mart [a second time], because they

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Nope, I did two follow-ups by email...same general resposne. Also, some
other things (see below).
I expect that level of service at Wal-mart...not JR's.
If I was shopping at ANY store for some years and they started to go
downhill, I'd start pulling back. It's the other things that gave me some
pause (S&H, among other things, like them not having best prices anymore),

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...
Who'd you hear that from?
When they run ads for job openings, they get something like 180 apps for
every opening.
They also hire people that no one else will, such as ex-criminals (under
strict supervision), and many others who couldn't get a job anywhere else.
You should be glad they give those folks opportunities. How much of that

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On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:00:02 -0700, "Tom S." <t.m.s.w...@cox.net>
wrote:
Let me get all this straight-
Some background info-
I have always received pretty good service from JRs.
Last time I ordered from them, was about 4-5 months ago. One box of
maria mancinis, and three bundles of connies.
When did their S&H costs change? I did not notice anything too out of

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On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:00:02 -0700, "Tom S." <t.m.s.w...@cox.net>
wrote:
I just went to their website. Now it is $2.50 for each item it
appears.
"Even free stuff." Which seems pretty stupid on their part.
I guess if one ordered a box or two of more expensive smokes, the
$5.00 is not a deal breaker, but I do see where it can add up on

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I used to order a lot of pipe tobacco from JR's but with the new
shipping rates not so much, I still buy most of my cigars there though.

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In article <eYHbj.48586$K27.25...@bignews 6.bellsouth.net>,
I thought tins of pipe tobacco were one of the things that went to 10c
(or whatever) to account for the shipping and make it "all work out" --
no?

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Not sure who bought a pices of JR's but I know in NJ they had big
plans for a highway store and could not get a liquor licence so with a
big highway location that makes for a big $$$ loss for them. Most of
the smaller shops in NJ have better selections and pricing so for JR
to survive it would take the Lounge

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