Sign of the times for Telstra

[Ext User(thegoons)]

7.00pm Thursday late night shopping at Broadway Centre Sydney

Vodafone Store - 2 clients signing up to new plans, 2 others browsing the
store

Optus World - About 6 people browsing

Orange/Three - Couple of people buying Orange prepaid packs

Telstra "Licensed" Shop : Nobody (apart from the very stressed looking
franchisee with hair falling out)

[Ext User(Rod Speed)]

The technical term for this shit is 'pathetically inadequate sample'

thegoons <thegoons@bigpond.com> wrote:
> 7.00pm Thursday late night shopping at Broadway Centre Sydney
>
> Vodafone Store - 2 clients signing up to new plans, 2 others browsing
> the store
>
> Optus World - About 6 people browsing
>
> Orange/Three - Couple of people buying Orange prepaid packs
>
> Telstra "Licensed" Shop : Nobody (apart from the very stressed looking
> franchisee with hair falling out)

[Ext User(Dogfart)]

On Fri, 21 Oct 2005, at 01:08:19 [GMT +1000] (01:08:19 Friday, 21 October
2005 where I live) "thegoons" wrote:

> Vodafone Store - 2 clients signing up to new plans, 2 others browsing the
> store

> Optus World - About 6 people browsing

> Orange/Three - Couple of people buying Orange prepaid packs

> Telstra "Licensed" Shop : Nobody (apart from the very stressed looking
> franchisee with hair falling out)

Pretty good statistical sample.

[Ext User(John)]

thegoons wrote:

> 7.00pm Thursday late night shopping at Broadway Centre Sydney
>
> Vodafone Store - 2 clients signing up to new plans, 2 others browsing the
> store
>
> Optus World - About 6 people browsing
>
> Orange/Three - Couple of people buying Orange prepaid packs
>
> Telstra "Licensed" Shop : Nobody (apart from the very stressed looking
> franchisee with hair falling out)



I'll believe that time to call ACA or TT

[Ext User(two bob)]

> 7.00pm Thursday late night shopping at Broadway Centre Sydney
>
> Vodafone Store - 2 clients signing up to new plans, 2 others browsing the
> store
>
> Optus World - About 6 people browsing
>
> Orange/Three - Couple of people buying Orange prepaid packs
>
> Telstra "Licensed" Shop : Nobody (apart from the very stressed looking
> franchisee with hair falling out)


And where do you fit into the scheme of things? Your shop, no one, which
gives you the time to spy on everyone else.

[Ext User(Peter)]

On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 01:08:19 +1000, "thegoons" <thegoons@bigpond.com>
wrote:

>7.00pm Thursday late night shopping at Broadway Centre Sydney
>
>Vodafone Store - 2 clients signing up to new plans, 2 others browsing the
>store
>
>Optus World - About 6 people browsing
>
>Orange/Three - Couple of people buying Orange prepaid packs
>
>Telstra "Licensed" Shop : Nobody (apart from the very stressed looking
>franchisee with hair falling out)
>


My example. Me, this afternoon, at Toowong Village Brisbane shopping
for a Motorola V3.

Telstra shop - $729, but might be able to a bit better.
Me - Sounds expensive. I've seen them advertised for around $500
Telstra shop - Must be very old stock, without camera and other
features.
I was the only customer.

Fone Zone - $929, but tell us what the best price you get is and we
might be able to do a bit better.
One other customer in store.

Vodafone Shop - $485 for the brand spanker black version.
Me - sold.
Had to wait several minutes to get served, as the staff has customers
everywhere. No wonder why!

Peter

[Ext User(Stephen Oakes)]

"thegoons" <thegoons@bigpond.com> wrote...
> Telstra "Licensed" Shop : Nobody (apart from the very stressed looking
> franchisee with hair falling out)

We can but hope...

--
Stephen Oakes

[Ext User(Bartholomew I Buttfinger)]

"thegoons" <thegoons@bigpond.com> wrote in message
news:1129820905.3d8f8f96679e3851866567cd813fa6d7@t eranews...
> 7.00pm Thursday late night shopping at Broadway Centre Sydney
>
> Vodafone Store - 2 clients signing up to new plans, 2 others browsing the
> store
>
> Optus World - About 6 people browsing
>
> Orange/Three - Couple of people buying Orange prepaid packs
>
> Telstra "Licensed" Shop : Nobody (apart from the very stressed looking
> franchisee with hair falling out)
>

Perhaps the Telstra customers are so happy with their service there is no
need to browse elsewhere...

[Ext User(will kemp)]

On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 21:18:22 +1000, Bartholomew I Buttfinger wrote:

> "thegoons" <thegoons@bigpond.com> wrote in message
> news:1129820905.3d8f8f96679e3851866567cd813fa6d7@t eranews...
>> 7.00pm Thursday late night shopping at Broadway Centre Sydney
>>
>> Vodafone Store - 2 clients signing up to new plans, 2 others browsing the
>> store
>>
>> Optus World - About 6 people browsing
>>
>> Orange/Three - Couple of people buying Orange prepaid packs
>>
>> Telstra "Licensed" Shop : Nobody (apart from the very stressed looking
>> franchisee with hair falling out)
>>
>
> Perhaps the Telstra customers are so happy with their service there is no
> need to browse elsewhere...

Have you been taking logic lessons from Michael or something?

[Ext User(Bartholomew I Buttfinger)]

"will kemp" <will@xxxx.swaggie.net> wrote in message
news:pan.2005.10.21.23.07.52.122846@xxxx.swaggie.n et...
> On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 21:18:22 +1000, Bartholomew I Buttfinger wrote:
>
>>> Telstra "Licensed" Shop : Nobody (apart from the very stressed looking
>>> franchisee with hair falling out)
>>>
>>
>> Perhaps the Telstra customers are so happy with their service there is no
>> need to browse elsewhere...
>
> Have you been taking logic lessons from Michael or something?

Sir Edward de Bono, actually

[Ext User(John)]

Peter wrote:

> On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 01:08:19 +1000, "thegoons" <thegoons@bigpond.com>
> wrote:
>
> >7.00pm Thursday late night shopping at Broadway Centre Sydney
> >
> >Vodafone Store - 2 clients signing up to new plans, 2 others browsing the
> >store
> >
> >Optus World - About 6 people browsing
> >
> >Orange/Three - Couple of people buying Orange prepaid packs
> >
> >Telstra "Licensed" Shop : Nobody (apart from the very stressed looking
> >franchisee with hair falling out)
> >
>
> My example. Me, this afternoon, at Toowong Village Brisbane shopping
> for a Motorola V3.
>
> Telstra shop - $729, but might be able to a bit better.
> Me - Sounds expensive. I've seen them advertised for around $500
> Telstra shop - Must be very old stock, without camera and other
> features.
> I was the only customer.



Without camera???????????????

Was that a deliberate lie or was the V3 ever released in a no camera model?

[Ext User(Peter)]

On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 15:02:27 +0930, John
<sittingbythepool@internode.on.net> wrote:

>Without camera???????????????
>
>Was that a deliberate lie or was the V3 ever released in a no camera model?

I'd never heard of a V3 without a camera, and took his comments with a
grain of salt. He seemed to know his product failry well, so it does
sound a lot like it was an atempt at keeping me away from the
compettion. Didn't work though!

And of course, the best thing about buying a new toy is then buying
all the new matching gadgets to go with it. I could get very addicted
to this bluetooth caper.

Peter

[Ext User(Kwyjibo.)]

Peter <bigturtle@netspace.net.au> said

> On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 01:08:19 +1000, "thegoons" <thegoons@bigpond.com>
> wrote:
>
>>7.00pm Thursday late night shopping at Broadway Centre Sydney
>>
>>Vodafone Store - 2 clients signing up to new plans, 2 others browsing the
>>store
>>
>>Optus World - About 6 people browsing
>>
>>Orange/Three - Couple of people buying Orange prepaid packs
>>
>>Telstra "Licensed" Shop : Nobody (apart from the very stressed looking
>>franchisee with hair falling out)
>>
>
>
> My example. Me, this afternoon, at Toowong Village Brisbane shopping
> for a Motorola V3.
>
> Telstra shop - $729, but might be able to a bit better.
> Me - Sounds expensive. I've seen them advertised for around $500
> Telstra shop - Must be very old stock, without camera and other
> features.
> I was the only customer.
>
> Fone Zone - $929, but tell us what the best price you get is and we
> might be able to do a bit better.
> One other customer in store.
>
> Vodafone Shop - $485 for the brand spanker black version.
> Me - sold.

Me - Black V3 with BT headset, PHF, data cable, software (what a piece of
crap this is...), leather case etc - Free on Optus Business One $45 plan.

I had actually ordered the 'phone only' package (phone and charger only),
but they delivered the full kit and I was not charged for it

--


Kwyj.

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[Ext User(FruitLoop)]

"Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:3rq9u5Fl3mjcU1@individual.net...
> The technical term for this shit is 'pathetically inadequate sample'


go look in the mirror for confirmation

>
> thegoons <thegoons@bigpond.com> wrote:
> > 7.00pm Thursday late night shopping at Broadway Centre Sydney
> >
> > Vodafone Store - 2 clients signing up to new plans, 2 others browsing
> > the store
> >
> > Optus World - About 6 people browsing
> >
> > Orange/Three - Couple of people buying Orange prepaid packs
> >
> > Telstra "Licensed" Shop : Nobody (apart from the very stressed looking
> > franchisee with hair falling out)
>
>