Sign of the times for Telstra

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)

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)

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.

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

> 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.

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

"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

"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...

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?

"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

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?

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

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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"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)
>
>