Rave: Amazing customer service from Food Lover’s Market Nicolway.

I just want to give a thumbs up to Food Lover’s Market at Nicolway for excellent customer relations. I had a problem with a product I had purchased the day before and I was treated with exceptional friendliness and courtesy by the two managers, Tim and Christoff. Hats off to them.  The treatment I received…

High Court stops E-tolls

The e-toll project in Gauteng must be put on hold with immediate effect, Judge Bill Prinsloo ruled in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Saturday. “I make the following order… the first respondent [SA National Roads Agency] is interdicted and restrained from levying and collecting tolls,” said Prinsloo. Everyone in the public gallery…

The New Nicolway Mall.

Yesterday, in the interests of research for this blog, we sat in a virtually stationary queue for almost an hour, waiting to get into the parking of the new Nicolway Mall.Now, you may think we’re crazy, but we were really curious to see what all the fuss was about. As we were finally let through…

Rant: Held hostage by Telkom

I woke up this morning in the mood for a good rant. The reason for my raised blood pressure is that my Telkom ADSL line has been out of action for the past four days! A traumatic experience for the average computer addict, and a highly stressful one if you livelihood depends on it.  The…

Rant: P’nP Pensioners Card

In the column about pensioners’ discounts, I mentioned how one gets asked if one has a loyalty/pensioners card. At Woolworths and Spar the card was issued on the spot and I could use it right away. In Spar Ferndale, I typed my info into their Ipad and I was A for away. Yesterday I was…