Gary Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 This was the advice given to a businessman trying to plan his visit to our town via the council contact centre/tourist information service! Is this the level of service we can now expect from Warrington Borough Council? The businessman was somewhat gobsmacked by the council response and raised it as as issue with us. When contacted the council have defended their response, saying it is the most cost-effective advice. Seems a great way of encouraging people to come to Warrington to do business - don't you think? Eventually (after our intervention) the businessman did receive a more human response recommending a couple of town centre restaurants. However it was too little too late - another lost business opportunity for Warrington. He has taken his business elsewhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Based on that reply we can look forward to emptying our own bins in the near future. It would be more cost effective than having those guys dragging them to the binwagon only need a driver and Hoist operator. What a saving that would make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 I use Google for everything when I am going out of town..... a lot easier than trying to find a phone number for somewhere like Ipsich Tourism Board! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 You've completely lost me there Evils Gary you are right and that is not good but then presumably most people going anywhere would google first anyway. Was he only looking for a restaurant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted April 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 You've completely lost me there Evils Gary you are right and that is not good but then presumably most people going anywhere would google first anyway. Was he only looking for a restaurant Looking for somewhere to eat and stay and recommended/approved by the local tourism board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Of course.. sorry my brain is not working again He should write to the local press about it .. ooh hang on ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Dizzy, (SID's post) read between the lines and think sarcasm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 I read it four times before posting and I just read it again and still don't get it I'll have a glass of wine and see if that helps me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 If Warrington council say that too tell a business man to look up Warrington on google rather than spending few minutes to talk to them and extolling the virtues and advantages of the town and justify it by saying it is more cost effective, then surely by getting us to empty our own bins must be even more cost effective than employing several people to drag them to the end of the street, empty them and return them. In fact reading back over my post I realise that if they just had a driver who was trained in working the hoist on the bin wagons they could cut costs even more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 Googling has almost become a way of life though for many people, myself included and I'll openly admit that I rarley go a day without Googeling something or other. Just how relianat some are on Google though was demonstrated to me recently while talking to someone on a technical helpline. I'd asked a question and could hear frantic typing in the background which I assumed was the problem being reported. Amazingly the guy admitted he didn't understand some of the technical terms but rather than pass me on to someone else he was trying to Google the words he didn't understand. Perhaps we should do away with all this eduacation malarky and just teach the kids how to Google! Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theinsider Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 Once again the attitude of this council is appalling. Roll on May 5th! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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