Should I help a newbie in a LFS? - Page 2

Randall_James · 05/11/2006, 02:56 PM

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Originally posted by vthondaboi
tread lightly as you're not the one paying the bills

if you want to offer advice all the time then open a store and dispense away

that being said I offer advice once in a while, but only in blatantly obvious situations

Do not think that was the point of the question myself. I took it more as a what if a guy was about to do somthing really dumb and you were standing there in a position to save him

Standing around a store waiting to give advice is an employees job.

MCary · 05/11/2006, 03:07 PM

I think that anytime you are in a position to share your experiance and expertise in life, no matter what subject you should do it. Its the way we as humans learn. I'm glad the first human to climb out of the trees let the others know about it.

Where the line gets fuzzy is when you affect a sale in the owners store. "Don't buy that, its crap" might be the wrong thing to say as the pet shop guy is demonstrating it. I think the best thing in that instance is to wait for a "what do you think mister?" or something.

And of course, delivery is everything. Tact. You know, when you can tell a guy to go to hell and he asks you for directions. That's tact.

Mike

andiruleu · 05/11/2006, 03:13 PM

i'd help out in any way.

Randall_James · 05/11/2006, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MCary
I think that anytime you are in a position to share your experiance and expertise in life, no matter what subject you should do it. Its the way we as humans learn. I'm glad the first human to climb out of the trees let the others know about it.

Some days I feel like the guy that says "Hey it hurts when you fall out of the tree"

Other guy goes "no way"

imtopora · 05/11/2006, 09:24 PM

I met one of my greatest reefing buddies in a lfs who just gave me some simple advice when I was a noob

Randall_James · 05/11/2006, 10:22 PM

Reefers are a different breed, I mean you FO and FOWLR are ok but Reefers are a different brand of people

05/11/2006, 09:24 PM	#30
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05/11/2006, 10:22 PM	#31
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05/11/2006, 03:07 PM	#27
MCary Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hardin, Montana Posts: 3,142	I think that anytime you are in a position to share your experiance and expertise in life, no matter what subject you should do it. Its the way we as humans learn. I'm glad the first human to climb out of the trees let the others know about it. Where the line gets fuzzy is when you affect a sale in the owners store. "Don't buy that, its crap" might be the wrong thing to say as the pet shop guy is demonstrating it. I think the best thing in that instance is to wait for a "what do you think mister?" or something. And of course, delivery is everything. Tact. You know, when you can tell a guy to go to hell and he asks you for directions. That's tact. Mike

05/11/2006, 03:13 PM	#28
andiruleu Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 631	i'd help out in any way.