XFUN! Thanks for your comment, was beginning to think my post was written in invisible ink as yours was the first to directly reply to it.
Agree with your reply - I was merely stating the sad fact that things have deteriorated to this level. I was making a comparison as to how things operated in the bars years ago and the money hungry ways they are now. I still hate having that kind of a discussion altho it is almost necessary nowadays in view of the prevelant attitude of the employees and the owners and mama-sans who will almost always tell you 'He will do everything". Sure, and Pigs do fly!!!
I was in a bar in Saphan Kwai recently and one of the employees there told me they must do everything within reason if they have a customer - none of that 'I don't do this or i don't do that". The owner told them flat out that they must, or go look elsewhere for employment.
Again, I must comment as in my previous post, if they don't want to engage in most everything, get out of the bar business or go work in a lady bar if they are such a man! And before someone makes a comment, I am not referring to activities outside of the normal range to most patrons.
As for the owner/whatever at Dreamboys, he has always had an attitude towards his customers, so much so that none of my friends here in Bangkok will go to any of his facilities. I am sure he does not miss our money since he charges astronomical fees for everything and has a sign outside his bar saying they do not use 'touts'. Possibly he should look up the definition of the word tout as he has more than his share of them outside of his places. Unfortunatley, his raising of his prices has caused the other bars on the soi to do the same, but judging by the numbers of foreign customers that go there in large groups, he probably has a connection with a tour outfit of some kind. If he had to depend on the locals and small amount of tourists as the other bars do, he would have a problem but the other bar owners cannot see this so quite often you see only one or two customers in the other bars, mostly because they want to charge almost the same fees as DreamBoys. The locals never seem to get it, you get more customers by lowering your prices and giving good service, not by raising raising them!
I will give him credit for being reasonably good to his employees insofar as their emergency health or 'no money' problems. This coming from several of the guys that I know who work for him but I have no knowledge as to his pay scale in comparison to other bars. Too bad he cannot learn what the definition of 'customer relations' is - but then T.I.T.! That seems to be a lost art in many countries, but moreso here in the Land of Smiles!
PM me, if you wish, and I can feel free to discuss one or more places that seemingly are going downhill completely after many years (more than 10) of running good places.
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