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Shops Not Accepting Credit Cards

arZan — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 22:25:54 +0000

I have come across this trend more and more in recent times.

Shops in our neighborhood dont accept debit or credit cards. On the other hand they install ATM machines in their shops.

A case in point is Conneticut Muffins on the corner of Myrtle and Clinton.

They dont accept credit cards, and there is no sign informing one of that. I orderd a hot choclate and when i gave my card i got the retort back “No credit cards”. And the sick part is that it came with an attitude. I felt as if by offering a CC i was doing a guilty act. I just wanted hot choclate, not attitude.

Another such place is the Dry cleaners on the same block on Myrtle. To be fair though, the employee there said that everyone complains about it but the owner does not care and does not want to do anything.

What’s with this whole no CC issue.

I personally now don’t go to Conneticut Muffins, for that simple reason. I hate to carry cash around and prefer all expenses on my debit card which allows me an easy access to keep tabs on what I spend.

If as a customer I cannot be provided a service, I take my business elsewhere.

Lower Standards at Retail Chains

arZan — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 23:25:24 +0000

Everytime I go to retail chains here in Clinton Hill, its always a strugggle to get the customer service reps to be helpful. In most cases they could care less. I get the attitude that I am somehow disturbing them by asking them a question about something sold in their store. The biggest defaulter is Home Depot. I think the guys who work there are unknowledgeable about the products, lazy and lethargic, and could care less. And the women, well not to be prejudiced, but they are pure bitchy. Many a times, I have observed them laughing away at a customer after they give them some bullshit and turn them away.

The scenario is the same at Macy’s Brooklyn, Office Depot at the Atlantic Avenue Mall and the Pathmark at the same location.

This post was inspired by an interesting discussion going on at the Brooklynian. Check it out and voice your woes

Village Voice Archives: Clinton Hill

arZan — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 06:54:04 +0000

The Village Voice featured an article in their August 13th, 2003 issue that takes a close-up view on Clinton Hill. A lot has changed in three years, including the cost of living here !!!

For a look at how Brooklyn’s rich used to live, take a stroll down the mansion rows of Washington Avenue and Clinton Avenue in historic Clinton Hill.

A down-South feeling emanates from some of the front-porched estates, many of which once belonged to navy admirals and industrial bigwigs such as Charles Pratt, the oil baron and philanthropist who founded the neighborhoodâ€™s art and trade school Pratt Institute. Of course the neighborhood has evolved.

At social gatherings in the area these days, you’re more likely to hear kids impromptu free-styling to hip-hop than discussions about ships, petroleum, or ironworks. Yes, the Hill keeps it real: filled with green leafy streets and beautiful brownstones, the mansion rows are flanked by the typical Brooklyn mix of barbershops and beauty parlors on Myrtle Avenue and Fulton Street.

Say hi to rogue-ish Pratt students and tip your hat to the bodega owners as you shuffle to the G Train or the bus stop.

Read entire article here