Jamie Blanchard
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On the article The British Chip Shop: Keep Calm and Chow Down
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On the article The British Chip Shop: Keep Calm and Chow Down
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On the article Hot Corner, Hot Seat: the Phillies' 3B Woes
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On the Blog Post Missing Mixtapes in a Digital Age
Jamie Blanchard
4:07 pm on Monday, December 17, 2012
ReplyYou can but for the sake of not writing too much I kept the story shorter. Mix cd's are fine but to me it's a drag and drop process so some of the art/romance was lost. To me sitting on your living room floor with a book of cd's open waiting for to press stop and record was always some painfully sweet gesture. Reel-to-reel is pretty neat, did you hang onto it? I imagine the memories alone is worth keeping it for.
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On the article What's the Cost of a Bad Restaurant Review?
Jamie Blanchard
9:10 am on Friday, December 14, 2012
ReplyThe thing about data is that it can be manipulated to tell many stories. Because a study group of businesses in a different area revealed some data is no surprise. Understand that's just one study. Were you to base your own business's lack of good ratings on yelp using that study as justification for a a crusade against sites like that well I'm not sure where to even really start other than: take a breath.
Were it me I would evaluate if these claims are true with an honest evaluation of myself based upon factor not under any control of mine. To me I find that owners don't like hearing negative responses to their work and that's understandable because I don't either. Then again if someone points out that I'm false and I am; that's fine. If every owner thinks everyone is going to like their food that's going to be so detrimental to you. Also have you ever heard of this... don't argue with a crazy person because you won't be able to tell which one is the crazy one?
The best response on yelp/anywhere digitally is to say either "thanks we'll look into it", "thanks for the praise", or to say nothing at all and don't try to be snarky. You can't control that conversation and if you engage in it people will come out in full force against you. Additionally people who see you doing that is even worse of a situation to be in. For example this: What's up with the yelp users are unemployed statement?
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On the article Borough Moves to Acquire National Food Market
Jamie Blanchard
11:00 am on Friday, November 9, 2012
ReplyPlease no more Italian restaurants. We're pretty full on most other types unless it's some kind of specialty steven starr place and with that we'd be held up by the silly religious based liquor law. Get real retail in there. Gapkids would be perfect due to the plethora of kids in town.
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On the article Borough Moves to Acquire National Food Market
Jamie Blanchard
10:56 am on Friday, November 9, 2012
ReplyPlease don't be another italian restaurant.
Jamie Blanchard
6:11 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
You'll be in for a treat then! We thought it was a good experience!