south suffolk show secretary

[samd]

Has anyone else had to deal with this man, I have never dealt with such a rude and unhelpul show secretary before. Makes me never want to enter there again and give him my money!!!!!!

[girly]

I have had dealings with him on and off for about 20 years and he has taken some getting used to. Having said that I have always found him charming on the phone.

[samd]

You were lucky, I found him far from charming!

[jazz]

It's a shame this show doesn't accept entries on the day....I missed the closing the date, I know it was my fault and given the option of late entries I would of entered.

[sparrow]

I have had many dealings with the South Suffolk Secretary over the years I have always found him polite and helpful. In fact, he has gone out of his way to be helpful to me on several occasions.

If he was rude and unhelpful I can only assume that you did something to cause it.

With regard to late entries, the closing date is two weeks before the show. Compared to most shows this is late. I don't know of any shows the size of South Suffolk which accept entries on the day.

[samd]

I can assure you sparrow that I asked him a simple question and did nothing to cause him to be so rude. In fact quite a few people have told me that they have found him very rude as well. So all I can say is that you must have been lucky.

[grotty]

I had cause to speak to him last year and he was lovely? Very helpful.

[samd]

Seems as though I must have caught him on a bad day then!

[jasper1]

Had to emai him yesterday, so will see how he responds, fingers xd!

[topworker]

In defense of all secretarys and helpers at shows, having been on both sides, as a competitor and now helper. As a competitor, we arrive at the show, collect numbers do our class and leave. As a helper we arrive 5.30am before any competitors, work all day doing the same thing, sometimes never leaving the tent except for essentials. Get very little thank you. and are usually the last to leave having picked up litter and poo backs left by competitors. Why do you do it people ask me?? I do it because someone did it for me and my daughter when we were competing. In those days I didn't give a thought to who put the rings up, sorted entries etc etc.. be a little more understanding and grateful or better still offer to help yourself. Never judge anyone too harshly unless you've tried the job yourself.

[gilly]

well said

[Summertime]

Speaking as I find, I have always found him very helpful, I think you may have just caught him on a bad day, We all have those!!!

[flair1]

I have hay many dealings with this man for years, over the phone and face to face and he is the most polite and charming man you will ever meet and will bend over backwards to help anyone, im sure you must of had a manner about you when asking the question to him that rubbed him up the wrong way.

[jasper1]

May 25, 2010 8:14:45 GMT jasper1 said:

Had to emai him yesterday, so will see how he responds, fingers xd!

Will have to ring him now, as didnt reply to my email.

[jasper1]

emailed him again, and asked for the sponsers address, he got straight back to me with the problem sorted out! (Hopefully) Still chickened out of ringing him though