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Dairy Godmother, Alexandria: RUDE and AWFUL
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Anonymous
Actually I am grateful for the "no stroller" sign. That shop is tiny and even one person with a stroller in line could take up too much room. And for dropping the ice cream, I am not really sure Baskin Robbins would just replace it for free. It should like that should happen but I think the one near my house in Alexandria, I doubt they would do it. Its a bunch of teenagers who work there and wouldn't even think NOT to charge for another ice cream. |
Anonymous
The shop is a victim of its own success. They've probably had to put up signs and enforce rules b/c it gets too crowded and there's no room to move (stroller ban). People probably put their kids on the counter all the time and kids drop ice cream many times a day. They'd be giving away a ton of ice cream all the time if they gave a replacement to every kid who dropped theirs. Every ice cream shop I've been in is sort of dirty... goes with the territory. Have you been in the Ben and Jerry's in Georgetown? |
Anonymous
| You can't be serious. You expect a closed business to open to let your daughter in to go to the bathroom? Yeah, you are crazy. |
Anonymous
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Wowsers. I am going to accept about 25% of these posts as real ones. Not that I need permission from any of you, but we went to the Alexandria fireworks display and thought is may be nice (since my daughter took a late nap from 4 until 6) since we were having a lazy Saturday exploring our new home, that we head over to the shop on our way home.
The staff is rude, the owner apathetic, and while I understand safety policy (if you read my post clearly) they were very RUDE about it. That was what I took issue with. Overpriced lack luster custard doesn't deserve such attitude. |
Anonymous
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P.S. And quite frankly, thanks for letting me know the tone of this forum and DC Moms. People sure do get fired up.
I love it! |
Anonymous
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"No Strollers Allowed" "No children on Counter" ?
Those signs are posted for health and safety reasons. I have asked, the fire marshal made the decision on the strollers. As for no children on counters, it is a food serving area... I would not want a kid sitting where my food is provided. |
Anonymous
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"The staff is rude, the owner apathetic"
Wait... you're the one who demanded to be let in 15 minutes after closing after being there for 30 minutes. You're the one who had the opportunity but did not plan ahead... It sounds like you are targeting one business, did you ask any of the other neighboring businesses to let you in? |
Anonymous
Stay home. You'll be doing all of us a favor. |
Anonymous
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Hostile, hostile....
We did not in any way demand to be let in. We simply asked and as we all know, you can ask a thousand times and they say no and at the time it's the trickiest, have to go. Actually, the place next door let us in without issue. Again, our lack of planning in no way creates someone else's emergency, it was that attitude that I was surprised at (not unlike the empty venom showing up on here). |
Anonymous
| Don't be surprised. It's these same people who think their kid should be first in line for everything, but then give you a hard time because you were actually there first. There are some pretty bitter people here in dc. Judging from the number of posters who seem to know this ice cream shop, I'd say a lot live in Alexandria. |
Anonymous
| what does tdg stand for? |
Anonymous
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OP, for what its worth, I agree with you 100%. TDG reminds me of the Seinfeld episode with the less than warm and fuzzy soup serving guy.TDG should be kid central - and it is - but there is no warm and fuzzy vibe there, not much smiling from the staff, no thanks for coming, no we appreciate your business. Not sure why. Maybe its the rules, maybe its the crowds....I don't get it. I wish I loved going there, I just can't get into it.
I just heard that ACKC down the Avenue (next to Purple Goose) has great ice cream and a sundae bar. We are going to try it. Oh, my 2.5 year old was also awake at 10 last night after a 3 hour nap and watching the Alex fireworks. Looks like some DCUMs will have to call social services on both of us! That's the way some are. If they don't have something to say that applies to your post....they just cut you and your parenting up! Welcome to the board..... |
Anonymous
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Good Lord, people! Is The Dairy Godmother off-limits to criticism because the Obamas went there?
Welcome to DC, OP! We're not all as evil as the posters on this thread (well, not to your face, at least!) |
Anonymous
That is dumb. I had no idea they went there. I don't care what business is being referenced. The OP sounds like an annoying entitled customer. That is why she is being rebuked, not anything to do with Obama. |
Anonymous
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How am I "entitled?" I didn't "demand" anything. I wasn't rude.
I realized (as I stated if you read thoroughly) that they did have to let us in and completely understand the safety issue. I REPEAT: The staff was rude to us, other customers in line, and when we asked to use the rest room. If we didn't ask, how would we know it would be a problem? We accepted the answer and moved on. The attitude is completely unnecessary. And it looks like I'm not the only one that thinks so. The custard isn't anything special and the staff is rude. Bottom line. That has nothing to do with me. Feel free to have your own opinion and go three times a day. Why else do you go to place expect for customer service and quality of goods? In my opinion, this place is severely lacking in both departments...and I am free to share my thoughts (as are all of you). |