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Goldi0218
My miracles!
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Leslie
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You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar...
How much do you believe in this statement?
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beautyq115
New Year!
Member since 5/05 13729 total posts
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Me
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Re: You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar...
I think its true but there are some people I just cannot kiss up to no matter what
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| Posted 3/8/07 9:01 PM |
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Christine
2nd verse same as the 1st
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Re: You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar...
I agree with that. I hate that you sometimes have to be nasty for people to respond but overall I think it's easier to be nice.
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| Posted 3/8/07 9:03 PM |
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Goldi0218
My miracles!
Member since 12/05 23902 total posts
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Leslie
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Re: You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar...
I ask because I had an experience today where I had to express complete and total dissatisfaction for a service knowing full well the situation was not going to change. By being articulate and polite, my situation was rectified and I ended up with something I didnt ask for that more than made up for my disappointment.
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| Posted 3/8/07 9:05 PM |
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curliegirl
He's here!!!!
Member since 3/06 10128 total posts
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Gina
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Re: You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar...
100% but it's hard to follow sometimes...
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| Posted 3/8/07 9:05 PM |
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Christine
2nd verse same as the 1st
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Re: You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar...
That's great!!!!
Personally, I know I will respond much nicer to someone being reasonable and polite then to someone barking at me.
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| Posted 3/8/07 9:06 PM |
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curliegirl
He's here!!!!
Member since 3/06 10128 total posts
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Gina
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Re: You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar...
Posted by Goldi0218
I ask because I had an experience today where I had to express complete and total dissatisfaction for a service knowing full well the situation was not going to change. By being articulate and polite, my situation was rectified and I ended up with something I didnt ask for that more than made up for my disappointment.
You're totally right Leslie.
When it's something where I stand to be compensated or if it directly affects me, I am sweet as pie.
If it's not something I care about, all bets are off and the gloves come on!!!
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| Posted 3/8/07 9:07 PM |
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tsullivan
LIF Adolescent
Member since 10/06 788 total posts
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T
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Re: You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar...
Posted by curliegirl
100% but it's hard to follow sometimes...
I agree. There are times where I've ranted and raved and gotten nowhere, and times I've really wanted to, but held back, was as sweet as pie and things went in my favor.
Having worked at an IT helpdesk, and being on the other end, I'll tell you we were a lot more apt to be helpful & understanding to someone who was nice and polite than someone who told us how everything that went wrong was our fault.
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| Posted 3/8/07 9:08 PM |
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randella
Love my little man
Member since 8/05 16290 total posts
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Randi
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Re: You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar...
I try to be nicer now... but, sometimes I cannot hold back. I let my anger get to me.
eta-- so I believe in the statement, but sometimes it does depend on the situation.
Message edited 3/8/2007 9:10:35 PM.
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| Posted 3/8/07 9:09 PM |
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Booklady1017
Information Goddess
Member since 5/05 4149 total posts
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Michelle
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Re: You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar...
Usually true.
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| Posted 3/8/07 9:24 PM |
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GenLCSW
Baby # 3 is here!!!
Member since 7/05 21138 total posts
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Genna
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Re: You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar...
I think that it depends on the person you are talking to
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| Posted 3/8/07 10:19 PM |
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Ladybugz
LIF Toddler
Member since 12/06 451 total posts
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Laurie
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Re: You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar...
I do agree for myself...but I know some horribly mean people that get whatever they want being nasty!
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| Posted 3/8/07 10:20 PM |
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Re: You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar...
Sometimes true, not always.
I try to start out with honey but there was an ongoing situation with someone I had to deal with through work, and it was only rectified after I told that person's superior that his employees had no competence whatsoever. I had some clear examples, but my language was  .
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MsMBV
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Me
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Re: You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar...
I always wondered why I'd want to catch flies in the first place
I do think that being nicer (as long as it is not overdone & completely transparent) is more effective in getting people to notice you in a positive & long-term way.
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| Posted 3/9/07 7:21 AM |
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Elbee
Zanzibar
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Me
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Re: You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar...
I completely agree. I try to get my MIL to see this but she just can never ... she can be so rude/nasty/inconsiderate of people (in shops, while driving, on the train, service people, etc...) ... I'm always saying "You know if you ask nicely, people will respond." When you are nasty, they will be nasty back.
It's soooo frustrating!
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| Posted 3/9/07 8:58 AM |
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Chrisnamy
Summer is coming soon
Member since 1/07 3991 total posts
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Amy
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Re: You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar...
I believe its true!
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| Posted 3/9/07 9:00 AM |
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KrisT
Two Boys for Me!!
Member since 1/07 5213 total posts
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Kristin
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Re: You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar...
I completely agree! I always speak to people politely and respectfully when I have a problem that I am trying to resolve. I also had a customer service type job while in school and the quickest way to not get help from me is to be rude and disrespectul!!!
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| Posted 3/9/07 9:11 AM |
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MrsBlueSash
Love my sailor
Member since 6/05 5793 total posts
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Christian
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Re: You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar...
I think it is very true.
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| Posted 3/9/07 9:13 AM |
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Emily
Kasey & Me! Lurves it!
Member since 7/06 8703 total posts
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STBHC
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Re: You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar...
In most cases this works unless you are trying to get something from cablevision or verizon. In those cases you have to
b!tch up a storm. 
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SweetestOfPeas
J'taime Paris!
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Re: You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar...
1000%
eta: but I thought it was catch more BEES with honey
Message edited 3/9/2007 9:16:54 AM.
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eroxgirl
My Loves
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Rebecca
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Re: You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar...
It's totally true.
I work for several attorneys, 2 of them with offices right next to each other and right in front of my desk. One of them always has me on my toes and drives me crazy but I don't mind at all because he's always nice to me. I do my best work for him, and I do it ASAP.
The other I call Frosty. He can't even bring himself to address me sometimes - he'll just drop things on my desk as if I'm not even here to accept them. While I'd never intentionally do a bad job for anyone regardless of how they treat me, he has to wait for his stuff to get done because I REFUSE to jump for him. Nasty SOB that he is. 
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MST9106
My life:)
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Re: You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar...
I think it is very true...I think no matter what, if you're nice and patient with people despite of how they treat you, eventually you'll be rewarded for it and they will be paid back...one way or the other...(I should practice what I preach though LOL).
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Blu-ize
Plan B is Now Plan A
Member since 7/05 32475 total posts
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Susan
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Re: You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar...
I believe it!
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| Posted 3/9/07 10:35 AM |
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J9-13
We're gonna be big sisters!
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J9
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Re: You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar...
Posted by curliegirl
100% but it's hard to follow sometimes...
I agree
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| Posted 3/9/07 10:45 AM |
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mka06
LIF Adult
Member since 8/06 1079 total posts
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Melis
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Re: You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar...
I think it's generally very true - but there are of course exceptions.
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