Jamie Oliver Quotes

I want to have a storefront here in Los Angeles. I want people to be able to come here and connect - not just with me, but with each other.

I created and opened a student-run coffeehouse in undergrad, and I loved it. I'd want to do that in the West Village.

I went to a general store but they wouldn't let me buy anything specific.

I'd drop whatever I was doing to show up to do the graveyard shift of 'America's Shopping Place.'

I didn't want to be a retailer. I hated to wait on people.

If there is an option to use a real human being and to have a chat with somebody and do your shopping that way, I do try and do that.

As goods become more standardized - and mass production has that effect, standardizing product - the distinguishing factor between one store and another is going to be how skillful stores are in satisfying customers and making it a pleasant experience instead of a hostile experience.

Ninety percent of the people who come to my stores have no idea I don't work with leather.

My sister and I had a lemonade stand - with a two-drink minimum.

I went into a Beverly Hills shop to buy an attache case. They had 250 cases on their shelves. I asked an attractive saleswoman if they carried one made of belting leather. She said 'no.' That was the end of the conversation. She made no attempt to show me another case that would provide equal service. I didn't buy an attache case.

After leaving school, I got a job in a department store not dissimilar to Grace Bros in 'Are You Being Served?'

I love Amazon.

I shopped at T.J. Maxx myself when I was a kid.

I think Amazon has been great for readers.

P.C. Richard and Son has a wonderful heritage and is part of the great American storybook.

The kind of contact that they make with the customer is what brings them back to shop. The experience, the feeling that you have in the store is what makes the difference.

Doing a mall is not only construction of the physical place: what is important is the merchandising mix. We strive to serve the convenience of the public. We want shopping at our malls to be a unique and an enjoyable experience.

The one place I always get recognised for my voice - and this is the God's honest truth - is when I'm at the till in Topman paying for my clothes. Every time.

If I go to Lowe's, people will follow me up and down the aisle with kitchen plans and samples.

I was 12 years old and in summer camp. I started a company called Aardvark Industries, which provided basic services to camp counselors.

In Japan, the attention to detail in customer service is an experience that is unlike anywhere else. It's really quite special. I think everyone who's interested in fashion would do well to take a trip to learn about presentation and the way the merchandise is handed to you. These are skills that no one really thinks about.

I use Amazon for books. I use Amazon for loads of other things. I regard Amazon as a source, as I think a lot of other people do.

The problem with online shopping is that you cannot feel the fabric.

Research on the Internet, research what people say about the vintage stores, look online to see if customer service is good because that's really important. Also to see online what other customers say.

I wanna have the coolest merch.