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I ordered a present for a friend recently from The Bay.  I had purchased a wedding present, chosen from their wedding registry.

Shortly afterwards, I got this almost-nice card in the mail.

My address on the envelope was written by hand, I think, but I didn’t save it so I can’t be sure.  The card inside I scanned in, because it came SO CLOSE to being a lovely touch from a big, impersonal company, and yet failed to be anything except a waste of paper.

Mary, or Gail, or whoever signed the card, says to contact her if I ever needed any help finding the right gift, or if I require any assistance at all. Which is a really nice offer, and I was even thinking of taking her up on it, which is why I looked at the card so closely.  Only problem is—there’s NO CONTACT INFORMATION.  No phone number, no email, no address, nothing.

This card is clearly mass printed, and probably in use by more than a few gift consultants employed by the Bay.  I hope the others think to write in their phone numbers. smile

Overheard

“Oh boy! Another great opportunity for personal growth!”

...who said it?

“I’m not bitter about what happened to me as a child, and my mother was instrumental in keeping me from being so. ... She taught me to be grateful for my life regardless of what that entailed, and that’s directly related to the image of Christ on the cross and the example of sacrifice that he gave us. What she taught me is that the deliverance God offers you from pain is not no pain—it’s that the pain is actually a gift. What’s the option? God doesn’t really give you another choice.”

...who said it?

After over a decade of user testing, it is clear that the way we search the web is similar to the way we would search our home for valuables as it was burning to the ground. Frantically.

...who said it?

“We must shift the focus of companies back to the customer and away from shareholder value ... The shift necessitates a fundamental change in our prevailing theory of the firm… The current theory holds that the singular goal of the corporation should be shareholder value maximization. Instead, companies should place customers at the center of the firm and focus on delighting them, while earning an acceptable return for shareholders.”

...who said it?

“We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible.”

...who said it?

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hahahaha!

I love it when I get customers tha call and ask me to mail them literature . . .and don't leave their address.

This made me laugh.

 

Posted by Kathryn
  at 7:49 am on Dec. 17, 2006

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