Five weeks ago, I had my annual appointment at the eye doctor. This place also has a rockin’ selection of eyewear, so I also selected a pair of glasses and a long-overdue pair of sport sunglasses from Ray-Ban, carefully chosen by their eyewear professional to best protect my eyes from the sun on long runs….
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Personality Goes a Long Way: Why I Didn’t Buy a Prius
We had been giving some thought to new cars, and being research-obsessed as I am, I had already pre-scouted the automotive marketplace to determine what came closest to my desired equipment and fuel economy. While I had narrowed the field to four different vehicles, I more or less assumed that when all the test driving…
The Genius of Etsy
I was raised in a family of shoppers. Every Saturday, at 9:45 AM, my mother, grandmother and great aunt would pile into the car and go shopping, arriving at the door of their target location just moments shy of its 10:00 opening. They were bargain shoppers, and excellent ones at that. I can clearly recall…
FedEx: Defeating Checked Bag Fees
I’ve already professed my love for FedEx, but this story is better yet. In January, I flew back east for a combination business/family visit. I spent the first and last nights with family, so I again decided to test my bag-fee-aversion technique. I sent a densely-packed box in either direction, and each way cost me…
Customer Service, or How Little Things Make Customers Happy
What’s that old adage? A happy customer will tell one person while an unhappy customer will tell 100? I’m going to do my best to blow the curve and share two positive customer service stories. It’s probably a sign of the state of customer service today that any customer service experience that makes my life…
How to Anger Loyal Customers (I Can Hear Steve Jobs Laughing At Me)
I’ve been in the market for an iPhone. Even prior to the iPhone 3G announcement, I had decided that I needed something like it to enable me to keep up with email and clients when I’m offsite at meetings for half a day. Unfortunately, I made this decision in the days prior to the new…