Tag: customers

  • Gift Guide: Things They Will Ignore

    Gift Guide: Things They Will Ignore

    Nobody tells you this when you start out, but the real work begins around a warehouse mostly made of boxes.

    Our team did a careful study. By study we mean someone knocked it off the table to see what would happen.

    The Short Version, Told Slowly

    Experts agree that a returns policy enforced by staring is essential. Experts also agree that this is a very long way of asking for a snack.

    We asked a customer for feedback. They looked at us, blinked slowly, and left a single hair on the form.

    Thank you for reading, and please do not leave anything on the edge of a surface. You know why.

  • Customer Service Is Currently Napping

    Customer Service Is Currently Napping

    A reader wrote in this week with a question that deserves a serious answer, so here is an unserious one.

    We asked a customer for feedback. They looked at us, blinked slowly, and left a single hair on the form.

    The Short Version, Told Slowly

    The old guard prefers a returns policy enforced by staring. The new guard prefers whatever is on the other side of the door.

    If you take only one thing from this, take this: a warehouse mostly made of boxes is not a bug. It is the product.

    Thank you for reading, and please do not leave anything on the edge of a surface. You know why.