This Swine Flu is really kicking some butt these days. It seems that everyone that I talk with knows some body that has been infected with this virus and the stories aren’t generally good stories. There is a shortage of the vaccines and people are rushing the places that are offering the shots. It’s just crazy!
Don’t Pay Full Price
I try and make a habit out of not paying full price for anything. And I have been doing more and more purchasing products online. I can tell you that you will not be seeing me at the mall or Walmart for any of my holiday shopping this season. Online is the way to go these days. With all the free shipping offers, instant cash back, coupon and promotion codes that are available to the growing population of online shoppers, like myself, it only makes sense. Nothing like getting in a bad mood while tending to all of the shopping that is needed for all the holiday preparations. It can take all the Christmas cheer right out of a body in no time.
I’ve found myself running low on the ink cartridges for my printer and of course I immediately went online and found some decent OfficeDepot.com coupon codes that I’m going to take advantage of this pay day. I found these coupon codes at bestonlinecoupons.com, they have over 1,500 online merchants that are always offering promotions for online shopping. I use promos from Target, Best Buy, Old Navy, LL Bean and Overstock.com quite a bit and I’m sure I’ll be checking them even more as the holidays approach.
Technology and Christmas Shopping!
Being in the customer service field can be a challenge, as so many of us know that deal with the public day in and day out. Since I have to provide excellent customer service, I expect to get the best in return and can be an aggressive consumer if needed. I don’t hesitate to call a manager and complain, but on the other side of the coin, I’ll be the first to turn to a supervisor and give an “atta boy” to some one that goes the extra mile and makes me a happy customer.
With technology so heavily emerged into our daily lives, it can make a customer service rep’s tough job even tougher when you can’t get a piece of equipment to work. At the mall the other day I witnessed a sales rep(in training) in one of the kiosks that was having issues learning all the equipment that she needed to use in order to check out her customer. The customer was getting uptight and the new kid was getting flustered big time. I felt so sorry for him, been there done that before!
I noticed that he was trying to use the same Motorola-Symbol MC 5574 handheld mobile computer that I use at work. Too bad that his manager didn’t see fit to help him out of the jam that he was finding himself him. Computers are wonderful if you know how to use them. The holiday season in right around the corner. There will be a lot of new sales assistants working the Christmas holiday shopping season. We all need to be patient and keep the faith, ’tis the season to be jolly!
Today’s Military
My friend who has a son in the military once in a while sends me photos of our troops over in the Middle East. It’s good to know that they can keep a sense of humor while living in hellish conditions.
It’s All Good!
I’m having a blast helping a gal that I work with, plan her very large and formal wedding. One day, I hope, I’ll be planning my dream wedding, so this is good practice. She is such a nice gal, I’ve enjoyed working with her for several years now and we have gotten pretty darn close and I’m proud that she is allowing me to get so involved with the whole wedding process. What a hand full this has turned out to be though, I had no idea all that it entails to pull something like this off.
Right now we are looking at wedding invitations. Thank God for the Internet, I can’t imagine taking on something like this with out all that the Internet has to offer. At 123print.com they have a really great selection of invitations that we have been eyeballing and showing around the work place to get ideas and suggestions from. It really has brought a breath of fresh air around the place and the excitement is becoming contagious between us all.
We still have a lot of work to do, but things are being checked off of the list here and there, so it’s all good!
Jay Leno at 10:00pm
I think that Jay Leno’s new 10:00 time slot is a hit. It is so good to see him back on the air and at an earlier time to boot. I was so bummed out when Conan O’Brien took over the Tonight Show, it just isn’t the same without Jay. We really needed a bit of comedy at 10:00pm and Jay was the perfect choice as far as I’m concerned!
Welch’s
Welch’s has done a good job with their Dried Cherries. I really love them and they are good for me. But wouldn’t you know that when I went to the store yesterday there where only a few package of them left on the shelf and they were marked down “Close Out”
It never fails that I find a product that I like and they have to discontinue them, arg…….
Weekend Weather
For once we can look forward to a weekend of some wonderful weather. It’s supposed to be in the high 70’s and sunny all weekend. I’m ready for a great weekend out of the house. This could be the last of any decent weather for some time to come. October always proves to be a challenge, and it’s all down hill from now on til spring.
A New Harley D
My best friend just called me and told me that she just came back from her local Harley Davidson store with a brand new Super Glide! That really caught me by surprise, but I couldn’t be happier for her. Once she gets a few hundred miles under her you’ll be seeing me on the back, just a grinning.
Ride Safe Girlfriend!