Posted by equiPrime on June 20, 2009
I decided that I was going to do something nice for my boyfriend. I was going to get him a gift he would really enjoy using. He’s super interested in boating and spends a lot of time at marine supply stores so I thought I’d get him some boat parts.
I did the smart thing and fished around for what he might like. (Um, pun not intended!) I casually tried to ask him what he was looking for the last time that we were in the marine parts store together. He mumbled something about Evinrude parts and I made a mental note of it.
I thought it would be easy to find what he wanted. Boy was I wrong! I went into the same store and asked the cashier there about Evinrude parts but he didn’t have any idea what I was talking about. I tried to look online but there were too many different marine parts coming up and I got confused.
Finally I ended up getting my boyfriend something else. Later I told him this story. He explained to me that one of the biggest boat part makers is Evinrude/Johnson but that most people know their parts as Johnson parts so that’s why I couldn’t find what I was looking for. Now I know for next time but boy was I confused!
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Posted by Primer on June 17, 2009
One of the things that I am thankful for is that I have always had a knack with computers. Whether it was software or hardware, it has always seemed that I could figure it out. In fact, what set me apart from my friends was that I could explain how to use computers to anyone at any skill level.
I guess it comes as no surprise that I found myself working as a tech support person for a software company. I came across the job to be support for a company providing team management software and I thought that it would be a good opportunity to share my talents and maybe have the chance to talk some coaches around the world.
I did end up talking to a number of teams across the country, and for the most part, they were all friendly. You did get the odd one that complained about the stress involved with managing teams, but to me that is the fun part!
I think that I will work in this call center for awhile because I like this job. Though it isn’t as challenging as I would like, it is rewarding helping others with something I love - computers.
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Posted by Mel on June 14, 2009
I want a nice built in grill like one of those by fire magic. But maybe with a wooden deck that’s elevated, should I be looking at just a regular rolling barbecue instead? Right now, my husband rolls it out right in the middle of the deck and leaves it there; it’s like the center piece of our whole view when he does that. Then I turn around and push it back out of view.
Maybe I should get a really neat fire magic bbq island. Now, maybe this would look a lot better than a plain old rolling bbq, but then again, our deck really isn’t all that deep. I want something that can be protected well or closed up because we get a lot of dust where we live, and the Ponderosa Pines put off a lot of pollen in late May and early June. It gets into every nook and cranny.
If it were up to me, I’d lay a cement slab under the deck and have my husband barbecue from under there on a fireproof floor and covered from the elements. But he doesn’t want to hike up and down stairs just to barbecue. Go figure.
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Posted by Mel on
It has been many years now since I first opened our furniture store, but I can now look upon it with a feeling of accomplishment. For the last twenty five years, we have been providing quality furniture to people in our area, and are well recognized. Though we haven’t always had the best price, we have provided exceptional service, and I think our patrons have really appreciated that.
But last year a national furniture store chain opened up in town and the competition started to get fierce. For the first time in ten years, I was seeing our sales start to decrease. I knew that they had lower prices than we did, but I didn’t want to end up in a price war that I wouldn’t be able to win - I knew there had to be another way for us to keep our market share.
My wife came up with the great idea that we could offer accessibility seating to our customers. There was no one in town that sold lift recliners or other accessibility seating options. I found out that some of our suppliers had stock of these types of products, so we brought some in to try them out.
Six months later, we have gained market share and are testing out new products to sell in our store. So far the response to the walk-in bath tubs that has been phenomenal and we are looking to bring in even more options for our customers. I will have to give all the credit to my wife though - she did have a really good idea.
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