I have been waiting for a response to an email I sent on 3/13. Kind of disappointed. They may not be able to help me with my problem, but a response would have been appreciated.
It is kind of amazing actually. We all love Andrew and the service he provides. It's a simple website that sells a small selection of items at wonderful prices, and when the man is on his game, it's no less than Nirvana itself to deal with him. Lately, though, customer service has disappeared. It breaks down the appearance that Andrew is a successful Internet entrepreneur, and makes him look like some guy in his mother's basement, coming home from his day job to fill a couple of orders before dinner.
Andrew - take these suggestions in the spirit that they are given. We want you to succeed, man....
- Business is all about appearance. When you continually complain that you can't find good help, it starts not to be the help's fault. When you move to a new location and you don't take the time to change the return address on your mailing labels, you never moved. When you close an Internet business at night to
throttle the number of orders you receive, you don't understand what having an Internet business means, or the meaning of success, for that matter. When Jeremy writes one of his caps lock-a-paloozas with ninety exclamation points and question marks, especially like the one last week where he professed to being !!surprised!! by your low prices and to not have been on your site for a month, well, words can't even express how moronic that looks. It doesn't matter if he was being facetious or what his exact intention was.
None of the above conclusions may actually be true, but they Appear to be true. The sad fact is that you may be the hardest working man in town, but these things make you look inept.
- Learn how to use email. It is an Internet business. It is conducted online and
through email. Sure, we can call you, but some of us don't have the time to pick up the phone to track down our orders. When you receive an email, respond to it. We don't need you to write a novel, just a quick line saying you'll get back to us within 24 hours. Spend one hour every day doing just that. You will see immediate dividends, I promise you.
We don't want freebies or our money back. The simple point is that people want to be heard and to not feel like they have to chase you - and then be chastised by your CS guy and some of your customers for complaining about it because you're busy. You're supposed to be busy. It's a business.
You've said a few times in these forums that you are going to expand and become a wholesale operation down the road, and I hope you can achieve that kind of success, but the basics must be mastered first.
Like my email concerning my mis-shipped order stated, no problem, man. Just let me know where to ship 'em back to and when you will ship the ones I ordered. No rush.
No rush at all...just a reply.