Thursday, February 12, 2015

The Kindness of a Guy Named Ted

"We are what we repeatedly do.  Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."
~ Aristotle

Over the weekend, I tried to make a purchase on-line.  It was for my husband's birthday, which is very soon, and I was a little late in ordering.  I also was trying to use a gift card for part of the purchase, but after inputting the gift card information, I was not able to input my credit card information.  Although I received a confirmation, I knew that I could not have possibly completed the purchase, but I was not sure what to do next.  I called the 800 number on the website, fully expecting to not receive much help and become frustrated -- especially as it was a Saturday. 

To my surprise, I ended up with a very nice guy named Ted on the line.  He told me that he could take care of my order and proceeded to do exactly that.  I asked him how long it usually took items to arrive and he said that it generally took about 7 to 10 days.  Yikes, I thought, definitely too late for my husband's birthday.  I explained this to Ted and he told me that he make a note on the order and that there was a chance it would ship faster.  That was Saturday.  On Tuesday, I received an e-mail from Ted to let me know that my item had shipped the day before.  My item arrived the very next day -- on Wednesday -- and in plenty of time for my husband's birthday!  I e-mailed Ted to let him know and to thank him.  He e-mailed me back with guidance on how to assemble it.

I usually dread having to resolve things on the phone -- be it insurance claims, item purchases or deliveries.  But I was pleasantly surprised to run across such a professional  and helpful guy as Ted.

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