Comments on: The lights ain’t on and everybody’s home. http://www.transplant-1.com/blogorama/the-lights-aint-on-and-everybodys-home/ advertising, branding, copy, art direction, design, commentary Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:03:11 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Michael Calienes http://www.transplant-1.com/blogorama/the-lights-aint-on-and-everybodys-home/comment-page-1/#comment-696 Michael Calienes Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:27:52 +0000 http://www.transplant-1.com/blogorama/?p=951#comment-696 cracking up over here. good to hear from you ethan. hope you've been well! i am off to "shunk shunk the thingy" for my family (aka make dinner). cracking up over here. good to hear from you ethan. hope you’ve been well! i am off to “shunk shunk the thingy” for my family (aka make dinner).

]]> By: Ethan Yarbrough http://www.transplant-1.com/blogorama/the-lights-aint-on-and-everybodys-home/comment-page-1/#comment-695 Ethan Yarbrough Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:55:55 +0000 http://www.transplant-1.com/blogorama/?p=951#comment-695 Due to recent events, the phrase "hiking the Appalachian Trail" has become a euphemism for transgressing on your marriage vows. Maybe due to you sharing this experience we can make "shunk-shunked the thingy" into short hand for putting the needs of the customer first, for recognizing that we're in business to reduce customer anxiety, that we remain in business because of continued strong, positive, trusting relationships with our customers and we all can choose how we treat those relationships every day. So can it be our new rallying cry? We all put our hands in the middle and yell "shunk-shunk the thingy" on three! Due to recent events, the phrase “hiking the Appalachian Trail” has become a euphemism for transgressing on your marriage vows. Maybe due to you sharing this experience we can make “shunk-shunked the thingy” into short hand for putting the needs of the customer first, for recognizing that we’re in business to reduce customer anxiety, that we remain in business because of continued strong, positive, trusting relationships with our customers and we all can choose how we treat those relationships every day.

So can it be our new rallying cry? We all put our hands in the middle and yell “shunk-shunk the thingy” on three!

]]> By: Michael Calienes http://www.transplant-1.com/blogorama/the-lights-aint-on-and-everybodys-home/comment-page-1/#comment-694 Michael Calienes Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:11:12 +0000 http://www.transplant-1.com/blogorama/?p=951#comment-694 thanks for chiming in, hugh. they're always so nice and helpful there -- this visit took the cake. hope you're well. thanks for chiming in, hugh. they’re always so nice and helpful there — this visit took the cake. hope you’re well.

]]> By: Hugh Butler http://www.transplant-1.com/blogorama/the-lights-aint-on-and-everybodys-home/comment-page-1/#comment-693 Hugh Butler Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:00:51 +0000 http://www.transplant-1.com/blogorama/?p=951#comment-693 I have had noteworthy good service at ACE Hardware in several locations. Much less "corporate" feel than the big box stores... always reminds me of the good ol' days of retail. I have had noteworthy good service at ACE Hardware in several locations. Much less “corporate” feel than the big box stores… always reminds me of the good ol’ days of retail.

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