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NOVEMBER 24, 2010

On Monday, Consumer Reports published its first Naughty and Nice Holiday List. The input came from reporters and editors and covered shopping, travel, hospitality, and telecommunications, and identifies some good and some frowned upon shopping policies of 20 popular organizations. Anything can be returned anytime for any reason. -

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NOVEMBER 19, 2010

The holiday campaigns have begun; sales all over television, billboards, and online social media. Prominently display warranties and return policies. Headsets.com provides a return policy with no excuse ever necessary. So as a seasoned shopper, I look to the companies I trust.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Consumer Reports just came out with their holiday report card giving holiday shoppers some interesting facts Santa’s helpers will surely want to consider before buying gifts either at the mall or online. For the complete list of Consumer Reports “naughty” and “nice” list, please click here.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 3, 2010

For individual rewards, how about gift certificates for DVD rentals, music CD purchases, theme park tickets or “Dinner for 2″ at a local eatery? Reward While cash incentives are a sure way to put a smile on an employee’s face, there are other creative ways to motivate employees through “thoughtful&# gestures.

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Service Untitled

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Other stores, in an effort to boost customer loyalty offer generous return policies. Returning holiday gifts really do vary from store to store, but most stores aren’t in it for an argument, so it is always best to check each retailer’s return policies. What’s on the hard drive?

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 7, 2010

No sooner do you start to enter data, than Jane wanders in, sits down and asks if you’ve heard the latest rumour about Bob down in purchasing. You pull up the spreadsheet , print off your boss’s e-mailed comments, dig out your notes from the last meeting and settle down to work. Before you know it, your hour has dwindled to 17 minutes.

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Ideas.Ted

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Then, just before Christmas two years ago, my husband surprised me by saying he’d bought us solar panels as a holiday gift. . And here’s the best part: He’d purchased them from a local company that uses panels manufactured by a company called Mission Solar in San Antonio.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Organizing an office gift exchange can be an opportunity to create meaningful memories with your coworkers, or, as a recent article on The International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) blog makes clear, a potential minefield of stress and unintentional offense. Good Gift Lists. Yankee Swap.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

8) Be responsive I have a personal policy to respond to all emails within 24 hours if not if within 7 hours at most. In instances where people have directly helped me get a job by making an important introduction or went out of their way for me, I will give a gift, if appropriate. The timing of the gift is also crucial.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 10, 2010

I guess it depends on the circumstances and size/importance of the purchase. Keep in mind that the article discusses the initial conditions required to be in place for a first-time purchase. Liking the author doesn’t factor into that first purchase anywhere. Trust before like, in all initial purchases and sales.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

MCE Holiday Gift Guide—for you, for customers, and for special people on your list Reply James ( @MenwithPens ) November 23, 2009 at 8:49 am Hey, no one can accuse of using the “buy now! Feel strong desire to go and buy mysterious book that doesn’t exist. Reply Kelly November 23, 2009 at 7:37 am That’s good.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 1, 2009

A “pirated&# CD is not a lost sale, really – the pirate would never have purchased the music in the first place. But it also painted anyone who purchased blank media as a sort of “criminal&# , if you think of it. But a free download from your web site converted into a real sale, is a found sale. 6 weeks 2 days.

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