Comments on: Customer Stories: Give Me Your Vendors

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:53:30 +0000

You should let her know that she should fly over to China and India to attend their trade fairs. And source the items from the many contacts there.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:31:18 +0000

@Wayne @Jon
LOL, I didn’t realize that the man had retired:) He’d been there for quite awhile.

@Shea
Thanks buddy. I think Live Chat would make a great addition. Just need to prioritize and carve out some time to do the research.

By: Jon Kepler

Jon Kepler — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:46:53 +0000

Wow, that is absolutely unbelievable (and hilarious)! Perhaps she’ll feel mislead when she finds out Lee Scott just retired.

By: Wayne Liew

Wayne Liew — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:17:04 +0000

I have nothing to say.. Kudos to you for directing her to the CEO of Walmart. I wish her all the best! Or perhaps it is time for you to become a franchisor.

By: Hugo and Roxanne

Hugo and Roxanne — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:34:04 +0000

That call was handled to perfection.

Many Blessings….
Hugo and Roxanne
~Believe Achieve~

By: billy the fish

billy the fish — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:08:00 +0000

Who do you buy your handkerchiefs from?

By: A Bisht

A Bisht — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 07:56:31 +0000

I’m amazed that you didn’t lose your cool. I would have banged the receiver. Enjoyed the write-up. As usual.

By: Derek

Derek — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:24:51 +0000

that’s crazy. compare that to a message I just got today (they are worlds apart):

******

Hello Derek,

Thank you for providing me with your e-mail.

By the way, my real name is Bob.

Yes, I’m very impressed with your operation. I discovered it because you visited my stumbleupon page… I checked out your profile and clicked on your link.

You’re actually not going to believe this, but I was in the planning stages of making a site with pretty much the same exact approach: To build a community of people… that could help each other stay motivated to overcome their personal demons.

As you can imagine, I was pretty shocked when I discovered your site.

Only a little while ago was I pitching my idea to John of *anonymoussite*.com; I was asking him to partner up with me on this project. In fact, I own a domain name that I was going to use for it.

Nevertheless… it looks like you beat me to it! Well, good for you. It’s a great idea and I really do think you have a good shot at being very successful. Here’s why: you’re fulfilling a real human need.

I still may go through with making my site who’s approach is very similar to yours, so don’t be surprised if you find yourself with a bit of competition down the road

That being said, I wish you ultimate success. And I believe you’re truly doing a service for humanity with Nuhabits. I hope you succeed.

I look forward to seeing how your wonderful site unfolds.

Warm regards,

Bob

*********
Pretty cool huh?

By: Nathalie Lussier

Nathalie Lussier — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:09:48 +0000

Wow Steve, that’s kind of scary and quite annoying, if you ask me. I think you did the right thing, and sometimes we just need to stand our ground. I think a lot of these things are awkward, especially if you’re over the phone, and trying to calm people down. Wow.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:21:31 +0000

@Elle
You know? I’m curious as to what percentage of people actually give her their vendor information. I wouldn’t be surprised if her tactics work some of the time. I don’t think she was being malicious so much as being naive.

@Jeremy
Thanks for having my back:) I wasn’t really mad when this call happened. I was more in disbelief that someone would have to gall to ask these questions. I am curious to see if her shop ever launched. Haven’t noticed any new competitors lately.