This is exactly what the Compliment Corner blog is trying to achieve. Do let me know if you would like me to send someone a handwritten letter on your behalf.
Thursday, 17 April 2014
Richard Branson knows how important a "thank you" is
It's great that someone as senior and busy as Richard Branson has taken the time to write a post about the importance of thank you notes. See here for the link:
Wednesday, 1 January 2014
A compliment for the New Year
On New Year’s Eve I visited Sainsbury’s in Leamington Spa to
pick up a few final supplies for a mini-gathering I was hosting that evening.
It was quite busy with many people doing the same. For one thing, lots of the
drinks offers had already been taken from the shelves.
I’ve never worked on a checkout at a supermarket but I’ve
worked for a while in a ticket booth of a busy tourist attraction. I can
understand how difficult it is to serve different people throughout the day and
how hard it must be to stay interested in your job. For that reason, I’m sure
we all have stories of checkout operators who are surly and glum when we’re
buying our goods. Of course, it’s not just up to them to speak to us – many customers
treat checkout operators as nothing more than machines, and a bit of politeness
and human spirit wouldn’t hurt on both sides.
For that reason I wanted to send a Compliment Corner letter
to a lady called Meena, who was working on the checkouts on New Year’s Eve. She
made the effort to chat to me even though I wasn’t feeling very chatty, and
consequently she cheered me up and sent me on my way feeling good about my
visit to the shop. Sometimes it’s just nice to smile, chat, or even just make
eye contact while paying for the shopping. Meena made that easy to do. She didn’t
have to do anything but scan my shopping and take my payment but she went the
extra mile to brighten my day. My letter is below.
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