My Photofuzz Habit

The downside of any retail job is that you wind up spending the entirety of your salary on the goodies you can get with your employee discount. I learned that the summer I spent working at the Gap. In the end, I had to borrow money from my parents to pay for my job! At Photofuzz, things started to look even worse.

As a welcome gift, I received this enormous super-soft fleece blanket with my son’s picture on it. My parents were floored. I ordered a blanket, then a pillow, then a purse for my mom… Which made me want one for myself. (BTW, this is the actual backpack purse that I got; it came out so nice, we decided to use it on the site! And yes, that’s my son Alex.)

To make the long story medium, I did not like my credit card statement that first month..

But I am hooked. Every time I take a photo, I think of how amazing it would look on a… computer bag? Or is this more of a pillow kind of a thing? I know I know! I’ll make a floor pillow for Alex’s room.

Seriously, I need to get a hold of myself. It’s fun though. Perhaps I’ll back away from the computer slowly and go to bed…

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The economy is clearly causing suffering. I know this because there was no line at Starbucks this morning. (To think one used to wait in line for the right to pay $4 for coffee still makes me chuckle) This allowed me to enjoy my coffee sitting down, as opposed to being bumped around as harried business people rushed off to their cars. Here’s what I learned during my morning at Starbucks… they categorize their coffee by personality. Familiar and friendly – Extraordinary and enticing – Adventurous and assertive – Sturdy and powerful – Interesting and complex. I thought about that for a minute, and wrote it down. I thought about PhotoFuzz, and wondered what personality fit the best.

We’d love to be sturdy and powerful, but today a customer told us – “It’s a little disconcerting that a website I stumbled upon online is more thorough and conscientious than my bank!” We had to call on that customer’s bank and implore them to do the right thing.  That made me feel both good and bad. I’m proud of our customer service, and at the same time saddened that it’s an expectation that is failing in so many industries. At Starbucks, they know my name when I come in. It’s why I go in. The familiarity and connection they have created with me is worth the price of the coffee.

At PhotoFuzz, your photos are not photos to us – they are your stories. Our team delights at giving them the care and feeding they serve, and we’re grateful for the invitaiton to do so. As I contemplate our personality, we’re working on “Powerful and humble”. What’s your personality?