Monday, December 29, 2008

Boy, Are Weeeee Busy!


I'm not sure if it's the holidays, our latest product offer, or just the fact that we keep growing by leaps and bounds, but the shipping department is moving at break-neck speed today to get all of our customer's orders out and on time. They barely let me in the warehouse... The camera was just about a death wish walking in there. LOL!

They were very gracious with me however and let me document these shots. The first shot is Rob - Sharon is in the second. These two are the movers and shakers in the warehouse. If you order a product; they pull it, dust it, wrap it with love and bubble wrap, sing it a song, then give it a gentle push as it begins it's journey to it's doorway (which should be yours).

And today is no different... even with the hustle and bustle, they will still find the time to be extra sure your orders are accurate and at your door in a jiffy.

Thanks Rob and Sharon. Also, Thanks to Jana who processes orders and makes sure the warehouse has what it needs to get the job done! She's just as busy!

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Our Little Cait



Hello everyone! it has been quite some time since I've written so I thought I'd give you a little bit of news. Caitlin, (she works with me here in the Marketing Department) has recently moved on up the ladder. She not only went to full time but she has a new title "Jr. Marketing Liaison" Cool huh?

Yea, we're pretty proud of her. She has new duties added to her old which include mail processing, creating shipment lists, filing, picking up lunch, staff hospitality and much more! So there you have it just one of the many happenings here at Hair Direct. You should be hearing from us again real soon!

Friday, December 12, 2008

We like praise at Hair Direct

We put up a new "praise board" here at hair direct HQ! It's kinda neat to see the cool things people say and the way our service has helped people. I just thought I would give a small sampling of some of the things people are saying lately.

"Mary, ...I must commend your efforts, and your team, too. ...The point: I congratulate you on a job well done." -Ted

"I wanted to give you guys a very heart felt thank you. You company is very prompt with order processing. I am very happy to receive my order first thing this morning. I placed an order with another company on Nov. 25th and I am still waiting for the order. I will definitely do business with you again. Thanks Much! Keep up the good work. A Satisfied Customer!!" -Priscilla

"Hi Christie, You guys are the best! I was a HCM client for 10 years and I felt like a dollar sign to them...your service, and products are far superior to anything I have seen, and since I had to remove and reattache my units so many times at HCM, I got pretty good at it! ...thanks for all your help, and I hopeyou have a very happy Holiday!" -Tony

These next two comments came from our hair replacement forum community. Click on the title of the post to go directly to the forum post itself.

Julie Rocks! "I just wanted to take a moment ro praise Julie. It's great when a hair tech really stops to make sure your getting the best service possible. So, THANKS Julie!" -Forum Member: philk

Grateful and Thankful "I just want to say THANK YOU to all my new friends on the forum for your patience, input, ideas and humor. Your help and optimism have been absolutely invaluable in making the transition from "club hair care" to "home hair care" unbelievably smooth. I'd like to thank Kathy, my rep at Hair Direct and all the other folks I've spoken with at HD for all of their patience, assistance, kindness and help. And after my previous runaround in the hair replacement industry (outside of HD), I'd especially like to thank Bill, Sr. for not only opening the door to affordable, do-it-yourself hair replacement, but for running an ethical, transparent company with integrity (not to mention being a pioneer of hair system design of course). You all have helped eliminate the fear associated with the process of buying, wearing and maintaining a hair system and for that I am truly grateful." -Forum member CurlySue

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Bosses Day!


Today is Bosses Day and boy, did we surprise our bosses! When we called them in to the break room and they didn't see anyone at their desks on the way there they thought they might have a coup on their hands.

Far from it. In fact one of the great things here is the culture and atmosphere that "the bosses" have allowed to happen. I have worked at jobs where the main thing people do all day is complain about working. While all of us have had a bad day every now and again, this is generally a pretty fun place to work.

This might be a reason some of our hair replacement customers have left voicemail praise for our customer service. Though I'm not an expert, I'm sure a great environment makes it easier to give better customer service and keep friendlier attitudes.

Thanks Bosses for allowing Hair Direct to be a great place to work!







Wednesday, October 15, 2008

HD-Bruno: Unedited.


Today I photographed our new Hair Techs. These are the pictures that we use on our Meet the Techs page.

It isn't easy being put up on a public website. For this reason I thought I would post a picture of me just so all the techs know that I can do it too.

This picture is not retouched, altered or anything. It's the real HD-Bruno!

I hope this act of solidarity shows that I know it isn't easy, but I understand.

Have a great day!

Friday, October 10, 2008

Goodbye and Good Luck!

Yesterday one of our Hair Techs, Mel, wrapped up her employment with us. She left on good terms and is pursuing a career in medical assisting at a dermatologist which she has professional training in. She will be starting at Dermasurgery Center in Lancaster, PA on Monday.

Mel did not work with customers directly but instead did a majority of the cleaning, cutting-in, and repairing hair systems. She will be missed as a valuable member of our team.

As always, we threw a small party.

Good luck Mel! All the best in your new endeavors.
Good Luck Mel!

As always, Nikki divides the goodies


Bill Sr say a few words of thanks.

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

New Editions to the Hair Direct Family


Hi Friends,

As you may have already read in the previous post by Bruno we've hired 3 great new hair techs. We are very thrilled to have them here and they are already making themselves at home here. Hair Direct makes it pretty easy to feel like you belong as soon as you walk in the door.

These ladies offer a lot of talent and come from diversified backgrounds.

Camille has 36 years working in a salon and not only does hair but is certified as an electrolysis technician! She even owned her own shop for several years.

Margaret has 5 years experience in a salon and also has some with marketing. She has a cool hairstyle to boot!

Krystle has 4 years experience in a salon and also at one time got to work at one of my very favorite places to shop... QVC - sweet! Of course they are all wonderful girls and you should be seeing much more of them.

Till next time! -Nikki