Archive for June, 2011

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June 15, 2011

WTF Wednesday: Website Woes

I recently placed an order with iphonefix.com. I received a confirmation email, stating I would receive my prepaid shipping label via email shortly. A day later, when it hadn’t arrived, I emailed and called customer service. They did not reply to my email and (big shocker) the phone just kept ringing. After contacting a competitor (because I need my darn phone fixed), ifixyouri.com, I found out iphonefix.com is out of business. Really? You have a fully-functional, credit-card-taking, order-processing, confirmation-email-sending website, but you no longer conduct business?!

Have a little respect for your customers (existing and potential) and pull down your website! I wasted three business days thinking I had already placed an order with an existing business.

I understand this is just one small company, but they are not the only ones! When I went to a Fed-Ex drop-off location this morning to ship my iPhone to ifixyouri.com (after going on the Fed-Ex website this morning), the drop box wasn’t there! Fed-Ex can’t even keep their location database up to date?

I will admit that I may be more sensitive than the average bear to online issues, since my husband works in Ecommerce and I’ve been saying “google it” since before that was a recognized phrase. However, if you are going to have an online presence, take as much pride in it as you do your brick-and-mortar business. And for goodness sake, if your business is exclusively online, then shame on you for not having accurate information for your customers!

On a happier note, when I called ifixyouri.com to confirm they were a legitimate business before placing my order, the guy on the phone was very nice and helpful. I can’t wait to get my phone back and let you know if their repairs were as good as their customer service!

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June 10, 2011

Food Friday: OAMC Freezer Cooking Paleo Style

Several years ago (Pre-vegan and Pre-paleo), I tried OAMC. There were things I loved about it, and some things I found to be a struggle. For example, many of the side dishes I used to think it necessary to serve (like rice and pasta) had to be cooked the same day. Well, if I’m going to have to cook that day, what’s the point of spending an entire day or two cooking meals ahead?

As a vegan I found it challenging to find enough meals that were freezer friendly. Since going Paleo, however, I’ve been rethinking the OAMC thing. I eat many of the same foods over and over again, and I think many of them would freeze well. I’ve had three more children since my last attempt at OAMC, so on one hand, I should REALLY try to do it to save time and money. On the other hand, I’ve had THREE MORE KIDS since then…can I really take an entire day to cook?

This weekend, I’m going to attempt to do some cooking for at least two weeks worth of food. The timing is great, because we’re staying at a beach cabin for a week, and I need to bring a bunch of food….but I don’t want to cook the entire time (also, there is no stove or oven).

Of course, it’s been unseasonably warm here on Long Island. Like crazy hot. We have ONE wall unit A/C. The thought of not having to heat up the kitchen daily sounds absolutely fabulous right now. That being said, I don’t want to marathon cook during the day and die of heat exhaustion, so I’m going to try to cook Saturday night. It should be interesting, since I usually go to bed at 8pm. Hopefully I can stay awake and my husband can handle the kiddos first thing Sunday morning so I can still get 7-8 hours of sleep.

I am really hoping OAMC Paleo Style is a success. I’ll let you know next week! Has anyone else done this? If so, what worked?

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