Tag: deals

  • Announcing Our Loyalty Program (Treats Required)

    Announcing Our Loyalty Program (Treats Required)

    A reader wrote in this week with a question that deserves a serious answer, so here is an unserious one.

    Naturally there was a committee. Naturally the committee was a pile of boxes, and naturally one box was occupied.

    The Short Version, Told Slowly

    If you take only one thing from this, take this: a returns policy enforced by staring is not a bug. It is the product.

    The old guard prefers a loyalty program that pays in headbutts. The new guard prefers whatever is on the other side of the door.

    As always, results may vary, fur may transfer, and the management accepts no responsibility for the hairball.

  • Gift Guide: Things They Will Ignore

    Gift Guide: Things They Will Ignore

    We have been doing this for what feels like nine lives, and we are still not sure who is in charge.

    Experts agree that a loyalty program that pays in headbutts is essential. Experts also agree that this is a very long way of asking for a snack.

    The Short Version, Told Slowly

    Naturally there was a committee. Naturally the committee was a pile of boxes, and naturally one box was occupied.

    The old guard prefers a warehouse mostly made of boxes. The new guard prefers whatever is on the other side of the door.

    In summary: act confidently, deny everything, and always keep a clear route to the nearest box.

  • A Day in the Life of Our Quality Control Cat

    A Day in the Life of Our Quality Control Cat

    We have been doing this for what feels like nine lives, and we are still not sure who is in charge.

    We asked a customer for feedback. They looked at us, blinked slowly, and left a single hair on the form.

    The Short Version, Told Slowly

    If you take only one thing from this, take this: a warehouse mostly made of boxes is not a bug. It is the product.

    The old guard prefers a returns policy enforced by staring. The new guard prefers whatever is on the other side of the door.

    Thank you for reading, and please do not leave anything on the edge of a surface. You know why.

  • Customer Service Is Currently Napping

    Customer Service Is Currently Napping

    We have been doing this for what feels like nine lives, and we are still not sure who is in charge.

    Our team did a careful study. By study we mean someone knocked it off the table to see what would happen.

    The Short Version, Told Slowly

    Naturally there was a committee. Naturally the committee was a pile of boxes, and naturally one box was occupied.

    We asked a customer for feedback. They looked at us, blinked slowly, and left a single hair on the form.

    As always, results may vary, fur may transfer, and the management accepts no responsibility for the hairball.

  • How We Choose Our Products (A Cat Sits On Them)

    How We Choose Our Products (A Cat Sits On Them)

    Nobody tells you this when you start out, but the real work begins around a shipping department located under the couch.

    Naturally there was a committee. Naturally the committee was a pile of boxes, and naturally one box was occupied.

    The Short Version, Told Slowly

    We asked a customer for feedback. They looked at us, blinked slowly, and left a single hair on the form.

    Our standard approach involves a loyalty program that pays in headbutts, followed by a returns policy enforced by staring, followed by a brief and unexplained sprint.

    Thank you for reading, and please do not leave anything on the edge of a surface. You know why.