For the last eight years, I've handled preparing and printing award certificates and officer installation certificates for my organization. I've always been able to go to Staples and get them printed same day - even while I wait. This year, they wanted to put me off four days so I had to look around for someone who could do the job same day. Minuteman said they could definitely get the job done for me so I drove all the way down to South Durham to get the job done.
While I was in the store there was confusion about whether they could do it or not - one guy knew what was going on and another, presumably a manger, didn't. It took some time before they finally agreed to go ahead and print the order. I was told it would take an hour and that there would be a rush fee. No problem.
I was called back a little less than an hour later and told everything was ready. When I inspected the certificates I found that four had some kind of ink mark on the edge of the paper. Apparently, the one and only person capable of doing the work had just left for their lunch break. I was told if I wanted them printed cleanly I'd have to wait at least another hour. Bruce - the manager - told me he didn't want them to take the rush job because mistakes happen etc...
Either take the gig or don't. If you take it, do it right. Don't make excuses when you don't. If you do make mistakes, offer compensation or do something else to make it right for the customer. I paid fill price plus the rush fee and four of my certificates are not to the standard I want to present. Apparently, they couldn't really care less about it. read more