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MineralMan (45,615 posts)If you are treated exceptionally well by someone in the service industry, let someone in charge know. It's a good thing to do.Just before I moved from California to Minnesota, I purchased a used moving truck from UHaul to use for the move. I was leaving the state of California about a month later, but had to transfer the title in California before I drove it to Minnesota. It turned out that there were some problems with the smog certification, along with the official previous owner, and the transfer ended up being rather complicated.The DMV office near where I lived is a busy one. I took all my paperwork there and waited in line for my turn. When I got to the counter, I explained that this was a sort of confusing transfer and I wasn't entirely sure about the paperwork and what the process would be. The clerk was more than helpful, walked me through the process, and sorted out all of the problems. The difficulty included the registered owner of the truck, which was UHaul, but in some other state. Anyhow, it was a real mess. Eventually, we got through the whole thing, with that clerk's patience and resourcefulness in working through the issues helping a great deal.After I left, I wrote a letter to the director of the DMV in Sacramento, complimenting the clerk who had helped me and voicing my appreciation for the service I got at that local DMV office. In return, I got a letter from the DMV director, along with a copy of the letter sent to the manager at that office.As it happened, I still had one more thing I had to take care of before leaving the state, and went back, and ended up with the same clerk. She remembered me, thanked me for writing that letter, and pointed over to a frame on the wall of the office. My letter was in the frame.If someone goes out of their way to assist you in some government office or anywhere, and does great credit to the organization or business they're working for, do something. Write a letter, or just an email, to the highest level person in that organization or business you can identify. It's a big deal for them, and not much trouble for you. Since it so rarely happens, it has a real impact.
yellerpup (9,382 posts)1. A proper thank you is more appreciated than most realize. When anyone does something nice for you it's only right that you thank them in a way that matters. Thanks for laying out the proper way to do it.
monmouth (19,971 posts)2. I had a car stolen at a gas station many years ago. My fault, running into the store part and leaving keys in the ignition. Police response was both swift, professional and kind towards my stupidity. Car was recovered two, three days later. I wrote the Chief to tell him about my experience and named the officers involved. He wrote back that the letter would be framed as it was so rare to hear compliments instead of complaints. I got a kick out of that and was pleased that all those involved had received copies.
Why was he moving out of the socialist paradise of California?
Too many mexicans clogging up the welfare office?
Most-married man dies at 88 Friday 20 June 1997The man listed in the Guinness Book of Records as being married the most times - 29 - has died at the age of 88.Glynn "Scotty" Wolfe, a flamboyant minister, died of heart disease on 10 June at a nursing home, 10 days before his first wedding anniversary with Linda Essex-Wolfe, who holds the title of the world's most-married woman, with 23 husbands.
