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Registry Fail

Jamie Lee — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:43:49 +0000

This weekend Peter and I started setting up our registries. The first one that we tackled was Williams-Sonoma. We were lured in by the beautiful kitchen gadgets, but within a short period of time the excitement had worn off and we felt stressed, overwhelmed, and annoyed. We waited for a long time before managing to talk with anyone. And when we finally got our scanner it didn’t work. The employees at the counter denied that this was not our fault and continued to tell us time and again that we were using it incorrectly, yet they never accompanied us over to an item to check if we were in fact messing up.

The following day I received this email in my inbox. Please note the highlighted portion.

Really? You’re a huge company but can’t hire someone smart enough to pull our names and plug them into an email? I felt a little bit insulted. I hate the wedding industry, but I don’t think many of these places realize just how bad their customer service really is. The following day Peter and I went over to Crate and Barrel and setting up a registry with them was SO easy. I doubt you’ll be surprised when I tell you that I got home and searched for everything that we registered for at Williams-Sonom a on the Crate & Barrel website. When I found an item that both stores carried, I promptly moved my selections from Williams-Sonoma to Crate & Barrel. I feel great about supporting the stronger business. How was registering for you? Did you love it or was it just kind of a nightmare?

Kitchen Rug

Jamie Lee — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:00:43 +0000

Dear People with Kitchens Rugs:

Who are you? What do you do? Do you have animals? Do you actually cook? Are you just insanely neat cooks who never spill anything on the floor? Do you wash your rug? Does it fit inside your washing machine? Please explain the logistics of this! Let me say that I don’t mean this post in a mean way. Truthfully I want to be you, so please help me. I would love a sweet little rug in our kitchen to liven up the area. I just have a feeling that with our habits the rug would go from sweet to nasty after the course of one meal.

{Young House Love}

{Bower Power}

I’ve read that natural fiber rugs work well in the kitchen, but I can’t help myself from thinking that various drippings would inevitably stain it and cause it to smell. Does anyone want to give us any advice? Has anyone tried this and had a bad experience? Please fill us in.

Cozy Kitchen

Jamie Lee — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:38:19 +0000

This just might be the coziest kitchen I’ve ever seen. Everything about it is just so cottage chic. I love the white cabinets that allow you to peak in at the wine glasses, the dark pulls on each of the drawers, the copper pitchers, the black and white tiled floor, and, most of all, the dark wooden countertop. It’s sheer beauty.

Image courtesy of Martha Stewart.com.