This week, seemed so full, that I felt as though I needed to remind everyone,
that while we seem busy with our customers and our families and there is always
a rush to get everything done--that needs to get done, that we need to remember
that there are others out there, who are not doing well and who, through no fault of
there own, continue to experience pain in their lives, for a multitude of reasons.
I am thinking that we all have our troubles, our issues and our problems to work out,
but I have been thinking of one of our employees, and the fact that his wife is very ill.
It is not just that this family has two young children, and that his wife is battling a terrible
disease, but I just wanted to give a little credit to the man who has to not only deal with
work, children, and a household, but also has to manage to take care of his wife.
If you ask me, and no one really has....that this man is going through quite a bit, and I wanted
to give him some kudo's for being so strong and for being able to do all he needs to do, for his
family and for us at work. I have to confess, that I am not sure if I were that man, I would
be as strong and even keeled as he has been, given what he is going through, daily.
I can only imagine his pain and admire his perserverence, and I find it difficult to be able
to know where he gets his strength, but I want to pay an anonymous tribute to him and give
thanks that he is on our team. You get to find out a lot about people when they go through
tuff times; like how they handle adversity, or if they take it out on others, as so many of us seem to do.
I am just not sure, how he does it, but I want the world to know how proud of him I am and that
just thinking of what he is going through makes me realize how lucky we are to have him a part of our extended family, at Box Brothers.
If nothing else, this man shows us how to live life, and we should all take note, as bad things happen to good people all the time, it seems, and I have to admit, how we react to them makes all the difference in how we really live life.
While this post may seem a bit distant to the subject of boxes, packaging and shipping, I am of the belief that we all need to be reminded of how important some things are and how we tend
to focus on less important matters, all the time. Traffic, errands, policies, procedures, and stuff like that.
I do not often ask people to pray for others, especially for those who we might not even know, but I am hopeful that we can all learn from the pain of others and be better people for it. To the extent that we can foster than kind of attitude here at Box Brothers, I feel that anything is possible, even a complete recovery for our employee's wife. Lets employ the power of positive
thinking and then we can all get to be much better place.
Box Brothers, founded in 1985 in So. California, is the industry leader in the sales of moving and shipping services, custom packaging, domestic or international. We offer fine art handling, storage, custom crating, auction fulfillment services, expert packaging and a full repertoire of shipping services, including air & ocean. Less than Truckload (LTL) service. We provide specialized logistical solutions and multi-national corporations. CALL 800-842-6937
Friday, July 8, 2011
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Jonathan Knight from NKOTB
New Kids meets New Boxes. This was forwarded to us from one of our friends, who follows Jonathan on twitter. And knew we would love to see the photos .And we do, Jonathan was in the all boys band New Kids on The Block,in the 80s. he's leaving Los Angeles and is all boxed up. http://lockerz.com/s/117463791Did you know Jonathan has over 100,000 flowers on Twitter ? For more on the NKOTB check out wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Kids_on_the_Block
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Friday, July 1, 2011
Wowzi-Wow-Wow!
While I might be new to Yelp, I am certainly no stranger to the Santa Monica Box Bros. outfit. To sum them up, I think Christopher Walken said it best when yelling "WOWZI-WOW-WOW!". Hands down, you cannot find a more pro & friendly team to package and ship your things. The only business I would entrust with my items to be handled without standing next to them. Drop off and pick up later: never been a problem. Top shelf and Ray is as good as it gets: fast, friendly (well, not to me, but in general) and, funny guy that he is, always good for a laugh. Simply doesn't get any better than this. Thanks guys & no worries: I'll pester you again soon enough.....
Things You Do Not Expect.....
For the past couple of years, those of us in the moving and storage or transportation industry,
have waited, on the west coast, for what we had always come to expect, a summer season that
was busier than other times in the year. After all, summer season, for as long as I can remember, was the time kids were out of school, it was hot, and that was the time you moved.
There are also, of course, many "artificial times for moving," as one matures: college, first job,
from an apartment to a home, or as we have seen in recent times, moving to cut costs, or for
worse reasons (foreclosure, etc), but with the "great recession" as the politicians have deemed it,
the moving and transportation sectors, as well as its supporting cast (vendors, salespeople, small shipment providers, craters, packers, product firms, insurance agencies.....) have not seen a traditional uptick in moving in over two years.
I can tell you that this abnormal economic activity, or the lack thereof, poses some issues for all of us in this field, but while we have adjusted, cut back, trimmed and found new ways to become
more efficient, what I did not expect, was how the industry, in the midst of what has become a
busy and good year for the moving industry, in 2011, at how many of the transportation firms have dealt with the basic fact that demand has outstripped supply today.
To be honest, I wish I had more to complain about, as personally, I have not ever seen too much
business, as at Box Brothers, we do not lie to customers and make promises that we cannot keep, as we are not about anything other than giving the customer the best we can. And I never feel as though, we are busy enough, as I know that there are many true and good customers who will receive bad or mediocre service from other firms who promise the world
and could care less about telling the truth.
This, I am told, even included the major van lines, who were obviously too smart for their own
good, as with the capacity they lost in the last few years, they greedily accepted orders from
unsuspecting customers who are waiting for their furniture and clothes and medicines that
are not only late, but way late. I have no mercy for these liars, as while there is good reason
to try to get all the business you can, it is my belief that you have a duty to provide the truth
and not mislead the public, as this industry is already suffering from issues of credibility, which
is why many firms have come in and taken share away from the traditional movers, over the past few years (ABF U Pack, Pods, etc).
Ask me, all this was predictable, like a home run hitter striking out to much, but what I did not
expect was the low class crap (pardon my French....) from my so called competitors, who have
not only attempted to steal my employees, but have reached out to bribe them, to come to work for them.
Maybe I should feel flattered, that we, at Box Brothers, have assets and people that are coveted,
and maybe the best these competitors can do is sneak around and try to steal people with no
real intent to keep them, just use them to get through this summer moving season, as the flow this year is not a trend, I am sorry to say, but a result of pent up demand, as the housing industry is hurting and most people who work are still trying to just hold on. This demand we
are seeing today, is not the result of people moving up, better jobs attained, or new opportunities
abounding. I hope I am wrong, and I have seen stranger things, but these sleazeballs, who seek
to rape and pillage, are ridiculous, and if this is the best they can do, to try to steal from others,
they are pretty sad. I just hope they get what is coming to them, but when I talk like this, people simply say that I am naive. That business dictates, that the ends justify the means.
Maybe they are right, but I am not going to run this firm to screw people, customers or employees, as no matter how bad things get or how good they get, as well, the ends do not always justify the means, and if there is any justice in the world, what goes around will come around.
I am proud to report that all is well here and that our foundations are strong and well built and
while we do have to stretch a little, I can promise all of you who work here, that no one will come
and accuse you of lying to them, accuse us of over promising and under delivering and that we always to try to make sure that the customer is the reason we come to work. I just wish
everyone else in this crazy business would do the same, instead of lying, stealing and not caring
about the people who pay their salaries, the customers.
have waited, on the west coast, for what we had always come to expect, a summer season that
was busier than other times in the year. After all, summer season, for as long as I can remember, was the time kids were out of school, it was hot, and that was the time you moved.
There are also, of course, many "artificial times for moving," as one matures: college, first job,
from an apartment to a home, or as we have seen in recent times, moving to cut costs, or for
worse reasons (foreclosure, etc), but with the "great recession" as the politicians have deemed it,
the moving and transportation sectors, as well as its supporting cast (vendors, salespeople, small shipment providers, craters, packers, product firms, insurance agencies.....) have not seen a traditional uptick in moving in over two years.
I can tell you that this abnormal economic activity, or the lack thereof, poses some issues for all of us in this field, but while we have adjusted, cut back, trimmed and found new ways to become
more efficient, what I did not expect, was how the industry, in the midst of what has become a
busy and good year for the moving industry, in 2011, at how many of the transportation firms have dealt with the basic fact that demand has outstripped supply today.
To be honest, I wish I had more to complain about, as personally, I have not ever seen too much
business, as at Box Brothers, we do not lie to customers and make promises that we cannot keep, as we are not about anything other than giving the customer the best we can. And I never feel as though, we are busy enough, as I know that there are many true and good customers who will receive bad or mediocre service from other firms who promise the world
and could care less about telling the truth.
This, I am told, even included the major van lines, who were obviously too smart for their own
good, as with the capacity they lost in the last few years, they greedily accepted orders from
unsuspecting customers who are waiting for their furniture and clothes and medicines that
are not only late, but way late. I have no mercy for these liars, as while there is good reason
to try to get all the business you can, it is my belief that you have a duty to provide the truth
and not mislead the public, as this industry is already suffering from issues of credibility, which
is why many firms have come in and taken share away from the traditional movers, over the past few years (ABF U Pack, Pods, etc).
Ask me, all this was predictable, like a home run hitter striking out to much, but what I did not
expect was the low class crap (pardon my French....) from my so called competitors, who have
not only attempted to steal my employees, but have reached out to bribe them, to come to work for them.
Maybe I should feel flattered, that we, at Box Brothers, have assets and people that are coveted,
and maybe the best these competitors can do is sneak around and try to steal people with no
real intent to keep them, just use them to get through this summer moving season, as the flow this year is not a trend, I am sorry to say, but a result of pent up demand, as the housing industry is hurting and most people who work are still trying to just hold on. This demand we
are seeing today, is not the result of people moving up, better jobs attained, or new opportunities
abounding. I hope I am wrong, and I have seen stranger things, but these sleazeballs, who seek
to rape and pillage, are ridiculous, and if this is the best they can do, to try to steal from others,
they are pretty sad. I just hope they get what is coming to them, but when I talk like this, people simply say that I am naive. That business dictates, that the ends justify the means.
Maybe they are right, but I am not going to run this firm to screw people, customers or employees, as no matter how bad things get or how good they get, as well, the ends do not always justify the means, and if there is any justice in the world, what goes around will come around.
I am proud to report that all is well here and that our foundations are strong and well built and
while we do have to stretch a little, I can promise all of you who work here, that no one will come
and accuse you of lying to them, accuse us of over promising and under delivering and that we always to try to make sure that the customer is the reason we come to work. I just wish
everyone else in this crazy business would do the same, instead of lying, stealing and not caring
about the people who pay their salaries, the customers.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Daily News Reader's choice Awards
The Daily News is having their readers choice awards for 2011. All votes need to be in by Sunday July 3rd. lets all vote for the best store in the Valley. The Daily News has been doing this for years. Let's finish on the top of the list this year, we can only do this with your help.
Use this link. http://www.la-dev.com/ReadersC
Let's get the vote out !!!!
Pack & Ship of Paintings of The Great Outdoors
If you can't get outdoors and you don't get cable, the next best things are paintings and photos. The picture on the top, of the tree with the yellow leaves ,is a great shoot of a tree in the fall. This is something we don't see much of in Southern California. The one on the bottom looks like a photo from Arrowhead or even up north like Tahoe, or it could be Oregon or Washington. The point is unless you go outdoors and like camping or hiking or just a get away, their is nothing like being out in the fresh air, with a running stream with the background of the mountains, any time you get to be with mother nature, you can't go wrong. This is your chance to go out and relax and enjoy the July 4th weekend whether you go to the park or camping, always remember to be safe. And take some photos, so you could look back into time and smile and say they were the good old days. here is a link if you're looking to go camping http://koa.com/ When you get back this will have already been packed and shipped out of Santa Monica
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