Posted by FWP/WA on 3/26/07 11:05pm
Msg #182099
thanks to an anonymous notary
Although I haven't done a signing yet, I did have the privledge of notarizing a doc for a lady on Sat (my first entry for my logbook). At the end of the appointment, I casually asked her where she found my name, and she stated that she got my name from a notary in Puyallup, who had referred her to a notary the first time she needed one, back in Tacoma.
She told me that this notary, has now referred her to two different notaries, 1 in Tacoma, and me in Federal Way, but has never actually done any work for her. I thought this was pretty nice, that this woman (the notary, she hinted that she was female) was willing to refer other notaries on two different occasions, as I guess what I would call great customer (public?) service.
So to whoever it was that referred her to me, Thanks!
| Reply by Mindy_WA on 3/26/07 11:24pm
Msg #182104
Andrew,
I always try to refer the caller to someone...even if it means that I have to look it up and call them back. If I am at the office and I can find someone I know, I will most certainly see what I can do.
FWIW, I am not the one who referred you but, if I am looking for a notary, I will always choose people I have met, and like, over someone I don't know. If I don't know anyone, I will choose a poster that I have seen here over anyone else. (If they seem like they know what they are doing)
I also will tell them what I know about the person I refer, and if I don't know what kind of work they do, I will let them know that, as well.
I think, if they know I will try to find someone for them, they may remember me when they have a signing in my area. It gets difficult in this area. We become very rural, very quickly. Not a lot of people listed for the outlying areas. A typical example would be...we get calls all the time for Clarkston, WA. It's about a solid 2 hour drive for us. Most companies wouldn't know that Lewiston, ID is literally acrossed the river. Most ID notaries would hold dual commission in an area like that. People are more than grateful when they get clues.
I may get bashed here, but I feel it's good customer service.
| Reply by Ernest__CT on 3/27/07 5:39am
Msg #182115
Referrals are good customer service, and ...
... what goes around comes around.
Networking helps everyone. Not everyone needs a MOBILE Notary. Not everyone who needs a Notary can get to an office during office hours. I'd rather refer people who need a simple one-doc notarization done and serve people who have more complex needs.
T'other day I said, "If you can get to xxx in MyTown, they have a Notary on staff that will do a good job for you." "That's funny," the caller replied, "they just gave me your number!" The soonest all signers would be available was an hour after the storefront closed for the day.
Last night I referred a very lucrative loan signing to a fellow member of our very loose network. I couldn't do the signing due to previous commitments, but I knew that the need was urgent and the other NSA would do an outstanding job.
| Reply by Gary_CA on 3/27/07 11:17am
Msg #182180
Refferals are like a magic penny... n/m
| Reply by Gary_CA on 3/27/07 11:20am
Msg #182181
come on Doc, sing along...
hold it tight and you wouln't have any
lend it spend and give it away
and they'll roll all over the floor....
Being grateful for a refferal received is the first magic potion for business success...
but being generous to pass them out is the second.
That lady got something out of it too... The signer thinks she's smart just cause she knew you.
It's amazing what good biz it is just to be nice!
| Reply by Signing_Doc on 3/27/07 1:30pm
Msg #182214
Re: come on Doc, sing along...you...asked for it..you got it
Magic Penny
(Malvina Reynolds)
Love is something if you give it away
Give it away, give it away
Love is something if you give it away
You end up having more
It's just like a magic penny
Hold it tight & you won't have any
Lend it, spend it & you'll have so many
They'll roll all over the floor, for
Love is something if you give it away
Give it away, give it away
Love is something if you give it away
You end up having more
It isn't how much money you give
But how much love that you give with it
So give what you can and you'll get love
Now everybody sing!
Love is something if you give it away
Give it away, give it away
Love is something if you give it away
You end up having more
And laughter is something if you give it away
Give it away, give it away
Love is something if you give it away
You end up having more
Our Lord never held back his love
It comes down freely from above
As we get, so should we give
Down at the Port Ewen RCA!
Love is something if you give it away
Give it away, give it away
Love is something if you give it away
You end up having more
New verses by Bob Lusk for
Port Ewen Reformed Church 8/31/92
BL
| Reply by Susan Fischer on 3/27/07 10:55pm
Msg #182320
Thanks for that! My favorite song of hers is "Little Boxes" n/m
| Reply by Signing_Doc on 3/28/07 9:08am
Msg #182341
Re: Thanks for that! "Little Boxes" Here it is!
Malvina Reynolds
1. Little boxes on the hillside,
Little boxes made of ticky-tacky,
Little boxes, little boxes,
Little boxes, all the same.
There's a green one and a pink one
And a blue one and a yellow one
And they're all made out of ticky-tacky
And they all look just the same.
2. And the people in the houses
All go to the university,
And they all get put in boxes,
Little boxes, all the same.
And there's doctors and there's lawyers
And business executives,
And they're all made out of ticky-tacky
And they all look just the same.
3. And they all play on the golf-course,
And drink their Martini dry,
And they all have pretty children,
And the children go to school.
And the children go to summer camp
And then to the university,
And they all get put in boxes
And they all come out the same.
4. And the boys go into business,
And marry, and raise a family,
And they all get put in boxes,
Little boxes, all the same.
There's a green one and a pink one
And a blue one and a yellow one
And they're all made out of ticky-tacky
And they all look just the same.
| Reply by Lisa Prestegard on 3/28/07 9:16am
Msg #182347
Cool! The theme song from Showtime's "Weeds"! n/m
| Reply by Susan Fischer on 3/28/07 11:16am
Msg #182383
Oh, Doc, thank you! Malvina was one of the greats.
For some reason, whenever I hear Rosalie Sorrells, I think of Malvina Reynolds.
A bunch of years ago, my friend Suzi (a plumber) called me to ask if I wanted to ride up to Rosalie's place - a little spread in one of the gulches north of Boise - to fix a problem with the loo. It was her 50th BD, and she was having a gathering that weekend. She invited us to stay, and we camped out with folks who came from all over; the famous, the infamous, and the just plain groovy. Music filled the dry, rocky canyon for two days and nights, and around the campfire one evening, I suggested "Little Boxes." With a nod to Utah Phillips, and in gentle, perfect harmony, they complied.
In reverie,
Susie
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