Hello -
I am reaching out to send my sincerest THANKS to Joseph, who manages the frozen section at Wegmans Westwood, MA (you'll have to excuse me, as I am not sure of his exact title). Joseph is the true definition of customer service. Last week, I entered the store with a rather ridiculous request. I needed to purchase (50) bags of ice and I needed them available as soon as the store opened (2) days later. The initial girl I spoke with at customer service (who was also very helpful) entertained my request, but wasn't going to commit to it (who can blame her - it was farfetched). She so kindly took my information and said she would have Joseph contact me the following day. To be honest, at that point, I was slowly losing hope that this was going to happen for me. I have heard the same promise of 'follow-up' from other large, chain companies before and was never contacted. However, the very next morning I received a call from Joseph. He was so friendly, positive and eager to help me. I couldn't believe this was happening. Not only did he take my request seriously, but he couldn't have been more helpful. He confirmed my order and let me know that he (personally) would be there to meet me at 6am the day I needed the ice. WOW. I was blown away. I hung up the phone feeling incredibly relieved and grateful for Joseph. Now fast forward two days, I am groggy (from lack of sleep) and anxious (as I am about to host a golf tournament for 120+ of my top clients and customers) pulling up to Wegmans at 5:55am. My experience had been too good to be true so far - in my mind there was no way things could go this smoothly. I was bracing myself for the worst. As soon as I saw the doors being unlocked, I bolted in and asked for Joseph. Some (more) helpful associates greeted me and immediately called Joseph. They were ALL aware I was coming for the ice. Just a moment later, Joseph appeared with the biggest, friendliest, most welcoming smile on his face. As a reminder, this was at 6am. He had all of the ice on a pallet stacked and ready to go. He escorted me out to my car, got it loaded up for me, I paid and was on my way all within about 15 minutes from pulling up to the door. To tell you I was blown away by my experience would truly be an understatement. I am someone that works in hospitality and know that small gestures like this go a very long way. Joseph is a ROCK STAR. You couldn't be luckier to have him (along with all of the other staff I encountered over those couple of days) on your team. His positive attitude and willingness to help is invaluable. People like him are hard to come by nowadays. Please know that while I love Wegmans, I wasn't the most loyal customer before this. However, after this experience, I will be doing ALL of my shopping (and large ice orders) at your location from now on. It will be the ONLY place I shop. Please ensure Joseph is commended in the highest regard possible. If I had a position available, I would try to snatch him right up. He is AMAZING. Thank you to you and your team for truly making me shine on a day that was extremely important to me and my organization read more