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How many times have you picked up the telephone to call a company and found yourself in an electronic maze? "Please press 1 to place an order." "Press 2 to report a problem." "Press 3 for..." When you finally get through pressing all the buttons and listening to the background music or infomercials, what happens? More often than not...you end up getting cut off!

The sad thing is that this appears to be the norm for customer "service" in the "New Millennium;" at least for companies who have forgotten just who it is they supposedly serve. What a shame!

We are a high-tech company in terms of the processes we offer, but we're pretty "old-fashioned" when it comes to the customers who make up our extended family. When you call our toll-free number, 800-327-1776, you'll speak to a real, live person who is 1) fully qualified and 2) really cares about you and your photographic concerns.

Perhaps you'd like to see the faces of the nice folks who man (or woman) our phones.

Dorothy is our Customer Service supervisor. She has been with our laboratory for 25 years. Every bit the Southern lady, Dorothy hails from North Carolina. Following her husband Whitey's retirement from the U.S. Marines, Dorothy started with us in a part-time job. She's been an important part of our family ever since.

 

Louise has been with our company for 20 years. Born in Pennsylvania, she spent most of her married life in the metropolitan New York area. Her specialty is sports photography and she is on a first name basis with most of the professional photographers of the National Football League and Major League Baseball who we serve. Louise is very much a "can do" person, who goes out of her way to fulfill every customer's needs...above and beyond their expectations.

 

Tim is Mr. Precision. Beyond being an expert advisor to customers seeking answers to photographic and computer questions, Tim also supervises our Data Entry department. He's probably the person you'll speak to regarding anything to do with credit or billing. A native of North Carolina, you'll find Tim easy to deal with and always a gentleman.

 

Karen truly cares about every customer. If you call with a question and she doesn't know...or isn't 100% sure of the answer...Karen will tenaciously hunt down whoever she thinks has the "truth." It's kind of a running joke in our company about the number of times she goes directly to Dale with a Customer Service "concern" to make sure she's doing the "right" thing. Karen is an absolute pleasure...and the best friend a customer could ever have!

 

Elaine was born to speak on the telephone. You'll recognize her by her sheer enthusiasm. She knows every product and service we offer...and is constantly working toward the new and the better. Most of the new, digital services we offer are her ideas...and many of those ideas come from her being such a great listener to your ideas. So, if you get Elaine on the phone, give her a "piece of your mind"...or at least your favorite idea. She'll really appreciate listening to it.

 

Peggy is such an "up" person you'll probably hear her smile over the telephone. She also loves photography and can answer just about any question on the "how" of picture taking. When she's not answering phones, Peggy works directly with photographers at our Customer Service Counter.

 

Penny helps keep track of enlarging and reprint orders as well as individual "scanning" orders for Photo CDs and Picture CDs. She has an uncanny knack for simplifying even the most complex, customized orders so they go smoothly through the lab. Originally from St. Paul, Penny still lapses into speaking Minnesotan every now and then. But, if you call her, you'll find Penny as friendly as Florida sunshine!


We speak your language!

With the diversity of our Customer Service staff we have a multitude of American-English accents. If English is not your native language, we'll be happy to conduct the conversation in any of the many other languages we also speak. They include:

German, Spanish, Russian and Ukrainian

We live and work in a global economy, serving people on all continents. Our aim is to be your photo lab...wherever you live. So, if at any time we can be of service, please call upon us. We're here to help!

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Dale Laboratories
2960 Simms Street, Hollywood, FL 33020-1579
800-327-1776 * 954-925-0103
Fax: 954-922-3008 * E-mail: info@dalelabs.com