The time is flying by as we are building a new shopping experience. We are weeks away from seeing the site come together. It's like giving birth. By the time you reach the ninth month, you are so excited to meet the child that has been developing. (Ok - you moms know what I'm talking about). Gettington is another baby that I will have the opportunity to watch grow and I can't wait to see it live.
There are so many things to share, but first you need to meet the Gettington that I already know. The best (but long) way is to share the Gettington story. This is envisioned to be the About Us page on the site. Please provide feedback. I would love to get your thoughts. BTW, my friends on Twitter helped with the signoff. Thank you @lisafischer, @brenda_haines, @jfernandez and @MohitGarg_.
About Us
More great brands, more ways to pay… and a bag full of surprises!
We are family.
Yes, that’s a Sister Sledge song from 1979 and definitely shows my age, but Gettington is all about the family and we are family just like you. We are mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, husbands, wives, aunts, uncles and we juggle life the same ways you do. We work hard and manage our family budget best we can. We figure out how to get our kids to soccer, baseball and dance, and we nurse them back to health when they’re sick. We treasure our friends, plan vacations, try to save for rainy days…and never have enough time!
Our family at Gettington has designed this shopping experience with your family in mind. We want to provide a little help along the way, save you some time and hassles, and maybe even simplify life a little. And that starts by providing you the choices you need, from the great brands that we carry to a huge assortment of products, over 20,000 and growing.
We understand that managing your budget is very important. Every product at Gettington is offered with three ways to pay so you can decide what works best for your budget. You can pay in full using your own credit card. Or you can pay over just four months with our FAST Option. Or give yourself more time with low monthly payments by using our EASY Option. Every page of the website has a control panel that displays your product selections along with your payment options of Pay Now, Fast Option (4-pay) or EASY Option (extended pay).
We created these options so you can have choices in how to pay. But unlike typical credit card companies, you won’t find us in the nickel and dime game or trying to create “perma-debt”. In fact, our options help you pay off your balance much faster than typical credit cards. We believe that transparency and honesty is the path to great decisions. At any time you can view the total payment cost from your control panel.
We also believe that random acts of kindness make the world a better place. We make random acts of kindness part of our everyday life through the Gettington Goodie Bag. When you create your account online you will automatically receive a virtual goodie bag. At any time there will be special items placed in your goodie bag – from secret sales, limited-edition merchandise, special discounts, and even freebies. Check your Gettington Goodie Bag often, as the goodies do expire.
That’s it, from our family to yours. Hope to see you back often.
Live well-Live great,
Paula Drum
General Manager, Gettington
PS – We want to hear from you. Please let us know what you liked and what you don’t like so we can provide the best service for you.
Paula: This sounds interesting. The payment options and Goodie Bag are different for sure. I'm wondering though, beyond those elements how Gettington will differ from Alice.com. Are you concerned about creating a new Yahoo vs. Google with the both Gettington and Alice.com being launched around the same time? I admire you for joining such a new and different venture.
Posted by: Geri Rosman | July 08, 2009 at 07:44 AM