Judith4Jancyn Wrote:
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> I agree that it sounds like a training issue with
> that scheduler.
>
> On the Sassie system, the scheduler gets a choice
> right before sending the email: Zip code, area
> code, state or country. Almost all of the time
> zip code is chosen. In almost four years of doing
> this, I have personally used country three times.
>
> Sometimes I get nasty grams from shoppers because
> a shop is inconvenient for them. One that comes
> to mind was when I was scheduling shops on Shelter
> Island, NY. When I would send the posting out by
> 10 miles, some parts of CT would be included.
> Granted, it's across water, but it's 10 miles
> nonetheless. If I had a dollar for every shopper
> who sent me a mean email about it, I wouldn't be
> working today. But, my only options were to turn
> off ALL shop postings for them or just ask them to
> delete what didn't apply.
Thank you, Jill, for telling us what the set options are in Sassie. I never knew how it was set up before reading this.
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