Hey, Faithful Customers!

Today begins the celebratory event that gets recognized the world over—welcome to Customer Service Week. Since we have the utmost respect and appreciation for our customers, everyone here at Everything Summer Camp is happy to acknowledge the importance behind customer service and to salute everyone who consistently displays diligent service and effective support for their customers.

So how did such an event come to be? Customer Service Week is a rather new event to be celebrated. It started in the early 90’s. Since 1991, an organization called the Customer Service Group has continued to sponsor an official program dubbed the Customer Service Week.

From providing instructional information on customer service to getting materials ready for celebration, the Customer Service Group has done so much to inspire the hundreds of professionals who help create the Customer Service Week celebration with their celebration ideas and plans.

One year later, the United States Congress declared the first full week in October to be Customer Service Week, making it a nationally recognized, annual event. This year’s Customer Service Week starts today and ends on Friday the 11th.

So what’s the point in celebrating Customer Service Week? Well, because we’re people—because our hard work continues when we see that people appreciate it. We want to know that we’re making a difference.

Without customers who appreciated the way they were served and taken care of, Everything Summer Camp couldn’t exist (nor could any other organization that relies on its customers). It’s a pretty important thing.

Customer Service Week is based off five essential goals:

1.) Motivate, encourage teamwork and boost morale in general

2.) Reward representatives for the important work they do all throughout the year

3.) Raise company-wide understanding of the importance behind customer service

4.) Thank other departments for their support

5.) Remind customers of your commitment to customer satisfaction

- John

Hey there, Fans of Everything Summer Camp!

Remember our Blog posts where I introduced you to the hard workers who help keep this online outfitter running smoothly? Well, today, I have something to help you get to know us even better here at Everything Summer Camp. I’ll be talking about specific employees and their favorite particular products that we offer right here at Everything Summer Camp.

Jessica, our Supervisor in the Call Center, is first up to tell us what her favorite Everything Summer Camp product is. “Besides the AWESOME trunks, which I own two of,” Jessica says her favorite product is the Bunkhouse Wool Plaid Blanket.

Probably one of the nicest features of The Bunkhouse Plaid Wool Blanket is that despite the fact that it’s made up of 60% wool, it doesn’t have the typical feel that wool usually does. “You think it would be itchy and irritating, but it’s not!” says Jessica.

“I love the weight of it,” she says, “And the size is big enough to cover a twin size bed. Not only does this blanket serve the purpose of keeping you warm, it comes in some great colors. My favorite is the red and black color, but all the colors can match any décor or camper’s tastes!”

These Bunkhouse Plaid Wool Blankets are naturally flame-retardant. Jessica says that it’s “A great blanket for a cool night out at the campfire or just cuddling up on a cold winter night in front of the TV.”

It’s easy to care for too; just machine wash on gentle cycle, add fabric softener to the final rinse and tumble-dry on low heat.

So wrap yourself up with this smooth finished, wool blanket and find out firsthand for yourself why the Bunkhouse Plaid Wool Blanket is Jessica’s favorite product from Everything Summer Camp.

Hey, Baseball Fans!

October is my favorite month! If you’re all baseball nuts like me, then you probably already know that October is the month of the World Series. That’s why the World Series is occasionally referred to as the Fall Classic. This time of year, you’re far from alone if you’ve got baseball on the brain!

Currently, in the American League, the Tampa Bay Rays are taking on the Cleveland Indians in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs. The winner of that series will move on to face the Boston Red Sox while the Oakland A’s will square off against the Detroit Tigers.

Over in the National League the the Central Division is well represented by the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds who are battling to determine which team will have a chance to dethrone the Central Division Champion, St. Louis Cardinals. The second round in the National League will also see the Atlanta Braves face off against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

If your favorite team made it to the playoffs, then why not support them all the way to the World Series with our MLB Teammates team logos from Fathead? You can stick these on your camp trunk or find a different home for them. You’re safe as long as it’s a smooth, clean, and dry surface (and so long as it’s okay with your parents).

Don’t worry, Parents—you can move these stickers around as much as you want and they won’t lose their stick. They’re as safe on surfaces as they are around children! Each MLB Teammates package comes with one to three team logo decals about one square foot in size.

So whether you’re rooting for this team or that team, check out our collection of MLB Teammates team logo decals from Fathead at Everything Summer Camp.

Play ball!

Hey, BFF’s!

You’re no doubt making new, lifelong friendships as this school year blooms. Or maybe you’ve even been able to keep in touch with a nearby friend you made from summer camp. In any case, best of friends normally want to spend as much time together as they can in order to squeeze the fun out of every second in the day.

What better way to spend every waking minute together (and every sleeping one too) than to have a sleepover? That way you’re having fun from the very second you fall asleep and immediately when you wake up in the morning. You couldn’t possibly squeeze in more opportunity for fun!

While the weather still allows, you can even do some backyard camping and reminisce about the days of summer camp. All you need is a tent, a good friend, and a sleeping bag (maybe a flashlight too if you’re going to tell ghost stories). Rest assured that Everything Summer Camp has you covered on sleeping bags to keep the chill of a cool night out of your bones.

You probably don’t need anything too fancy in the line of sleeping bags for “roughin’ it” in the backyard since you can always just go inside for the night if the air is too chilly. Pay attention to the temperature ratings of individual sleeping bags so you know how cool of a night a particular bag is meant to handle.

You can find a great assortment of high quality and reliable, brand name sleeping bags at Everything Summer Camp like Wenzel, Exxel Outdoors, Columbia, and Kelty for your sleepover needs. Let us help you to make life as much fun as it can be!

Till next time, Sleepover Fans!

Hey, Everybody!

Guess who else of our favorite Hollywood figures went to summer camp when she was around your age. One of my personal favorites—Maggie Gyllenhaal! She went to the same summer camp as her equally famous brother, Jake Gyllenhaal, Camp Walt Whitman in New Hampshire.

Camp Walt Whitman is a warm, inviting summer camp community that strives year after year to give kids a wonderful summer experience that introduces them to close friends and a picture of his or her own self-worth. This camp was obviously nothing but a positive influence for the Gyllenhaal kids.

Born in New York City, Maggie was the daughter of Stephen Gyllenhaal—a film director—and Naomi Gyllenhaal—a film producer and screenwriter. At an early age her family moved to Los Angeles, California.

Maggie went to school at the Harvard-Westlake prep school and graduated in 1995. At that point, she moved back to New York to go to Columbia University. She graduated with a Bachelor of the Arts in 1999.

By the time she was 15 she already had her feature film debut in a film directed by her father called Waterland. The next year, she played a role in another one alongside her brother and then again in 1998. But her popularity in the world of films didn’t really boom until she played the role of her actual brother’s on-screen sister in the cult classic from 2001, Donnie Darko.

Other films she has been in are Mona Lisa Smile in which she worked alongside Julia Roberts, Nanny McPhee Returns in which she played the role of Mrs. Green, and the sequel to the movie Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, in which she plays Rachel Dawes.

Camp was a great influence on Maggie Gyllenhaal. What will it do for you?