Gail Lacroix-Harms, Bookkeeper at Crayton Middle School in Columbia, South Carolina, always has a running cart with Quill. Graph paper, pencils, notebooks, paper, anything classrooms need. And when the cart fills up, it’s time to check out – and then start another cart.
Gail’s been buying from Quill for Crayton Middle School for a decade now, and she appreciates Quill’s competitive pricing as well as the excellent customer service.
“Quill has always made it very easy to be competitive with the pricing,” Gail said.
She also had some kind things to say about her Quill sales rep.
“Jason’s personality is dynamic. I really like him,” Gail said.
After talking to Jason Chaikin about Gail, we know for sure the feeling is mutual.
Jason told us, “Gail is genuine and so easy to work with. Talking to her puts a smile on my face.”
According to Gail, Jason and Gail have a relationship where Jason doesn’t “bug” her but instead, “Jason puts it in my ballpark and I appreciate that.” Gail knows anytime she contacts Jason, he’ll be there – even if it’s just to listen to a good story.
Gail called Jason with one of those stories recently.
It began years ago with Quill’s free gift rewards
It all started five years ago when Crayton Middle School realized they could save up points from their Quill orders to redeem for gifts. With Quill’s free Rewards program, the more you spend, the more points you earn. You can redeem these points instantly for coupons and gift rewards or save them up for bigger rewards.
“When we started seeing that we could get free gifts, right away we knew what we were going to do with them,” Gail told us.
They started redeeming points for flashlights, speakers, serving trays, coolers, toolboxes, anything they thought staff members might like.
“The teachers always need something to look forward to and to feel appreciated,” Gail said.
For years, they’ve been claiming these big-ticket items and giving them away at one special event. Every spring at the end-of-year luncheon, they raffle off these prizes from Quill for the staff.
An extra surprise this year
Gail just had to tell Jason about this year’s luncheon.
All the staff members look forward to the raffle every year and hope their number will be called, and the lucky few who win are delighted.
This year was special. As the numbers were being called and winners were coming up to the table excited to choose their prizes, the numbers just kept coming and the prizes weren’t running out. By the end, every single number had been called. It was heartwarming for Gail to watch.
Someone had their eye on one reward in particular
You never know which items teachers will find the most appealing. This year it was a food warming plate.
“Our band director came in and he said, ‘Oh, I like that.’ He really, really wanted it,” Gail said.
He staked his claim to that warming plate. However, another teacher got to it first.
But then, when the band director’s number was called, the teacher who had claimed the warming plate walked over and traded him his prize for hers. It turned out she had gotten the plate with him in mind all along.
A great end to the school year
“How wonderful that experience is every year, just to watch everyone look forward to it and get excited over it,” Gail said.
And with that, summer is officially here! In the education world, that means it’s almost time to buy school supplies again, and for Gail to keep filling her cart.
“I’m just really excited that we have a company where it’s beneficial for you as well as us,” Gail told us. “It means a lot to us and we appreciate it.”
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