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Marine depot has shipped my items!

I thought this was interesting. This is the text of the email I got about my items being shipped.


Good news, JOHN!

Your aquarium supplies have been carefully picked from Marine Depot's shelves like delicate berries and placed into a wicker basket lined with unicorn fur. With the grace of a ballerina, we tiptoed them to our packing station where Santa's Elves who work with us during their off-season prepared your order for shipment.

Your products were methodically placed in each box using techniques taught to us by a former Tetris World Champion. Using a pair of tweezers, we placed hundreds of packing peanuts one-by-one into every nook and cranny to ensure safe transport. We are proud to share with you that our packing peanuts are reusable, recyclable, biodegradable and made using 100% recycled content. They also do not trigger peanut allergies. Eat your heart out, Mr. Peanut.

Saying goodbye to such sought-after products is always gut-wrenching. That is why we offer employees unlimited handkerchiefs as a part of our generous benefits package. As your order was whisked away at light speed down our assembly line into the loving arms of the shipping courier, our warehouse elves, with tears in their eyes, joined hands and whispered, "Jábba sô kalîk qonay." We don't speak Elvish ourselves, but they tell us the rough translation is "May these supplies bring stability and success to the aquarium and its owner." Wow, we are getting a little choked up ourselves now. Thanks, elves.

As the delivery truck pulled away from our warehouse dock, a rare double rainbow appeared overhead. That's when we knew the products we had raised since they were mere hatchlings were on their way to a better home. Please take care of them and, we promise, they will take care of you.


With sincere appreciation,
 

TanksNStuff

Officer Emeritus
Officer Emeritus
So, you can either appreciate their creativity and humor... or ... you can sit and wonder how sane (or insane) the person running things over there is. :eek:
 

Fish Brain

Officer Emeritus
Officer Emeritus
Funny thing is that this is not the only aquarium company that does things like this.

Glass-holes has some pretty interesting e-mails every so often too. Plus the candy you get with your order is a cool touch.


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radiata

NJRC Member
Wait until you place an order with reefs2go and start getting daily robo-phone-calls reminding you of the date they'll be shipping your order!
 
"Please people, stay away from the brown acid"

"Ok, we've had some word that there is some bad red rope licorice circulating in the crowd. Please stay away from the red rope licorice. Do not bite any off or chew it. It could cause a dental emergency..."

~Garth
 
Here's their Christmas one:

Ho, ho, ho!

Greetings from the North Pole! The MarineDepot.com staff recently seized control of Santa`s Workshop and we`ll be making this our home base for the remainder of the holiday season. We`ve instructed the elves to halt their regular toy-making duties to refocus their efforts on packing orders of aquarium supplies for good little boys and girls around the world.

We are pleased to inform you St. Nick is now en route with your order. Eight tiny reindeer are ordinarily capable of pulling Santa`s sleigh, but 2013 is no ordinary year. We`ve stuffed Santa`s sleigh so full of aquarium equipment that Rudolph himself has reluctantly agreed to come out of retirement to help ensure the safe delivery of your order. We replaced his old metal halide nose with a bright red LED to lead our spirited sled team to the address listed below.
 
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