Comments on: Men, Remember Women Like Warm and Fuzzy

By: Meadow

Meadow — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:14:59 +0000

That’s a smart answer to a difficult qeustion.

By: ARMA, Inc. (@armainc)

ARMA, Inc. (@armainc) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:10:36 +0000

We loved this story at ARMA and used it as a jumping point for a blog post: http://www.armainc.com/blog/archives/785

Thanks for sharing!

By: Karen E. Lund

Karen E. Lund — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:35:28 +0000

I beg to differ. Did that radiologist ASK if you wanted a blanket? Or did he just assume that the “girl” would be cold and need a warm fuzzy?

Here’s my story: I was donating platelets at a local blood center. I’d worn a short-sleeved wool-blend sweater (not easy to find) and a mid-calf wool skirt. A female staff member laid a blanket across me. I asked her to remove it.

“Are you hot? feverish? Should I get a doctor? Do you feel faint?” (Honest, she assumed I was ill!)

No, I’m fine just as I was. Please remove the blanket.

“But you’re wearing a skirt!”

It’s wool and covers well below my knees.

“But aren’t you cold?”

No. I was perfectly comfortable until you put the blanket on me. Did you force the five male donors in the room to use a blanket? I don’t see any of them with one. (Remember, for platelets I had needles in BOTH elbows and couldn’t move my arms.)

By all means offer–and it sounds like you, in a thin hospital gown, needed a blanket, as would a man. But one of the most important rules is, when a woman says “no” she means “no.”

By: sheconomy

sheconomy — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:55:12 +0000

Kat, I love your Warm/Wet Blanket awards concept! It is amazing the difference that just doing the simple things can make. Hats off for finding a creative way of driving that point home!

By: Kat Gordon

Kat Gordon — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:37:35 +0000

My agency’s entire marketing to moms philosophy is called What’s Your Blanket? based upon a similar act of caring that made an impression on me at the end of a yoga class. It’s become such a good litmus test for marketing that we now give out Warm Blanket and Wet Blanket awards to brands who understand how to care for the caretaker…and those who don’t.

By: Medical Male Marketers: If Airlines Can Let Me Know They’re Running Late, Doctors Can Too « She-conomy

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:28:00 +0000

[...] Let’s bump up the temp, guys. Better yet, give me a cozy blanket. Come to think of it, airlines do that [...]

By: alunatunes

alunatunes — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:50:08 +0000

Great story! Customer service is what it’s all about. My favorite office supply store is in the West End – we live in the EAST end. It’s a 40 mile round trip and I delightfully make it JUST for the customer service.
I pointed this out to the manager not long ago and now I’d treated even MORE special. Same thing with the market. I’ll pay higher prices to be treated with dignity, respect and consideration.
Customer service is a fine art.

By: Michelle Poe

Michelle Poe — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:35:51 +0000

How true your story and point is! I have had experiences with the public, doctors, retailers, ect. that seemed awful up until the point where that magical thing happens – understanding – and I truly only remember or talk about the understanding part. It takes so little sometimes to turn a situation around. Great post!

By: Lorian Rivers

Lorian Rivers — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:35:34 +0000

I have spent many a night in the ER..waiting to find out if I will be admitted or not.

If you are lucky, and nice….you can get extra blankets and MAYBE a pillow. But on 2 occassion, I actually was given WARM BLANKETS and OMG ..what a difference that made in my ordeal!

By: Men, Home Depot Knows How to Build Female Relationships with Twitter. Do you? « She-conomy

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:38:30 +0000

[...] may be something small, but it’s the extra little touches that go a long way.” (Sound like a recent blanket story?) Anyway, this tweet shows where HomeDepot thanked her for her earlier post, letting even more [...]