Archive for April, 2008, click title to see full post

Help Pioneer Commerce on the Internet

April 30th, 2008 @ 11:29 am by zymetric

This is very funny for all of you nerds & internet geeks who happen to work in e-commerce. Most of you won’t get it though, no worries.
 
Via techcrunch

Standard USPS Priority Shipping is Standard

April 29th, 2008 @ 2:58 pm by zymetric

“Priority” is nothing more than a name. It is marketing and does not convey urgency or speed.
On our shipping page, during the checkout process, and in your account the reason we state that USPS standard priority mail typically averages 3-4 business days for delivery once shipped is because that is how long it usually […]

Drunk Redneck Break Dancing

April 25th, 2008 @ 3:04 pm by zymetric

In part 4 of our staff profiles we bring you Chris, our resident redneck. We should note that he does not pack orders or deal with customers. No actually he has a real 9-5 job and comes here only to help out and model products. But mostly just to hang out.

John Lennon Vs. Groucho Marx

April 24th, 2008 @ 4:18 pm by zymetric

Oh, did we mention that groucho glasses are coming back in?

How to Calculate Shipping Charges: 101

April 23rd, 2008 @ 10:47 am by zymetric

Dear MM, Asdf, gfdsg:
Do you know you can calculate shipping charges w/o leaving the product page and more importantly w/o entering the checkout process by entering your zipcode once something is added to your cart. You really don’t have to enter ANY information other than a zip. No name, email, shipping address, nothing.
It […]

Where we Stand on The Environment

April 22nd, 2008 @ 8:07 am by zymetric

Here at Zymetrical we care deeply about the world we live in. We know that many of you care about that as well, so today seems the perfect day to outline our commitments and a few of the things we are doing to help.
Partly to reduce consumption (and costs), but mostly because it gets […]

Now We’re Gelling

April 21st, 2008 @ 12:12 pm by zymetric

Speaking of backorders, our gelling joke powder just came back in this morning after selling out unexpectedly last month. Below is the video that prompted that, wanna watch?

Groucho Glasses Availability

April 21st, 2008 @ 11:15 am by zymetric

After I don’t know how many months, we have a first of several small shipments of groucho marx glasses expected this week. We will open up a presale in the next couple of days once those have gotten through customs and are on a truck.
If you have already emailed us about these then you […]

The Many Uses of The Rubber Chicken

April 21st, 2008 @ 10:54 am by zymetric

The rubber chicken is apparently used by some sun developers & programmers to avoid “breaking the build” when writing new software or applications.
The rubber chicken creates some social pressure but its silliness removes the sting.
This chicken in this instance would serve the same purpose as a dunce cap. In laymen’s terms, breaking the build […]

Hey Man’, Check Out This Hat

April 20th, 2008 @ 4:20 pm by zymetric

We are stoked to introduce the newest piece of schwag to our product line, the stoner shag hat. This hat is totally chill and is perfect for sitting on the couch watching video games. Ha, we mean playing video games.
Oh, sorry the picture didn’t come out so great, we will retake […]