Breakaway News Volume No.6 Issue No.9 September 2001

Labor Day Thanks
 

In honor of Labor Day, we would like to thank the hardworking couriers and valued customers who make all our jobs possible. Have a great holiday!

Big Project, No Sweat

If you have a project involving a large number of deliveries, Breakaway can work with you to make it affordable. We have volume discounts for large volume deliveries of any size. If you need help bringing an unwieldy project in on time and under budget, please contact Account Manager Ralph Santoni.

Stumped by the Stub

Many customers have inquired as to the best way to get the Breakaway remittance stub into our return envelope. In the spirit of customer service we present...

Top Five Ways to get our remittance stub into the return envelope:

1. Fold it neatly in half.

2. Make a photocopy of the stub at 50% size.

3. Fold the stub into an origami swan and write a catchy Zen phrase on the outside.

4. Tear it into to little pieces (not recommended).

5. Just stuff it!

Summer Memories

Summer should be a time of marvelous exploits. If you were abducted by space aliens or swallowed by a whale while on vacation, please call Account Manager Ralph Santoni. Your adventure might make into a future newsletter!

Meet the Breakaway Office Staff

 Name: Steven James.

Position: Dispatcher.

Nickname: “Dood.”

Years at Breakaway: Two.

Favorite Customer: Bettina at Frame Representatives.

Favorite Artists: J.R.R. Tolkien and Kurt Cobain.

Likes: Quick Picks and overtime Double Rushes.

Dislikes: Elevators that do not respond to the “Door Close” command.

Favorite Saying: “OK, great!”

Stump the band…

Last month we asked you to tell us the origin of the term “dog days of summer.” Many people responded with many different answers. The answer we were looking for was that during a period extending from early July to early September, Sirius, the “Dog Star,” rises and sets with the sun. Ancient people believed that this amplified the heat given off by the sun resulting in an especially warm period.

T-shirt Question

In what year was the first Monday in September chosen as the date for Labor Day? The first person to call Ralph Santoni (with the correct answer) will win a coveted Breakaway T-shirt.