Just because you’re a busy Amazon seller doesn’t mean you shouldn’t laugh yourself silly every chance you get. If there’s anything we can do to help boost employee morale, we’ll give it a shot. Let’s see if we can make you smile from ear to ear, and match the grin on the Amazon logo with these tidbits.
We’d like to know that our readers have had a good chuckle at lunchtime, especially on Mondays. Let’s start with a few Amazon factoids that every serious MFN and FBA seller should know, and then carry on with some whimsical gift ideas and an uncanny book suggestion.
- Did You Know?…
Amazon.com in 1995, according to Business Insider
- It started out with a catalog of 1 million books but no physical inventory. Talk about cutbacks!
- Amazon got its name because website listings on search engines were arranged in alphabetical order in 1994, and the name ‘Cadabra’ just didn’t cut it. Surprise, surprise!
- Bezos supports critical thinking to the extent that Amazon employees write their presentations down as essays, rather than PowerPoint slides. You can quote us on that!
- One Amazon customer placed an order for a CD on cells costing nearly $3 billion in 2010. That, plus the $3.99 shipping fee. What a steal!
- Like all other employees, Jeff Bezos spends 2 days every 2 years tending to customers’ needs at the helpdesk. We wouldn’t want to be in his shoes. Oh, wait, we would!
Sources: IBN Live and Mashable
- Awesome Gift Ideas
Stocking up on holiday gifts for employees or coworkers? Why buy them cashmere-lined leather gloves or gourmet hampers, when you can give them something truly memorable?
- Cards Against Humanity. A Party Game for Horrible People …and wonderful employees.
- Badonkadonk Land Cruiser for the doomsday enthusiast you harbor at the office. What a stocking filler!
- The Gift of Nothing, Christmas bonus included. Take a good whiff of it, because it needs to last you a year.
- And the Misleading Title Award Goes To:
‘Bombproof Your Horse’ was such a big hit with equestrians that a sequel was released a few years later, ‘Better Than Bombproof Your Horse’. Granted, while the first edition was a hot topic for many weeks, it received mixed reviews on Amazon:
That’s it for this week, ladies and gentlemen. Stay tuned for your serving of delicious Amazon funnies.
Melanie takes an active interest in all things Amazon. She keeps an eye on the latest developments, and keeps Amazon sellers up to speed.