November 8, 2011 | eSpares Updates | No comments
At eSpares we take pride in what we accomplish on a day to day basis with a relatively small staff base. Even when taking into account head office, call centre and warehouse eSpares is made up of a relatively small work force and a quality vs quantity type attitude when it comes to hiring. Over the years we’ve seen people come but that said there has always remained a core group and a strong sense of camaraderie.
October 27, 2011 | eSpares Updates | No comments
A recent Which? article titled ‘Top 75 online shops rated by their customers’ ranks eSpares at a respectable 31st place. The customer score is based on satisfaction with the site when they last bought an item, and their likelihood of recommending the site to a friend.
October 25, 2011 | eSpares Updates | Money Saving Tips & Tricks | No comments
Ok people with Halloween fast approaching this weekend I’m sure there are loads of you still struggling for costume ideas. Likewise those of you who may very well have ideas but if you live in the south west and your nearest party store fell victim to recent riots you could be frantically searching to find convenient alternatives! Fear not cause this year you can be the talk of your ghoulish parties by using spares found in and around your house. Not to mention you’ll be saving time and money all the while being the envy of your mates. Expect to over-hear such things as:
September 16, 2011 | eSpares Updates | No comments
Howdy chaps and chapettes. As some of you might already know a few of the athletically and not so athletically inclined staff members at eSpares are running the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon. The team has been vigilantly training and with just over 3 weeks to go are starting to feel excited and perhaps slightly anxious at the thought of running such a distance. The crew will be running for a great cause in support of The Children’s Trust which provides care, education, therapy and rehabilitation to children with multiple disabilities, complex health needs and acquired brain injury.
September 2, 2011 | eSpares Updates | General Appliance Care & Advice | 2 comments
One question we’re often asked, via our customer comments, is how we make our videos. Specifically, what technology we use to film, edit, export and upload them. Mostly people are wanting to create something similar for themselves, and looking for advice about buying cameras or editing software. Our intention always is to create in house, informative, helpful videos at the least expense. Thus far I think we have succeeded!
August 24, 2011 | eSpares Updates | No comments
Our Call Centre will be closing at 13:00 on Saturday 27th and will re-open for business as usual at 8am Tuesday 30th. In the meantime, fingers crossed that big yellow thing in the sky graces us with its presence!
August 18, 2011 | eSpares Updates | 1 comment
We at eSpares are singing the praises of our fellow employee, James Cook. Today marks the 1000th day that James has not been ill or late for a shift. When asked how in the blinking heck he has managed such a feat, he replied “It is simple, leave for work the same time every day.” When asked how he managed to not be ill for that time, his answer was, “My father is a doctor, you can’t fool a doctor, so I had to be practically dying before I was allowed to stay at home. I guess it is what I learnt.” Good on you James and a massive congratulations from all of us at eSpares!
August 10, 2011 | eSpares Updates | No comments
Today Matt is down at our studio with Gabe the video producer/director/overlord shooting some “How To” videos on a chainsaw. Chainsaws are easily the most bad ass appliance that we currently sell spares for. You can’t make a golden eagle out of a tree with a fridge, and there definitely is not a movie called The Texas Breadmaker Massacre.
June 28, 2011 | eSpares Updates | No comments
This morning, a person who chose to remain anonymous posted a short sentence on our website about the Indesit Professional Oven Cleaner Spray. It read:
‘A very effective non heat oven cleaner, great quality’
That simple sentence turned out to be our 50,000th review. That’s a lot of reviews. 50,000 is a big number. In fact, there has now been a review submitted to eSpares for every man, woman and child in the Wiltshire cathedral city of Salisbury.
June 7, 2011 | eSpares Updates | No comments
We were nominated for two New Media Age Effectiveness Awards the other week. The award ceremony is fast approaching and we’re pretty proud at being nominated alongside such prestigious names (they didn’t forget us, we’re listed under ‘Fix It Yourself’ – the name of our campaign!).
