Tales of Extreme Office Horrors, Volume 1: Tale of The Jamming Copier

Good Morning, readers, and happy Tuesday! Today, we’re going to tell a little story, that is sure to leave you sweating in your sleep at night. Gather round, for you are about to read the scariest thing you have ever possibly read.

It’s Tuesday morning. Jack is rushing his way to the office, dealing with horrible traffic jams and detours. He sweats as he looks at the clock on his phone, and realizes he’s close to being late. He also needs to prepare for a very important meeting with corporate share holders and CEOs, as well as a team of CEOs from an international organization that Jack’s company is looking to sign on with. Jack knows how important this deal is, and wants to do his best to ensure that it goes off without a hitch

8:15 AM: Jack finally makes it to the office, with more than enough time for him to get his presentation prepared, he heads directly to his workstation, skipping the morning coffee and water cooler chat with his coworkers, to get his pie charts and other presentation files ready. He reviews everything once, twice, three times, and even four times to make sure all data is accurate, and everything looks good. Confident, He hits the button that will transform his weeks worth of hard work into physical document packets that he can hand out to all attendees at the meeting. The copier whirrs to life, he sits back for a minute, and just about breathes a sigh of relief, when………….

………..*CLUNK!* *BEEEEEP! BEEEEEEP! BEEEEEEP!*……..

Jack looks out his office door, in the direction of the copier. He sees the copier, with the dreaded red light blinking, indicating that something went wrong with a print job. He quickly gets up from his chair, rushes to the copier, and pushes a button to bring up the screen. when he looks at the screen, his face immediate turns a bright white as he reads what it is showing him:

– PAPER JAM –

It is now 8:30 AM, After spending 15 minutes of time perfecting his presentation, he sets to work clearing the jam, hoping that it’s a one time incident. Jack has cleared the jam, and the machine attempts to print his presentation out, and for a moment, it begins printing, then, after 6 pages, it happens again………..

………..*CLUNK!* *BEEEEEP! BEEEEEEP! BEEEEEEP!*……..

It is now 8:35 AM, and Jack is beginning to panic at this point. The meeting is at 9AM Sharp, and he has several hundred pages of presentation to print out. In an act of desperation, he clears the jam again, and the machine attempts once more……

………..*CLUNK!* *BEEEEEP! BEEEEEEP! BEEEEEEP!*……..

Jack clears it again, and knowing about how bad paper can cause jamming issues, he switches out the paper currently in the machine for a fresh ream. He loads the paper, closes the tray, and the copier comes back to life once more. it is now 8:40 AM, and Jack is pleading with the copier, begging it to complete his reports for him…….

………..*CLUNK!* *BEEEEEP! BEEEEEEP! BEEEEEEP!*……..

Frustrated, and seemingly out of options, he calls the dealer that the machine came from. They ask him a few questions, and log a service call for him. Unfortunately, the dealer comes back on the line and tells Jack that they cannot get someone out there for another 4 hours. The time is now 8:50 AM. only 10 minutes until this meeting, and the big wigs are already starting to file into the boardroom.

At this point, Jack is getting very desperate. He clears the jam once more, and tries other things, such as using the bypass tray, which doesn’t hold as much paper as the normal tray. At first, the machine begins to print out, and for a moment, it seems like there is a silver lining. Of course, he’s going to have to keep reloading the tray, but there’s hope………….until…………

………..*CLUNK!* *BEEEEEP! BEEEEEEP! BEEEEEEP!*……..

It is now 8:55 AM. Sweat is pouring off Jack’s forehead. Hearing all the noise from the copier, Jack’s boss comes out to check on him. Jack explains what is going on, and that he had called the dealer, but they told him that they cannot get someone out to resolve the issue until later in the day.

9:00 AM rolls around, Copier still refusing to finish Jack’s document. Jack’s boss goes into the boardroom to begin the meeting with the CEOs and investors. Jack takes this time to call up a friend of his, who is not only close by, but has a high quality, high speed copier from CopyLady. He tells his friend what is going on and asks if he can use his copier to print his presentation. Of course, the friend says yes, and within minutes, Jack is over there, printing his very important presentation on a CopyLady copier, Watching as it prints page after page after page with high speed, jam-free precision, and in glorious colors! He makes it back to the meeting in the nick of time, presentation in hand. The meeting goes extremely well, and Jack’s company lands a HUGE multi-million dollar contract.

After the meeting, Jack calls his friend and asks about CopyLady, and tells his friend about his experience with their copier and their dealer. His friend tells Jack about how he had an issue the other day, and they got him up and running within 2 hours. They did not make him wait for service, the tech was there ASAP. The friend gives Jack CopyLady’s phone number and advises him to pass this onto his boss.

Fast forward to 11:30 AM: Jack’s boss calls up the dealer his copier came from, and proceeds to find out why they refused to assist. Jack sits in with his boss during this. The boss throws out a few choice words, then angrily hangs up the phone. Jack tells his boss about the machine at his friend’s business, how it worked so nicely, and how CopyLady services their customers. He gives the number for CopyLady to his boss.

11:45 AM: Jack’s boss is on the phone to CopyLady, talking to Cynthia about replacing their current copier. She builds and sends him a proposal for a brand new CopyLady copier. He looks at the proposal, and with Jack in the office with him, he happily signs the agreement, then talks to Cliff to plan the delivery of the machine. During this time, Jack is designated as the Key Operator. The delivery is set up for 9AM the very next day.

9:00 AM THE NEXT DAY: CopyLady’s technicians promptly show up at Jack’s office to unwrap, and install the new copier. They go through everything, from scanning to printing, making sure everything works to it’s fullest and best extent, and ensuring that everyone knows all the features of the machine. Jack signs off on all of the delivery paperwork. Meanwhile, Jack’s boss is on the phone to the dealer for the other copier, telling them they can come get it, using very choice words in the process.

ONE MONTH LATER: Annual shareholder meeting: Jack, once again, has a presentation to print up. He gets it all nicely prepared, and hits the print button. From there, he goes to the copier, and watches with a big smile on his face as the copier happily prints out his entire presentation, without one single jam. He did have a couple of questions about the machine, so of course, he called CopyLady, and the person on the other end of the line was more than happy to not only answer his question, but even offer some extra tips and tricks to get the most out of the machine!

“But will you make me wait half a day if I have problems with the copier?” Jack asked.

“Absolutely not! Our policy is that our tech is on site and at your copier within 2 hours of your call, to fix what’s ailing it!” Said the voice on the phone.

“If We need a toner for our machine, when can we get it”? Asked Jack.

“Unlike other dealers, we stock our toners locally in our warehouse here in Fort Myers, and we ship them out as soon as our Toner Replenishment System alerts us! With that, you will have your toner within the next business day, before you even know you need it!” Said the voice on the phone

“Thank you for saving us from that other dealer, CopyLady!” Jack happily exclaimed as they ended the call.

Moral of the story: Don’t settle for less, your office deserves only the best. Call CopyLady today at 239-939-5383, and put only the best in office equipment in your office!