Uniforms and the image of your business

[prag]

These are a few pix of our uniform



Front view



Rear view


There are some definite pluses for have a uniform. A few that I can think of is
1. creates a classy or professional image of the company/business
2. creates uniformity in your business ie. every person is dressed the same and don't look like one employe is going to church and the other to a rave
3. creates brand awareness. People start seeing you and your brand everywhere and start remembering the name. That we like. I have had long standing customers that have seen our new uniforms and state that they had no idea we were locksmiths to. Others we meet eg @ banks etc ask for directions to the workshop.
4. Not a good reason but a reason anyway is that you don't have to worry about what to wear to work, it's all sorted out.



What occured to me today while I was paying my bills was that being in uniform can also have a disadvantage. Our local telecommunicator is not the best and I had to restrain from giving them a piece of my mind because I have my uniform and it will cause bad image of my company. Need to be incognito to be naughty

Just some thought but definitely more advantages to have a uniform

[Mutzy]

Keep another random shirt in the van with you, or make a fake business shirt to wear when you're being bad.

[tacedeous]

I dont think ive ever seen a shoe repair/locksmith... interesting businees plan... just goes to show the diffrences between our countries... on a side note I saw a place in san francisco yesterday, (sixth&market) they're sign read "locks, keys & Ids" hmm I thought as i walked up to the store front... and sure as hell was an pakistani locksmith that was also selling "novelty ID cards" and knives brass knuckle "paper weights"... lol pretty funny how you can use loopholes like that...
anywho, nice uniforms

[prag]

tacedeous wrote

anywho, nice uniforms

Thanx. Using it for close to a year now and clients and other people still comment about it and its usually about not knowing our place existed. It happen today, actually.

tacedeous wrote

I dont think ive ever seen a shoe repair/locksmith... interesting businees plan... just goes to show the diffrences between our countries...

In our neck of the woods it's not all that uncommon and we also offer other services like dry cleaning, bronzing of shoes( baby shoes) etc. There are quite a few places like this in South Africa.

We also planning to add baseball cap and winter jackets to our uniform. I think I will only stop short of branding all my employees

[tacedeous]

winter jackets in south africa?... ok now im confused... I live in the san francisco bay area.... how cold does it get in south africa ?

do you live in a rural area... I lived in the moutains for a while... it's amazing the consolidation of goods and services under one roof... cheers tho ... if I ever lock some shoes I need bronzed in a place I can't get into, I know who im calling...

[prag]

Yes we stay/work in the western part of South Africainfluenced by the Atlantic ocean. It is generally a hot country 68-89.6 Fahrenheit but like most coastal climate, our winter is quite cold and rainy. Not as cold as you guys with the snow and ice but nasty anyway

When you in my neck of the wood and you need any of my services please feel free to pop in

[Squelchtone]

I dont think ive ever seen a shoe repair/locksmith..

haha..
I thought it was so when the person gets locked out and tries to kick the door open, they break something on their shoe and when the locksmith comes to open the door, he can also fix their shoe.

=)
Squelchtone

[chev49]

Is that your tele number on the bottom of your shirt or your sid number?

[prag]

chev49 wrote

Is that your tele number on the bottom of your shirt or your sid number?

Whats a "sid number?"

The number on the back of shirt is my cellphone number.

[chev49]

A sid number is a number that they assign inmates...

[chev49]

Sorry if my joke offended you in case you read this.... [color=#000000]But the above statement is correct. I have had to do some work in correctional facilities...rick[/color]

[prag]

chev49 wrote

Sorry if my joke offended you in case you read this.... But the above statement is correct. I have had to do some work in correctional facilities...rick

No dude, That was the best thing I read after a long day. Had a good laught and amstill smiling as I write this reply.

It is my cell number.

[best]

The pretty,

[mongo]

Prag,

As a youngster growing up in Ottawa Canada, I saw Locksmith and Shoe repair together. They were located in every mall in town. They would cut keys, wax and buff boots (former soldier, I can spit shine with the best of them) all while you shopped.
They always had the biggest pair of Red Pointy Cowboy boots and a Key the size of of a small car displayed.

Again, as a former soldier I too agree with uniforms. I have shirts (grey) for my crew. Embroidered or silk screening with the company name. Its great advertising, and cheap. I can get good plain cotton T shirts. I have had many on the spot contracts because of it. I also have had a few people yell at me. Some people will never be satisfied...business as usual.