Too Darned Hot

The temp should cross 100 today, but it's much worse on the roads where the asphalt seems to be roughly the temperature of the sun.  As we move into the real summer heat this year, we will take our usual precautions to make sure that we get things there in a safe and reliable manner.

We love that MaxDelivery is not contributing to global warming with our bicycles, but we need our people to be pedaling those bikes.  On most days, it is not a problem, but things change when there is a 100 degree steamy day in Manhattan.  Riding a bike through the NY streets on days like today challenges your commitment to being environmentally friendly.  It's easy to choose to ride bicycles in 65 degree nice weather, but it's much more of a challenge to your eco-credentials when you need to find safe and effective ways to deliver in the sauna-like conditions you find out there today.

There is no debate that our delivery staff has a tough job, especially when the thermometer spikes.  Rest assured that we are doing all that we can to keep our staff healthy and safe in doing it - especially making sure they stay hydrated and move a little slower so as to not overexert themselves.

That goes for anyone biking on a day like today - make sure you slow it down just a bit and drink more water or sports drinks than you normally would - it's scary how fast this heat can cause problems if you don't pay attention.

Or, better yet, stay in today and let us brave the heat.  We'll still get you your items on time and in great condition - we'll just be moving a little more carefully today.

To Redesign or Not To Redesign

That is the question, isn't it?

Over the years, MaxDelivery has grown dramatically in the scope of the products that we offer and our web site has been continually adjusted to meet the changing selection requested by our customers.  Every so often, we need to stop, however, and have some outsider look at the site with a critical eye to see if we want to overhaul it or continue tweaking it.  But, with all of the craziness of running this business, redesign always seems to be the major project that gets kicked down the road for "another day"

It's time!  I think we are finally going to take the plunge for doing an overhaul of the site.  We're working with a great firm, named http://kokotakeuchi.com/ to review the site, make recommendations for changing it, and take a holistic view of what we do and how we can make your shopping experience easier.  As we move through the process, I'll post up some of the ideas to get some feedback and just to keep everyone up to date on how we are proceeding.

In general, we are looking to streamline the flow, take advantage of some of the great features that we have that most of you have probably never seen because they are not prominent, and see where we want to add some new features.  Also, hopefully, we can jazz up the look a little to make it more visually appealing.

So, any ideas on what you hate (or like) about the current site?  Any cool or interesting features you want to see?  Feel free to leave a comment or email us.  Now is definitely the time.