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Delivering to Houston is Sweet as Pie!
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
Happy Thanksgiving from our family at Hot Shot Delivery to you and yours! As the Holiday Season fast approaches, we find ourselves rushing around, often times more so than usual. Here at our fine Houston Courier Service, rushing around is what we do for a living. Hot Shot Delivery does those pesky little errands so you don’t have to. When we’re not delivering life saving medical equipment or important legal documents, you might find one of our professional uniformed couriers delivering a lunch for an office party, or even picking up and delivering your newest outfit from your finest Galleria department store.
Some of our favorite Thanksgiving memories are a little more personal. At Hot Shot Delivery, Inc. we are truly a family. We have a lot of pride in what we do and we take care of who we work with, because they take care of our customers. The inspiration for this week’s blog came from the spirit of Thanksgiving and a note our Controller, Phil, sent me about “how thankful he is for the wonderful work and assistance that Rose and the Hot Shot Delivery customer service offer.” It was also sparked by our Office Manager, Amanda, recently recalling coming into our office when the air was full of the aroma of pumpkin pies. That brought me back to one of my favorite Thanksgiving memories.
In 2005, during my first Thanksgiving as President of Hot Shot Delivery, my wife and I had an idea to start a new tradition: to bake 175 homemade pumpkin pies the day before Thanksgiving for the Hot Shot Delivery family! That’s right, just the two of us, in our church’s kitchen, making 175 homemade pumpkin pies in one day.
Lots of flour, sugar, laughter, and well, nine hours later, we had 175 wonderful, individually boxed, homemade pumpkin pies. It was a nice treat for all of our staff, drivers and their families. My wife, being in the restaurant business, gave all of her staff pies as well. We had fun and were delighted to add some joy to the tables of those who do such a great job for us each and every day. However, I think we will leave the pie making up to those that are best at it from here on out.
From all of us at Hot Shot Delivery, thank you for your trust and support. As our friend, customer, or prospective customer, we sincerely appreciate you. Please remember that there are many that do not have anyone to share this holiday with, so open your heart, your home, or if you are able, your wallet. Or, simply give your smile or time. Also be sure to also thank a soldier, their family, and the first responders for keeping us all safe.
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Hot Shot Delivery!
Gratefully,
Eric
Eric’s Recommendations for Houston Visitors
Thursday, August 4th, 2011
Houston is an incredible city. As the fourth most populated city in the nation, I am amazed at just how cozy Houston can feel sometimes. I often refer to Houston as the smallest big city in the world. This might be because the people and culture here are so friendly and welcoming.
In addition to Houston’s amazing culture, this is also an incredible city to start and run a business. Hot Shot Delivery, my second generation Houston courier service, was started by my father and his entrepreneurial drive over 33 years ago. Today, Hot Shot Delivery has expanded our reach beyond Houston to serve businesses of all sizes and all industries.
We’ve been “Delivering Houston Since 1978” and are proud to be from “Space City.”
Houston’s rich Texas history and diverse culture offers visitors many things to see and do. Houston is the home to NASA’s Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, the Texas Medical Center, prominent musicians, artists, and much more. Below are some of my suggestions of places to visit and eat at for those who come to visit. If you do, don’t forget to look me up!
Restaurants
• Italian Food: D’Amico’s Italian Market Café, www.Damico-cafe.com
• Tex Mex: Molina’s Cantina, http://www.molinasrestaurants.com/
• Vietnamese: Van Loc, www.vanlocrestaurant.com
• Seafood: REEF, http://www.reefhouston.com/
• BBQ: Goode Company, http://www.goodecompany.com/
Free Museums
• San Jacinto Museum of History: www.sanjacinto-museum.org
• Art Car Museum: www.artcarmuseum.com
• Holocaust Museum Houston: www.hmh.org
• The Menil Collection: www.menil.org
Area Tours
• Port of Houston Free Public Boat Tour: www.portofhouston.com/samhou/samhou.html
• Free, Self-Guided Audio Walking Tours: www.downtownhouston.org/guidedetail/audio-walking-tours/
• Minute Maid Park Ballpark Tours: www.houston.astros.mlb.com/hou/ballpark/tours/index.jsp
• The Heritage Society at Sam Houston Park, Historic House Tours: www.heritagesociety.org/hours.html
Attractions
• Houston Zoo: www.houstonzoo.org
• Space Center Houston: www.spacecenter.org
No matter what you see or do during a Houston visit you’re bound to meet some friendly folks and have a great time. Space City’s fast pace, welcoming feel and array of activities might even convince you to turn a short stay into a permanent vacation.
Live & Fresh Deliveries: Bringing Lobsters to Your Door
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
Chance meetings keep summer greetings cool and exciting! In October I was returning from Disney World with my family when I met my friend Chris Harrington and his wife Melissa. We had just calmly scurried through security with three kids, two grandmothers, a grandfather, and all kinds of stuffed animals. While waiting at the gate in the pre-board area I spotted an all familiar Aggie ring. Chris was heading back to Houston for surgery to repair his knee and to hopefully get back to playing professional football. As a fellow Aggie, I wished him the best and gave him my card and asked him to keep me up to speed on his recovery. That led us to the conversation about logistics… and lobsters. He said that he had this business plan to open a lobster company in Houston. We could have talked business, start ups, logistics, and strategy for hours. However, it was time to board.
Several months passed and I got an email from Chris saying that his surgery went well and that he was working out again, but was uncertain about his playing future. Our friendship began. Since that day I have been lucky enough to have been called upon by my friend for advice on logistical planning and strategy on packaging and other cold chain solutions. Now, Chris has become the expert and is teaching me more than I ever could have known about cold chain. Chris called on my expertise and knowledge because we handle Last Mile Logistics nationally for some of the most prominent seafood and fine food purveyors, into some of the finest restaurants in the United States.
His company is Lone Star Lobster. You can find him at www.LoneStarLobster.com. His passion for his business is incredible. It’s so much fun to be a part of and it has been a privilege to watch him grow. We recently began a new delivery program for Lone Star Lobster. In addition to handling on demand courier delivery runs for them or rush (Hot Shot) jobs, we have developed a Home Delivery Program for live lobsters.
If you want lobster or are interested in a home delivery for a traditional New England lobster and clam bake, let me know. We can deliver it to your front door!
“It’s Lobster Season, Eric! Tell your friends and customers, that if they live in Houston and want Lobster, we can get to them more competitively and fresher than anyone. Plus, we can get steamer clams too!” – Chris of Lone Star Lobster.
So, if you have a time sensitive and temperature sensitive delivery, let Hot Shot Delivery, Inc. handle it. We promise we won’t steam it; we’ll leave that up to you!
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