My call came 15 minutes later.  The woman on the phone was incredibly friendly and started the conversation with “Hi hon”.  Then proceeded to call me “hon” throughout the call as she explained how she was making sure my package would be delivered in 30 minutes.    

I felt like I was talking to the owner of a small business who wanted to make sure her client was fully satisfied. This was a new and different experience in dealing with a huge corporation.  For some reason, the genuine use of “hon” made all the difference.

And, my package was delivered as she promised.

I can’t imagine she was trained to use terms of endearment on strangers, but this woman’s natural people skills made all the difference to me that day.