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"Welcome Area" What???

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Real Estate Agent with RETIRED 200305001

I was reading today about an overcrowded clinic that had standing room only in a waiting room. They unveiled plans to build a new expanded one. The big point in the article was how it would have a large "welcome area" with flat screen TV's. Obviously a new word for waiting area or more like holding pen. I have never felt calm in the waiting area of any doctor's office or hospital.

With this new term or sound bite "welcome area", I was thinking of our office. We have what we call the "Fire Side Room. We actually run a real wood fire here about 9 months a year. Its inviting,has comfortable chairs and displays out listings. It also has coffee, water and several kinds of tea. We only use it in short time frames when an agent needs to finish a call in their private office or in my case sweep the dirt under the rug and hide the clutter before I invite them in. This is because they showed early or just dropped in. Agents do live at their desk 40 hours a week, waiting for clients, Right? What is your "Welcome Area" like?

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Rob Shepherd -  ABR, GRI, REALTORS® for Florence Oregon Real Estate
Expert in helping those buy or sell Florence Oregon property and retire in Oregon. Call me anytime or visit my website for local listings and information on Florence Oregon.
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Marian Goetzinger
Pine Knoll Shores Realty 252-422-9000 - Pine Knoll Shores, NC
Crystal Coast Real Estate NC

Hello Rob,  The sad truth about the doctor's waiting area is that it needs to be incredibly comfortable because you very well may be waiting for hours. 

Our waiting area is beachy and welcoming and nobody every has to wait for long.  That's how it should be, don't you think?

Apr 06, 2011 02:58 AM
Phil Hillerman
Crye-Leike Realtors® - Rogers, AR
Crye-Leike Realtors®

Sound like our Welcome Area is not as nice as yours, but we do have coffee!

Apr 06, 2011 02:59 AM
Cindy Logan
Mark 1 Real Estate Advisors - Huntington Beach, CA

What a pleasant welcome area you offer.  Marian, yours sounds nice, too.  I can gaze at the beach for hours!

Apr 06, 2011 03:12 AM
Rob D. Shepherd
RETIRED - Florence, OR
RETIRED

Thanks all for commenting, it sounds like we are all on the same page as to what a "Welcome Area" should be!

Apr 06, 2011 05:53 AM