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She admitted she was skeptical when someone asked for a tuna/cracker kit that carried a $2.25 price tag, but it sold out in one day. More recently, she was pleasantly surprised to see that people would pay $2.25 for an energy drink.
“It’s just amazing how the ladies like coconut donuts and the men like white powdered donuts,” she said.
Her biggest account is the third shift of a production facility that requires her to start work at 10:30 p.m. Working the third shift fit into her personal schedule. She is able to get home in time to be with her family before her husband goes to work. She is also able to attend her son’s baseball games before heading to work.
“I love the 3 a.m. shift,” Williams said.
The employees at the account appreciate seeing her as well; for them, it is a fairly lonely shift and there are no restaurants open on the way to work.
When customers request products, she tries to get them the next day. If she can’t, she let’s them know she’s working on it. “When I see this guy walking in the break room, I want him to know I’m on top of it,” she said.
She was thrilled the first time an account gave her the key to the building so she could service the machines sooner.
“When I go on vacation, I want them to miss me,” she said. “I want them to know that when I left there was a hole. Nobody can fill my shoes like me.”
Williams had been working at Central Carolina Vendors for seven years in 2002 when the general manager informed her one morning that the company was being sold. He assured her that everyone who wanted to keep their job would have the opportunity to stay with the new owner.
The new owner, Mid-South Food Services, required a longer commute to get to work, but the new owner brought some new opportunities.
