easyasit
20th January 2006, 15:15
Hi all,
Had an interesting experience today that i thought i might share with you.
some time ago i was producing my product, got the CD label on and the DVD box label.
Then realised a mistake, though not a critical one on the back.
Thinking no one but me would really notice, i decided to shelve the product rather than bin it.
Se for me, duff CDs, including product gets recycled, i have even considered giving some away as corporate gifts (coaster and the like)
Anyways, to cut a long short, i decided to throw a few business cards in a donate them to charity.
I gave a few copies of some of my courses away to Oxfam. Owing to the fact the they only sell books etc. Clearly book worms visit the place.
I went in left the bag, wandered off. Then it dawned on me that i did not recomment a max price they should sell them for (did not want them charging more than me)
So i went back an hour later to be told, we cannot exept them. They are helping you to advertise.
I cannot argue this was not the motive, but i don't get it!
The keep the money from selling them after all?
Its the same as saying, we cannot except these books, its helping the author to advertise!
Ok my company card was put in them as well, but these could have been binned!
There are times i wonder just what some charities do want :-)
Oh well it was a nice idea. Needless to sayi did not take them back, i told the lady to keep them or to pass them onto someone who might benefit.
Al
Had an interesting experience today that i thought i might share with you.
some time ago i was producing my product, got the CD label on and the DVD box label.
Then realised a mistake, though not a critical one on the back.
Thinking no one but me would really notice, i decided to shelve the product rather than bin it.
Se for me, duff CDs, including product gets recycled, i have even considered giving some away as corporate gifts (coaster and the like)
Anyways, to cut a long short, i decided to throw a few business cards in a donate them to charity.
I gave a few copies of some of my courses away to Oxfam. Owing to the fact the they only sell books etc. Clearly book worms visit the place.
I went in left the bag, wandered off. Then it dawned on me that i did not recomment a max price they should sell them for (did not want them charging more than me)
So i went back an hour later to be told, we cannot exept them. They are helping you to advertise.
I cannot argue this was not the motive, but i don't get it!
The keep the money from selling them after all?
Its the same as saying, we cannot except these books, its helping the author to advertise!
Ok my company card was put in them as well, but these could have been binned!
There are times i wonder just what some charities do want :-)
Oh well it was a nice idea. Needless to sayi did not take them back, i told the lady to keep them or to pass them onto someone who might benefit.
Al