Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Here in Cedar Rapids, I see this type of advertising everywhere, most of it is due to local businesses trying to recover from the flood earlier this year. ?Most of which have not seen a penny from our great FEMA and disaster relief funds promised, and no celebrities coming to our aid like other cities have seen. ?Interesting since there are several high profile celebs from Iowa, near here. Gene -------------- Original message from "R. Clayton McKee" <leica@rcmckee.com>: -------------- > Quoth the George : > > > For me it was the tone; > > which had the feeling of a non profit agency. > > And your point? > > > This time of year and in these economic times > > these types of letters usually come from > > food pantries and homeless shelters. > > Actually, it read to me much like a small-world, "we're all family" > sort of thing, aimed at their existing population of dealers, > customers, and dreamers. > > Used to see these sorts of things in the back of smalltown shoppers' > gazettes - "We'd appreciate if you'd buy this product. It's at least > as good as anything else we sell in its class and the guy who makes > it wants to marry our daughter." > > Have to admit I like the low-key approach. No "You Too Can Be Steve > McCurry," no "National Geographic keeps track of our customer list," > no "Nubile Women will rip their OWN clothes off when they see one of > our cameras!!!!!!" > > I have a dealer nearby but, what with one thing and another, I have > better uses for the cash just now. > > > -- > > > R. Clayton McKee http://www.rcmckee.com > Photojournalist rcmckee@rcmckee.com > P O Box 571900 voice/fax 713/783-3502 > Houston, TX 77257-1900 cell phone # on request > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information