Best Junk Mail I've Ever Received, But It Should Have Been Addressed To Rapscallion

[HYHYBT]

It's a bit amusing and a bit puzzling, and I'll try to scan it and put that up when I get home.

Several years ago, when Mr. Slugger still ran CS, someone or other was posting templates to be used for printing your own CS business cards. I had the idea, instead, to order a box of pens with the site's name, address, and slogan on them. Pens.com, "Squiggle" design.

Today, I find a thick envelope in my mailbox from Pens.com. They send samples fairly regularly, so it's already my favorite "junk" mail to get... but the pen enclosed ("Contour" design) has printed on it *my* name and address, *my* (outdated) phone number, the CS URL... and, (this is the really surprising part) to the left of this, the cashier-choking-customer graphic! I can only assume they tried the address and (logically enough) assumed that, if I'd ordered pens for a site, it must be mine.

[Aethian]

Oh my goodness....I LOVE it.

I miss getting pens from them. Mom used to order me a box every semester just so I wouldn't have to proclaim I had nothing to write with for school.

EErm....why your personal phone number?

[Ree]

I remember getting a pen from you in a Christmas card, I think, a while back.

[HYHYBT]

When I'd ordered the first time (with McDonald's' info on them) I had to fill in billing address and phone number, and they still have it. I've gotten samples before with info from either of two McDonald's, or my personal stuff, or a mix of those (McD's name but my phone number, address, or both, for example), OR with the text I'd had put on the CS pens, but never that mixed with anything else before, and I'd never sent a graphic.

I'd forgotten about the Christmas cards.

Besides a pen about once a month, I've also gotten an alarm clock, two calculators, a refrigerator magnet, a magnetic calendar, two key clips (one with a built-in LED flashlight), an appointment book, and who knows what else, all with my name and address, usually with something like "compliments of" above it, and not a one of them was something I wanted to buy by the case. (I loved having my name and city/state on my keys with a workable flashlight, but not enough to buy the minimum of 75 when it broke)

What would have been funnier: at least one of the designs they've sent says "our customers are the best!" on it. If only they'd put the CS text on the same sample...)

And now I'm rambling, which means I'm tired, which means I'm not trying to put the scanner together tonight.

[protege]

Hehe I remember those pens!

[Rapscallion]

I did buy the CS.com pens many moons back, and they made it over the pond fine. Never used them for ages, and when I eventually tried the nibs were dried to uselessness. My own fault.

Rapscallion

[wraiths_crono]

Bleh I need to search for that template again, I need a stash of cards to pass out to a few places I like to chat with the cashiers at.

[Rapscallion]

There's one in the Site News on CS.com - nudge me and I'll find it.

Rapscallion

[smileyeagle1021]

the nibs were dried to uselessness. My own fault.

Rapscallion

Completely OT, but that statement just brought much amusement to this Yank