Comments on: The Weird World of Promos

By: Job Hunting Tips

Job Hunting Tips — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:19:04 +0000

I think from a marketing point of view it is interesting simply because the envelope is so unique. The chances of someone not opening it and simply tossing it in the trash as junk mail are slim. Now if only they could find something better to stuff it with!

By: Gorky

Gorky — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:48:09 +0000

Hi,
I can explain!!! This mail is from India, judging by the postage stamps. Since the arrival of the internet and the cellphones in India life has changed. The Western world might be advanced but we(probably) have the cheapest call rates in the world – approximately, .013 USD per minute for calling anywhere in the country!!That’s true, the decimal is in the correct place!!

As a result of this, the post, as we know it is dying. So, most of the time, there are hardly any stamps available for higher denominations and therefore the envelope looks like this!

Just appreciate the fact that someone did a LOT of licking to send you that!!

By: Joe McConnell

Joe McConnell — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:46:04 +0000

Wait — you don’t want dog biscuits? Damn, maybe I can catch the postman.

By: Ellen

Ellen — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:23:18 +0000

Thanks, Doug and Dennis. We’re working hard on ListPro for iPhone, but yes, it’s taking a long time. We don’t want to put out anything that’s not as good as people want. Sorry. It will come out, I just can’t say when.

By: Doug

Doug — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:24:34 +0000

Actually, I still like getting “free stuff” in the mail — maybe it’s the little kid in me remembering when I sent away for those cereal box offers — “frog men” that really dived (powered by baking powder), a decoder disk, a spy glass…

And, ah yes, like Dennis, I fondly remember the days when I could use ListPro on the go, but, alas, I switched to an iPhone when it was announced that ListPro was coming soon to that platform. Seems like eons ago… But I haven’t given up hope. I haven’t switched to another program. I’m sticking with Ilium and I’m sure they will deliver (and make a handsome profit on the huge number of apps they will sell — because I know it will be the best solution for a significant percentage of the millions of iPhones out there). In the mean time, I print my lists in pdf files and load them onto my phone so I can refer to them on the go (hint: even a read-only version of the app would be greatly appreciated).

By: Dennis

Dennis — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:54:07 +0000

That is a cool promo and it’s amazing to see the lengths that some will go to with these things.

I got really excited when I saw a new entry in my subscription to this blog, but was (again) disappointed that it’s not an announcement about ListPro for iPhone…I’ve about given up.

By: mattbg

mattbg — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:56:19 +0000

Very funny — and I agree about “free” stuff. In recent years, I have actually been avoiding things that come with “free” stuff because I just don’t want to be responsible for throwing it in the garbage.