I received a solicitation in the mail the other day. I bet you’ve also gotten this one – or one like it. It comes with many colorful address labels. And a nickel!
What really made me laugh this time, though, was the salutation. They obviously knew my name, because it was all over the address labels. But probably to save money, they opted not to personalize.
So I became a “Friend of …. Association”.
But either some perverse dictate about brand standards – or maybe the legal department – had gotten involved. Because I wasn’t just a “Friend”. I was a registered trademarked friend!
Nothing says warm and fuzzy like a registered trademark.
John Lepp (@johnlepp)
/ January 17, 2013This just makes me kind of angry.
Mary Cahalane
/ January 17, 2013SO lazy. It screams: “just hand over money, will you?”.
No, check that. A scream would require more energy. More like “yawns”.
And again, it’s a good cause, so people who care will respond. And then the organization will just keep doing it.
Fundraise on Facebook
/ January 26, 2013Geez, funny and wrong at the same time. I woner if they thought that many people would actually wish to donate to a cause that sent out a generic request at best. Fundrasing tends to be a lot more involved than that. As you may have noticed in my comment information, I am in fundraising (Fundraise on Facebook) and this is just a sad attempt at a campaign, lol. However, I guess you were able to have some lables and make five cents, lol. Silly to try to seek asssitance in such a manner. Oh my Oh my!