HMV does a great job of promoting specially priced deals with bright yellow price stickers and signs in their stores. They don’t do such a good job of ensuring the customer is actually getting a lower price - at least not at one location. You see, the dvd had a bright yellow sticker on the front for $12.99; the regular price sticker on the back was marked $11.99.
The guys at the cash wanted to charge the higher amount...
“That’s the amount marked and the one that's being picked up by our computer.”
“Sorry, but all these dvds have $11.99 price stickers. Aren’t you supposed to charge the lower price?” my son asked.
“Well, not really but we will sell it to you at that price.” WTF?
Anyway, the point of the story is to check for regular price tags and don’t get suckered in by the fancy promos.
Can you relate? Has something like this ever happened to you? Leave a comment?
You may already know I’m participating in the Weekend to End Breast Cancer on September 8 and 9. I need at least one new pair of running shoes. A new outfit or two would also be nice. I’m particularly concerned about the shoes because I have a tough time finding comfortable ones that fit.
For the last several years, women (and men) from all over the province converge in Toronto (and six other Canadian cities) and walk 60km over two days. They must raise at least $2,000 in sponsorships and pay an entry fee in order to participate, not to mention the countless hours they spend training for the event.
Sounds like a great sponsorship opportunity to me. Only I’ve never seen any corporate sponsors actually sponsoring individual participants or teams. Have you?
So, if you’re reading this, I wear a size 9 (sometimes 9.5). If your shoes fit, I’ll wear them. I’ll also wear your clothes and acccessories, heck I’ll even paint a big swoosh across my forehead if you’ll sponsor me. In exchange, I’ll let all my readers know. I’ll wear your stuff and promote your brand each and every time I practice and maybe some other times too.
Let me know if you’re interested. You know where to find me. ; )
And to all of you reading the blog, you’re welcome to sponsor me too!
The pitch: Last month, I received this interesting pitch from a PR agency:
“...We’re delighted to tell you about an exclusive opportunity.
We would love to send you a package to host a girls-party on us! Your Fuel to be Fabulous party would contain everything you’d need to throw a little get-together for your girls (it can be as swish or as casual as you like). The kit contains fun swag, games, cute napkins, straws etc and TaB Energy Drink. There’s also a pre-loaded credit card for you to pick up other stuff you might need.
All you do is round up your friends, host a little soiree then register online to let us know how it went (it’s a private site, not at all publicly accessible – you can invite your friends on to check out party pics you post, or post comments…..etc).
The real icing on the cake? Host your soiree and register online before August 27, 2007 you’ll be entered to win a trip for two to New York City (flight, hotel, spa treatments and spending cash)!
To participate, just email me back with your full contact information including shipping address, phone and email. If you have questions, let me know!”
The party: I was planning a real-life gathering for some of my After a Fashion friends at Cozy Nails, I decided to accept the offer and host a TaB energy Fuel to be Fabulous party. Only one problem, the package never arrived.
A few weeks later, the gals (or “fabulous girls” as TaB Energy calls us) felt it was time for another manicure-pedicure meet-up at Cozy Nails. I wrote to my contact at the PR agency. This time, the package arrived on time.
After Cozy Nails, we headed off to SoHo Bistro for a quick bite on the patio. We set up the perfect party table with all of our goodies from TaBEnegy. Everything was so TaB Energy pink – even our waitress! Jenny loved TaB energy and scored all the leftovers and the coupons for 12 cans at 25 cents each. Watch the video interview:
Despite an onerous amount of instructions, I still don’t know how to access the private website where I’m supposed to upload our photos etc. I also don’t know how to activate the pre-loaded Amex card I received for $25 (I’m donating it on behalf of the group to the United Way, that’s a whole other story.)
As for TaBEngery, the group reaction was mixed. As for me, I get enough of a buzz from drinks with the usual amount of caffeine so I’ll pass on the 80mg in every can of TaB Energy. After a taste test, I can understand why women are mixing it with vodka but I’m not advocating that either. ; )
Have you tried TaB Energy? What did you think?
A big shout out to Kathryn Lagden for providing her fine photography and videography talents.
My eldest son is an avid RUSH fan. He picked up a copy of Snakes & Arrows, their latest cd and RUSH – a show of hands, a dvd of a late ’80s concert.
You may already know I’m participating in the Weekend to End Breast Cancer on September 8 and 9. I need at least one new pair of running shoes. A new outfit or two would also be nice. I’m particularly concerned about the shoes because I have a tough time finding comfortable ones that fit.
