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You might be able to say it was a part of an "Opera associated contest"

Many ways to skin the cat, however will a cat look good skined? Unless it`s Mr Biggles

With my product "Coffee" I have had people like "Sammy Hagar, Alice Cooper, Buddy Miles, Joey Belladonna of Anthrax and Captain Phil from Deadliest Catch", and many other Rock` n Roll and TV Icons drink my coffee some don`t have a problem and the others I have found just don’t make a difference. So you just learn in the long run it is the strength of what you do and the drive to do it.

I do a Jimi Hendrix Coffee and I still have to pound the streets every day. Being an innovator and being first to market is great after your first few 100 million but until then you have to work it.

Glenn Coggeshell

Hendrix Coffee  

Very interesting product buy the way.

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Just because you don`t believe in yourself doesn’t mean I have to. Coggeshell Drink Some Black Dot Coffee Today

Hi All,

Love the creative thinking!  Thanks for the suggestions & the prompting to get off the dime & contact MS.  The encouragement helps a lot.  And hopefully others profit from the exchanges as they apply the ideas to their own situations.  Just last night I was reading an old posting about a traveler going thru the DFW airport who noticed a sign in a shop asking for local vendors so travelers could take away something from Texas.  I immediately contacted a friend leaving for Europe today to see if she`d scout out the shops to see if any place seemed a good venue for WEDGIE at O`Hare.  Local product & all that....

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Namaste
Neelam Joshi

EnJDesign.com
Hand crafted Silver Jewelry from India
Elegant Fun   Unique

Cookie.. by all means DO send a handwritten note (unless your have illegible handwriting!). I think having a very small card in envelope affixed to your products packaging ( and I do mean firmly affixed so its not easy for an assistant to pull off without damaging) is certainly appropriate - Try carefully hot glueing. It is certainly ok to ask Martha for her viewpoint/critique/words of praise for your product, since it`s a gift.

Something short and sweet. Perhaps like:

"Dear Martha, I am SO pleased to be sending you the Wedgie! I sincerely hope that you will use it with your personal gardening and would really love to hear your thoughts on my product!

I love your show and would be delighted to share it`s story with your audience, should you have interest. Best regards, and Happy Gardening!"

Warmest regards, Cookie..."

Go get `em Cookie!

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Jeff Atwood
DearlyDepartedTshirts.com
New York/ Atlanta

"Always Remember"

Hi All --

Took your advice & did write to MS.  I was worried about the humor aspect of the t-shirt so I went with praise & a short note instead.  I really do think she`s an amazing woman & told her so.  I asked for feedback on my tool so we`ll see if she responds.

re Seattle Sutton, the speaker at Tuesday`s Smart Women Smart Money conference:  I found her handlers & they took me to her before her presentation.  I was able to chat with her a bit & gift her with WEDGIE.  She writes books & speaks all over the U.S. so perhaps WEDGIE will end up in one of her anecdotes.  She is very supportive of new businesses.  And yes, I plan to follow up next week with a note to her!

The event reinforced for me the necessity of getting out there.  Made contacts with the people at my table, through donating a tool for the raffle....

 

 

Cudo`s Cookie!

You have nothing to lose in getting yourself out there!

Job well done!

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Bliz Lures Inshore & Offshore Tackle
                   "Better Than Bait!"
               www.saltwaterlures.net

Thanks for the kudos, Bliz. 

Funniest thing.  I received a call today from a Seattle Sutton distributor.  I won the raffle they had on Tuesday & will get a week`s worth of free meals.  Now I`ll have something else to write to her about....