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Cookie

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Oct 10, 2007 1:26 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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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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Bananabean

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Oct 10, 2007 1:59 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Hi Cookie,

Just think... now your children will be able to say that you gave Martha
Stewart a Wedgie! lol

Maybe you should include a tee shirt that says "your name " gave me a
wedgie!

That should get her attention!      /pages/communi ty/smileys/smiley36.gif


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Neelam Joshi

EnJDesign.com
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Oct 11, 2007 8:39 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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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"
Cookie

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Oct 18, 2007 1:20 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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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....

 

 

Cookie2007-10-18 13:32:34


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Bliz

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Oct 18, 2007 7:18 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Cudo`s Cookie!

You have nothing to lose in getting yourself out there!

Job well done!

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Cookie

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Oct 18, 2007 10:28 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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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....



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