Hey Gerry, Your pen was one of the nicer ones I've seen. I was checking the website and was curious what the name of your pen was. On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 6:29 PM, Gerald Groot <tunerboy3 at comcast.net> wrote: > *You're welcome Wim! As I'm just home on vacation, this may have been > answered already but, I have 450 emails to sift through before I get to the > end of them all. Delete, delete, delete…. :-) * > > * * > > *I figure this way, people will see my name and phone number almost every > time they use my pen. When they do, they will obviously think of me. It is > sort of like a refridgerator magnet but put to better use. * > > * * > > *For me, it is more of a gesture of good will and a thank you more than > anything else and of course, it is a form of advertisement as well but > either way, people appreciate handouts. Especially something they can use. > * > > * * > > *This is where I get mine. http://www.amsterdamprinting.com/ Every now > and then, they inform me of a sale on the pens I gave you for about 70 cents > a piece give or take. * > > * * > > *Jer* > > * * > > * * > > * * > > * * > > * * > > *From:* pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] *On > Behalf Of *wimblees at aol.com > *Sent:* Monday, July 20, 2009 11:37 PM > *To:* Pianotech at PTG.org > *Subject:* [pianotech] promo pens > > > > At the convention, Jerry Groot gave me a pen with his name, etc. on it. > (Thanks Jerry, nice looking pen). Randy Potter gives them out, too. > > I, as I am sure others, have been approached many times by pen salesmen who > want you to buy them for customers. I've always resisted. (One guy told me > he "accidentally" printed 1000 pens with my name on it, and he would have to > throw them out if I didn't buy them. When I told him he misspelled my name, > he didn't hesitate one second and said he could change it, at no extra > charge). > > For those of you who give them out, what is your return of investment? Do > you actually get calls from people who saw your name on the pen? Or do you > just do it for good will, like buying an add in the high school chorus > concert program. > > Wim > > > ------------------------------ > > *A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps!<http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221323041x1201367261/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=JulystepsfooterNO62> > * > > > ------------------------------ > > avast! Antivirus <http://www.avast.com>: Outbound message clean. > > Virus Database (VPS): 090726-1, 07/26/2009 > Tested on: 7/26/2009 9:29:48 PM > avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2009 ALWIL Software. > > -- Ryan Sowers, RPT Puget Sound Chapter Olympia, WA www.pianova.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20090726/80a260dd/attachment.htm>
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