Business cards

[gordonv]

Hi guys, I think most of you have seen my personal business cards, with Tess and my name on them, along with all contact information? Really handy when you meet someone new or old, and want to give them your contact info. I also would drop them on a Valkyrie when I see one, try to meet up with others.

Vista Print $5 CAD deal

I know nothing more about it, but I paid $10 for 500 cards, and it sounded like the same deal, but at a promo 1/2 off.

Good for everyday use, when on vacations, meet and greats, run into someone and want to keep in touch.

On my card, being mostly about ridding buddies, I have my GWRRA and VRCC info too.

[Jess from VA]

If it was me, I'd have pretty personal-information-free cards printed up, then exercise judgment as to whether to write my address, or phone, or email on them, one by one, depending on the person and situation.

Hey dude, just where do you live anyway?           Ummmm, Toledo.   


In a related matter, I have been on the official no-call list for years.  I don't ever answer the phone, unless the caller ID works AND I know the person or number.  Well now in the last year or so, almost all the BS phone solicitations (a lot of them), have both my area code and local zone (neighborhood) prefixes on them in the caller ID.  So they're trying to trick me into picking up by making it look like one of my neighbors is calling me.  It's not working, but my phone rings all day whether I'm on the no-call list or not.

The no-call list does not work inside your own state, last I heard.

I like free enterprise and private business and capitalism a lot.  But I'm starting to wish phone solicitation was a small felony (and vigorously enforced).

I'm especially amused by callers leaving a message in strongly accented Hindu Indian, calling me Jess, like we're old friends. 

Sorry about the (security) drift on business cards Gordon. 

[msb]

Oh, Jess... you just don't get us poor misunderstood, overly social and trusting Canucks  . We want to be friends with EVERYBODY.
You have an "Official" invitation... Make the trek to Valhalla next year and we'll show ya what we're really all about 

[Jess from VA]

Mike, I'd love to ride around up there with you folks, but the only way I could make it would be if Scotty beamed me up.  

[gordonv]

I've my names, email and cell only, on my card. Like you mentioned, write the rest if needed, it also makes it more personal and people tend to keep it rather than throw it away.


As for the calls, I turned off my answering machine for 2 weeks, and after turning it back on the # of calls that now leave messages have gone down from 5 a day to a couple a week.

I'm also on the national DNC list, but here I'm sure it also applies for local calls, which they've also switch over to to make you answer them.