Suggestions
Apr 28th, 2008 by Anna
Keeping a blog is a pretty self-indulgent thing to do. Whether or not the world really wants to read these little tidbits I’ve got on my mind, I get to post about them. So here it is, perhaps my most random post yet. The Full Catastrophe is my soap box to promote some simple ideas I have to improve the world.
1. Us DeHamer-Schulz’s practically live at the Toby Wells YMCA. I left a note in their suggestion box requesting they install a shade canopy at the playground a long time ago. No word yet on my request. This one should be easy, they’ve got lots of canopies they use for the preschoolers and day campers. If you go there and agree with me, please leave a suggestion inside.
2. Costco should sell their baked goods in their pizza cafe. I can take or leave any of their current menu items but if they were selling muffins or cookies at Cafe One Fifty (Brian got that name from his friend Cam–everything on the menu is $1.50) I would eat there regularly. You, too? Tell Costo by clicking here.
3. In December a magazine ad for a shoe company caught my attention. I found it so surprising that I had to leave a comment with the company. It was a full page color photo of a man and woman sitting on the ground in front of their kayaks laughing about the awesomeness of their extreme sports outdoorsy lifestyle. I’m guessing that the ad cost more than we live on each year to run in the magazine and I also imagine that the photographer got many shots of the models in different positions. Of all of the shots that they must have snapped, why is it that they chose to run this one?
Do you see what I saw? I know that my mind is in the gutter but come on! That isn’t what sells shoes, is it? Here’s the email that I sent to the shoe company:
to: marketing@terrasoles.com
Hi there,
I thought you should know that your magazine ad (and homepage photo!) for some reason highlights the male model’s…ahem…package. My husband thinks that this is your plan. We’ll never forget the name of your company, but probably won’t buy your shoes. We are still laughing!
I looked back onto their homepage just now and saw that the photo is not as prominently placed as it was back in December, so I might just have to take credit for that change. However, I won’t rest until the offensive material is completely removed from their marketing campaign!
In closing, these are just a few of the suggestions I have for world improvement. Being that I am a know-it-all blogger, there will surely be more.
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Maybe you should give this a try:
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/02/suggestionbox-a-feedback-system-that-doesnt-feel-pointless/