Eat My Words » Misc http://eatmywords.com Product Naming and Brand Names That Don't Suck Sun, 13 May 2012 17:06:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Do you guys sell kitchen sinks? http://eatmywords.com/guys-sell-kitchen-sinks/ http://eatmywords.com/guys-sell-kitchen-sinks/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 23:58:06 +0000 admin http://eatmywords.com/?p=3529 It’s bad enough that we get cupcake orders for a Toronto bakery named Eat My Words (dot org), but these kind of emails, which I get on a regular basis, really take the cake:

Subject: Order
I will like to know if you do carry kitchen sinks. Get back to me with the types and pricing for that if you have them in stock for sale. Advice if you accept credit card payment

Dude, our blog is named The Kitchen Sink but we don’t sell them. Try Home Depot.

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The Kitchen Sink blog received this inquiry today from a spelling-challenged person who has been whiffing too much Liquid Plumber…
Dear Sir/Madam
My name is (name withheld to protect the confused) and i will like to know wether u have Kitchen sinks and also the brands tht u carry as well as the most cheapest instock.and if u do have this brand let me know the price American Standard Culinaire 33 In. x 22 In. Stainless Steel Double Bowl Kitchen Sink 18 gauge, 18/10 stainless steel material Double bowl design

And also do u take credit card as payment as welll.
I will be expecting a email from you.
Thank you

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As you may know, I concepted the “peel off sticker” ad for Wild Alaska Salmon with Katie Rueter of Schiedermayer & Associates. The client just forwarded us a gushing email from UC Berkeley graduate who prides herself on being “somewhat impervious to advertisements.” Her letter proved my theory that people actually would put the stickers on their shopping lists to remind them to buy Alaska Salmon…

From: Sarah Lash
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 7:34 AM
To: info@alaskaseafood.org
Subject: Salmon advertisement

Hello!

I am writing in regards to your recent Wild Alaska Salmon advertisements (found in Bon Apetit magazine).

Aside from being an aficionado of good salmon, and fine food in general, I am a UC Berkeley graduate, living in Indiana, pursuing a doctoral degree in the social sciences. As such, I am acutely aware of marketing strategies, and pride myself at being somewhat impervious to advertisements.

Imagine my surprise, then, when I found myself completely taken with your latest ad!

I am writing to let you know that the run of ads featuring a sticker sheet of Salmons (to be put on the shopping list) with salmon facts underneath is ENTIRELY effective–even on me! I know this was likely a costly ad to run, so I thought you might appreciate the feedback. I have now TWO sheets of the salmon stickers, posted to my billboard next to my shopping list. The clever ad has resulted in no fewer than four occasions on which I was compiling a shopping list, and was inspired to add salmon to the list thanks to the sheet of stickers.

As I said, I am well aware of being manipulated by the advertisement…but the stickers are just so fun and clever, that I can’t seem to make myself care!

Anyway, I just thought that you might want to know that the campaign is working, at least on one person. :)

-Sarah Lash
Bloomington, Indiana
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In case you are wondering, neither Katie or myself know this woman. ;-)

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