see them there plastic dinsours

In uk.rec.motorcycles, Cane said:

He's retired now, did alright for himself, too

 

I hate to say it but it is treading a pretty fine line. Cane's a nice
bloke an' all but he is blatantly advertising his own commercial
enterprise here and selling stuff as well. If he was a stranger we'd
have had his account of him and sacrificed Dreamboat by now.

Still, I might have one of his dinosaurs if I get paid next week.

 

Surely you mean "sacrified him and had Dreamboat by now."

 

I'm halfway through a bottle of wine.

 

Surely it would only add a few pence onto each unit to have him killed?

 

But it was a good arse

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lol, fair play to you Ben although 'commercial enterprise' is a bit far
fetched.

I know you made this comment in fun/tongue in cheek/glass of wine/etc.. but
I think it deserves a serious reply.

In the time it takes me to make, package, market, discuss and take an order
for a Perspex® Dinosaur I can make 10 times as much money buy doing my job
properly. I really don't need the small change. Hence the fact that I'm not
too bothered what they sell for. If I said 'who wants one for free' I'm sure
I'd be inundated with orders... which is why I charge.

My real motivations for punting them out are many and so far I've had some
interesting results and subsequent thoughts:

*] Initially this was made as a promotional item to help designers
understand the capabilities of our company and equipment following a
significant investment in new technology. So far, this marketing idea has
produced incredible results.

*] The initial interest of my own staff made me wonder if there was a
commercial opportunity with a range of 3D Perspex® puzzles

*] What is the market price? If I did sell this on the open market, how much
are people prepared to pay for a novelty puzzle? I know... Stick one on
eBay.

*] What other models are possible?

*] Many designers have said they would email me their own models in return
for a completed product. I'm looking forward to receiving their ideas and
producing their models.

*] I have toyed with the idea of setting up something like
acrylic3Dpuzzles.com and selling a 'range' but this would be a weekend 'toy
business' rather than a main source of income. K2 is a multi million pound
business which takes up a considerable part if of my life... just ask my
family.

So... If you'd like a Perspex® 3D Dinosaur model then by all means phone me
and buy one but if I'm on the phone to Waitrose discussing the checkout POP
for 2005 you might have to leave a message and I'll phone you back.

 

1001 laws prevent me from commenting.

 

Priorities in the correct order, then.

 

Well I don't mind the regulars flogging wares to the others within reason
*if* it's something we are likely to want. OTOH Herbalife etc. is out. TBF
to Cane lots of people asked after he posted a link to an eBay sale.

 

...and to be fair, marketing is my job so creating a stir about a product is
my job.

 

No laws prevent me from stating that looking at a female arse, even an
average one is a far better way to spend time than looking at you.

I can't fault Dave's actions.

 

When I'm PM, I'll make you a high court judge.

 

I wonder if having a tame ISP to play with makes dealing with spamming cunts
any easier

 

Can I be Home & Transport Secretary please sir

 

I suspect you'd only do so to ensure you knew a judge that owed you a
favour. Now, publicly I've got to disapprove of that...

 

No, I was referring to the imbibing of alcohol being more important than
ensuring a usenet post is correctly structured.

 

Of course. I'm sure you can afford such an appointment.

 

....and quite right too.

 

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