Postcard titled ‘Banditos” by an artist named Hunter Armstrong
March 24th, 2010
Haw flakes
Haw flakes, ahhh. They’re addictive little thin pieces of candy made of haw, sugar and red food colouring. They remind me of childhood and how I used to eat them all the time. The packaging is exactly the same as it was since I was a kid. Classic! A while back I found a store in Chinatown that sells them dirt cheap – 4 packs for $1.00. Heart.
March 6th, 2010
The legitmacy of a scam
Lately I’ve been receiving mail from Reader’s Digest claiming that I am part of this 1% group who could be potentially be a winner of their $500,000 cash grand-prize. They’ve offered to pay for my trip to Montreal this spring for their draw. All I have to do is reply with the materials they’ve supplied to say YES! I want to enter.
Wow, really? I’m impressed.
Not with the whole possibility of winning $500,000, but with how legitimate the packages look. They went out all with making it look all real and trustworthy. Normally, I think a scam letter would probably have a picture of some doof’s face shaking hands with some corporate looking person holding a gigantic check. Well, Reader’s Digest included one of those too but they also added a 11″x 24″ foldout with cheque looking-things on it as well as stickers with my initials on it.
How did I get the privilege to be on a mailing list of such a legitimate scam?
