Letterboxes....
I can tell you a thing or two about them now.
Spent the past couple of days walking around posting the flyers through letterboxes. For some reason I don't like the home owners seeing me do it, so I have taken to rising at 7am to tiptoe around the neighbourhood.
So.. it has to be said, it's quite a mindless exercise, especially with flu brewing. However I comforted myself by learning everything there is to know about the different types of letterboxes. Wow, who would've thought.. Narrow ones that seem to be permanently open, the stiff, 'snap-shut immediately' ones and those with the brush .. Then there was the dilemma of which way to put the flyer in, main picture up... or main picture down, to enable it to float down and land face up. After 2 hours of flyering I had it all going on...
My defining moment of my flyering experience though was one particular cold January morning. Now usually I dress up to do the flyering, wear my long Reiss coat to look professional. however said particular morning with flu brewing I had my daggy tracksuit bottoms on and my down puffa jacket.
I see a family leaving their house and with car seats in tow I know they are the right market. So plucking up courage I approach them. They looked young, they looked beautiful, perfect people to approach.
As I'm chatting to the Mum asking how old her daughter is I couldn't help but wish I had worn my long Reiss coat, as on that particular day, with my down puffa jacket on, no make up and spots, by all accounts I look rather grim and she by all accounts look beautiful.
So chat chat chat and I'm thinking 'Crikey, you really are beautiful, I must drink more water to try and get faultless skin like you'. Then suddenly her voice, well spoken, but husky resonated with me and I realised... I'm only standing talking to Holly Willoboughy of This Morning, Dancing on Ice fame. If there was ever a time to be looking smart it was now but no, I'm looking minging.
However she was perfectly lovely and took a flyer and I went straight back to the car and applied some make up. Note to self ~ Pay attention to the advice your Mum gave you when younger ... "Always be prepared!!!"
