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[vilakins]

I changed my mobile number because I have a really old 025 one with very few decent features and that service is being discontinued next month. I also changed to Vodaphone because Greg had an old phone I could use and also since he's on Vodaphone, we can both use the features it provides. No more getting texts hours and sometimes days later.

Anyway, yesterday I got a small parcel from Vodaphone which proved to be a hollow polystyrene block containing cards with my name and new number printed on them. Nice thought, but I don't see the point. They know my address, so why isn't it there too? I could use them as business cards then. These look more like the sort of thing people might hand out in a singles bar. Nice thought, guys, but not really that useful.

Comments

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

Maybe the hollow styrene block can become a setting for the adventures of Pipecleaner Folks?

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

You can only get two in it lying down (the hollow's only business-card size) and it's not deep enough to make them a decent spa pool.

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

A flight deck couch? *grin*

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Now there's an idea! :-)

[redstarrobot.livejournal.com]

I think the point is to give them to everyone who had your old number, so they have a notification for the new one.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

It is, but very few people have that number. An address would have made the card more useful to me. [shrug] I'll probably hand out 10 at most.

[redstarrobot.livejournal.com]

Well, yes, but your phone company isn't trying to give you business cards. They're trying to smooth your transition to their service. It's not their fault if it's smooth already. :)

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

True. It's a nice thought, I admit. :-) Greg said he didn't get any when he got his present number.