A mate of my sent an email saying 'do you want some free samples'

[Upchuck]

My mate works at a fashion company. She sent To a whole pile of people, some friends, some from my football team and email offering free samples from the collection. I kind of sneered. What would you think if someone sent you an email saying 'we have some sample clothe - tell me your size and I will bring you a couple of pieces'

Would be keen or insulted, or think they were a bit sad?

 

[cesare]

I'd have been delighted.

 

[Madusa]

Sneered at what?

 

[marty21]

I'd write about it on the internet

 

[Upchuck]

Sneered at what?

Sneered at her dodgy samples

 

[cesare]

Sneered at her dodgy samples

Why are they dodgy?

 

[cesare]

Actually, in this context, do you know what samples are?

 

[Upchuck]

Why are they dodgy?

Aren't samples like seconds or faulty?

 

[cesare]

Aren't samples like seconds or faulty?

No. (And you've just answered my subsequent question ). What they are, are the clothes that are made up from the designs, in order to sell the range to wholesalers, retailers etc. They have to be made up to the exact spec as would be sold in the outlets, otherwise the distributors wouldn't buy them - if you see what I mean.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

I'd be quite happy with seconds too.

 

[ShiftyBagLady]

I would grateful that they thought of me, glad that they were passing things on to friends and keen.
Why you would sneer at a kind gesture is beyond me.

 

[Madusa]

What do the other people who received the email think?

I'd have been delighted too.

 

[Upchuck]

I son't know but then again I don't understand people so i thought I'd check with urban. the people who got the email are all working folk.

 

[cesare]

I'd be quite happy with seconds too.

And if it's a fashion house, it'd be virtually impossible to detect that seconds were seconds at all.

 

[fogbat]

Actually, in this context, do you know what samples are?

I'd send Upchuck a sample.

By which I mean a bottle of piss.

 

[Clair De Lune]

I would print out the email, wipe my arse with it and send it by first class courier to this fashion house, I mean, how very fucking dare they?!

 

[Upchuck]

I would print out the email, wipe my arse with it and send it by first class courier to this fashion house, I mean, how very fucking dare they?!

Really? Would you think the person sending the email a dickhead?

 

[kained&able]

i dont get sarcasm.

 

[Clair De Lune]

Damn straight. I only wear clothing made in the finest sweatshops in the land

 

[ShiftyBagLady]

I son't know but then again I don't understand people so i thought I'd check with urban. the people who got the email are all working folk.

Maybe, in future, if you're not sure how to respond you should say nothing. I think you'll find people have a lot more patience those who are unsure than for those who are rude.

 

[Upchuck]

Damn straight. I only wear clothing made in the finest sweatshops in the land

Be straight with me. Was such an email ok or would people sneer?

 

[cesare]

Be straight with me. Was such an email ok or would people sneer?

It was a generous and thoughtful email.

 

[fogbat]

Be straight with me. Was such an email ok or would people sneer?

It's the kind of email Hitler would send, tbh.

 

[Onket]

Jesus wept.

 

[Steel Icarus]

I'd use this inconsequential vignette to attempt to point the spotlight my way. Then maybe go for a poo.

 

[Clair De Lune]

Be straight with me. Was such an email ok or would people sneer?

I think most people would be excited and feel very lucky to be considered tbh chuck. Be a bit snooty to be offended

 

[Steel Icarus]

I think most people would be excited and feel very lucky to be considered tbh chuck. Be a bit snooty to be offended

This.

A few years ago the owner of the factory I worked in turned up with some clothes his sons had had and hardly worn and offered them around. Loads of the lads were offended, feeling they were being treated like charity cases. Me - I got a couple of nice polo shirts and a lumberjack shirt, all very useful for work. Didn't see the problem.

 

[RubyBlue]

My mate works at a fashion company. She sent To a whole pile of people, some friends, some from my football team and email offering free samples from the collection.

Personally I would have been pleased but if your mates and football team got these emails I'm unsure as to why you didn't ask them for their opinions and as to whether they had any interest in the samples or not? If you think it's 'sad', as you say - just a quick - hi what did you think of so and so's email would have been enough without you committing yourself as to if it was 'sad' or not iyswim.

 

[Upchuck]

My mate said some folk didn;t even reply. I mean free designer gear! FFS. Bunch of saddo's. it's the thought that counts spose. I took 2 pieces to keep myself in. It is a nice gesture.

 

[Upchuck]

It is a nice gesture. Anyone who thinks not can go do one