- Monday blues? Here is an email myself and Andrew Boyd wrote to Clintons cards complaints department last year on Jubilee weekend, we didnt get a response....have a read and hopefully it will cheer you up or at least make you chuckle.... To: contact@watermarkpublishing Subject: Wedding Card Woes Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2012 15:50:13 +0000 To whom it may concern, I am writing to express my dissatisfaction upon the recent purchase of one of your products. Allow me to paint a rather fateful picture. I visited a reputable retail outlet - Clintons Cards, to buy a Wedding card for my good friend who, surprisingly, is soon to be wed. They have an 18 month old child and while I dont particularly agree with conception beyond the boundaries of wedlock, I have learned to live with it. But I digress...... Please inspect Exhibit A, thus being the card I purchased as the happy couple resembled not too distantly to my friend and his bride-to-be: (SEE PHOTO ONE) (As you may notice I have conveyed my emotions at the time with the drawing of detailed facial expressions using a promotional ball point pen I acquired at the British Caravan Show 09 at the Birmingham Metropole) Very pleased with my acquisition I dashed home excitedly. So much so that I completely forgot to pick up my Union Jack Jubilee Flip Flops from BHS (currently being offered to O2 customers as part of the their Priority Moments promotion). However upon opening the card, imagine the horror and distress I was overcome with when I noticed the Groom had miraculously changed the styling of his hair from a LEFT comb-over sweep to a RIGHT!!!?? Exhibit B, I think youll agree, clearly depicts this absurdity : (SEE PHOTO TWO) This faux pas of continuity completely shattered the initial joyous experience to the extent I think it is highly appropriate to voice my opinion to your company via this email. I wish I could tell you this is where the nightmare ended but unfortunately I was dealt another crushing blow. Please examine Exhibit C: (SEE PHOTO THREE) My distress continued as I noticed not only the change in font but the apparent lean on the word happily which I believe belittles the meaning of the word, distracting from its intended sentiment. I am now scared that my message of goodwill may come across as sarcastically flippant placing the very foundations of our friendship on a perilous knife edge. May I suggest in the future maintaining the same font throughout the pre-printed message, possibly incorporating another one from the generous selection that Microsoft offer such as the playfully delightful Comic Sans or the widely used Brush Script Std - most famous for its use on the opening and closing credits of Neighbours (circa 86). Please refer to Exhibit D if you, the reader, are unsure of what this looked like: (SEE PHOTO FOUR) I feel by now that I have vented my concerns and hope that my thoughts will be taken into consideration regarding any future products that you design and manufacture. Besides, I am shortly due at family BBQ (barbeque) and am solely responsible for the bringing of potato salad amongst other summer sundries. Sadly though I will not be able to sport the aforementioned complimentary Jubilee sandals due to the events as they have unfolded. Warmest Jubilee Wishes, Andrew James Boyd.
Posted on: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 10:00:55 +0000
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