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[lcjohno]

Hi all

Just thought i'd post to let you guys know what happend to me today trying to do a bit of marketing.

I wont name the company but i'll give you a clue, there are two letters in the title of this diy/trade store.

As its a bank holiday i've been doing some diy at home myself, i am insulating my loft. I went to the said store yesterday to buy the insulation for my loft and noticed it was very very busy. This made me think, i've got 5000 feaflets at home ready to be delivered so i thought tommorrow morning i'll nip there and put some under the car windscreen wipers as you never know. I have had a job from doing this in the past.

So i did just that this morning, went round the very busy car park once this morning and put some flyers under windscreen wipers. I then went off and played football as i do every week.

Got home an hour ago and there's a message on my home answer phone from a lady called Kerry telling me she is from the said store. She then says in a very rude manner that the flyers i had put on the cars today had all been thrown in the bin and that they would appreciate that i dont bother doing it again as its wasting their time and my money as all flyers will be thrown away again.

This has made me quite angry and i would just like to here what you guys think. Was i being a bit out of order for doing it?

I think that times are hard and a company like that should try and help small businesses like me and you by letting us do that. Its not as if they have their own fitting service, plus they have the trade point where i have bought things before in the past. It seems to me they want us as trades men to use them for materials but in no way can we expect anything back. I am currently :incazzato::incazzato: and i am going to contact them regarding the issue and see what the manager says.

Rant over, i need some wine!!

 

[mikethetile]

B&Q do have their own fitting teams

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Their car parks are usually private land so it's to be expected I suppose!
I for one are not normally pleased when someone has pulled my wipers - unless of course its to put a £20 note under.
Worth a try and prehaps some found a receptive audience.

 

[lcjohno]

B&Q do have their own fitting teams

I didn't know that, i stand corrected.

 

[mikethetile]

the way around this is to park somewhere prominent and put the flyers under your own wiper with a note on your window asking people to help themselves

 

[mikebidd]

Or tow a big A frame advertising trailor in with your business written al over it lol

 

[merlecollins]

I can understand TOTALLY why you would be angry with this woman mate :incazzato: - but I'm with John on this one, I hate folk sticking stuff under my windscreen wiper....:mad2:

You might want to think of an alternative marketing route

Was worth a try though

 

[lcjohno]

I can understand TOTALLY why you would be angry with this woman mate :incazzato: - but I'm with John on this one, I hate folk sticking stuff under my windscreen wiper....:mad2:

Maybe i should have thought more about that but things like that just dont bother me. If someone puts one under my wiper i just read it, if its of no intrest i throw it in the bin.

 

[mikethetile]

Maybe i should have thought more about that but things like that just dont bother me. If someone puts one under my wiper i just read it, if its of no intrest i throw it in the bin.

I do the same

im not against others trying to make a living by promoting their business any way they can

 

[mikebidd]

Imo mate it wouldnt bother me as its not just random rubbish. They sell tiles you fit them. Besides youve saved anyone else getting told off!

 

[DHTiling]

Annoying yes..

But you have actually broke the law..

In April 2006 it was Illegal to post flyers etc on cars/windows etc without prior permission.

The acts and statutes are quite simple, as of 2006 it is only unlawful (or anti-social) to post flyers on private property, such as cars, railings, shop windows (without permission) etc. However it is perfectly legal to put them on public property, through mail boxes, or to hand out leaflets in public.

So with that stores car park being private etc then they can prosecute if they so wish..


Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 (c. 16)

 

[united]

Annoying yes..

But you have actually broke the law..

In April 2006 it was Illegal to post flyers etc on cars/windows etc without prior permission.

The acts and statutes are quite simple, as of 2006 it is only unlawful (or anti-social) to post flyers on private property, such as cars, railings, shop windows (without permission) etc. However it is perfectly legal to put them on public property, through mail boxes, or to hand out leaflets in public.

So with that stores car park being private etc then they can prosecute if they so wish..


Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 (c. 16)

Good post Dave

Even handing them out in public can get you in trouble as most places you would stand can be said to be 'private land'

You can get a licence to hand out flyers in City Centres but they are expensive.

 

[White Room]

There's been a few guys talking about leaflets under wipers, good point though

 

[Fekin]

I must say that I hate flyers under my wipers.

 

[lcjohno]

I think it was the tone of the phone call which angered me most. If they had just explained to me that i was breaking the law in doing it and maybe taking trade away from their fitters i would have held my hands up.

I was just trying to generate business not offend.

Looks like i'll just be putting them through doors now.

Cheers for responses