[ddingus]

Oh, I should ask, just for a curio:

What do you think of high value stuff sent to you? We all get the usual gift card, gadget, or curio. Whatever.

But I've had somebody actually send me something I might consider buying. Not the product, just as a gift.

I called 'em. Looked like a $50 - $100 item, and I figured they were serious. They were.

[shostack]

Had a vendor send me a (branded) speaker and phone charger. Got the inevitable follow-up pestering for a phone call in an expectant manner. Politely declined stating that I still had zero interest and kept the gift.

Sits in my kitchen now.

[ddingus]

Was it any good, or just some obvious swag?

[shostack]

http://authenticpromotions.com/ProductDetails/?productID=550...

Very obviously bulk swag stuff, but decent quality, and the per-unit cost isn't dirt cheap. Like I said, sits in my kitchen, and my wife and I use it to listen to music while we cook.

The vendor in question is relatively well-known in their space, and were I in the market for a new solution in the future, they were on my short list even before the sales guy initially reached out to me. I just have no interest in hearing the pitch when I have zero intent to consider a new solution, and know that their offering isn't THAT different from what I use now.

[ddingus]

That one seems almost a waste then.

Thanks.