Some dude wearing a "Handyman Club of America - Lifetime Member" jacket.
Hee hee hee. I'll bet he was a *charter* member too.
It was all I could do not to bust out laughing at the guy. More money than
sense, that's for damn sure.
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"Larry Jaques" <jake@di\/ersify.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 00:07:28 -0500, Silvan
> <[email protected]> brought forth from the murky depths:
>
> >Some dude wearing a "Handyman Club of America - Lifetime Member" jacket.
> >Hee hee hee. I'll bet he was a *charter* member too.
> >
> >It was all I could do not to bust out laughing at the guy. More money than
> >sense, that's for damn sure.
>
> He probably uses a Crapsman faux nylon brush to put thick, bubbly
> layers of Minwhacked poly on his cherry-stained knotty-pineywood
> pukeyducks, too, huh?
Check out http://www.n-a-i.com/media/257531.html; apparantly, if you
take the "free trial" of Handyman Club, and then back out, they sell
your info (including phone number for a little more) to direct marketers:
"Reach direct-to-publisher responders made up of active
homeowners who participate in every do-it-yourself activity,
including painting, woodworking, landscaping, decorating,
plumbing, electrical, carpentry, home repairs and more.
These people responded to a risk-free offer to preview the
club and opted not to continue their membership. As a
result, they were removed as active members.
All competitive and non-competitive offers will be able to
rent the responders for either direct mail or telemarketing
campaigns."
So, trying out HCA really _does_ label you as a sucker, apparently.
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I wrote:
> "Larry Jaques" <jake@di\/ersify.com> wrote in message
>> On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 00:07:28 -0500, Silvan
>> <[email protected]> brought forth from the murky depths:
>>
>> >Some dude wearing a "Handyman Club of America - Lifetime Member" jacket.
>> >Hee hee hee. I'll bet he was a *charter* member too.
>> > [...]
>> He probably uses a Crapsman faux nylon brush to put thick, bubbly
>> layers of Minwhacked poly on his cherry-stained knotty-pineywood
>> pukeyducks, too, huh?
>
> Check out http://www.n-a-i.com/media/257531.html; apparantly, if you
> take the "free trial" of Handyman Club, and then back out, they sell
> your info (including phone number for a little more) to direct marketers:
Oh, and of course members get their info sold too:
http://www.nai.biz/media/257532.html
"Active paid direct-to-publisher subscribers/Members of the
HANDYMAN CLUB OF AMERICA'S magazine "HANDY" do more than
just read their unique hands on do-it-yourself publication.
They also buy products ranging from apparel, books and
collectibles from exclusive Members-only club offerings.
PROFILE:
Men 75%
Women 8%
Median Age: 51
Average Income: $60,000
Homeowners
Married 89%
Well Educated
Have A Garden 50%
Own Power Tools 97%
"
$110/thousand, 558,816 people, 75% men, 8% women, 17% other ?
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Dennis M. O'Connor [email protected]
Dennis M. O'Connor wrote:
>> take the "free trial" of Handyman Club, and then back out, they sell
>> your info (including phone number for a little more) to direct marketers:
>
> Oh, and of course members get their info sold too:
> http://www.nai.biz/media/257532.html
Wow. I knew those people sucked, but wow. I think I'll throw away my
sanding sponge now.
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Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan <[email protected]>
Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
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In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> Some dude wearing a "Handyman Club of America - Lifetime Member" jacket.
> Hee hee hee. I'll bet he was a *charter* member too.
>
> It was all I could do not to bust out laughing at the guy. More money than
> sense, that's for damn sure.
>
>
When you get the "complimentary address" labels, do you cut off the
HCofA logos and use them? [I can't help it, my folks grew up during the
depression and ingrained the idea that it is a bad thing to let things
go to waste].
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] says...
> > Some dude wearing a "Handyman Club of America - Lifetime Member" jacket.
> > Hee hee hee. I'll bet he was a *charter* member too.
> >
> > It was all I could do not to bust out laughing at the guy. More money than
> > sense, that's for damn sure.
> >
> >
>
> When you get the "complimentary address" labels, do you cut off the
> HCofA logos and use them? [I can't help it, my folks grew up during the
> depression and ingrained the idea that it is a bad thing to let things
> go to waste].
>
.. of course I meant use the address labels and discard the logos.
Mark & Juanita wrote:
> When you get the "complimentary address" labels, do you cut off the
> HCofA logos and use them? [I can't help it, my folks grew up during the
> depression and ingrained the idea that it is a bad thing to let things
> go to waste].
Not from them. I never got any, and I haven't heard from them in a long,
long time. From others, yes, I have.
(I haven't heard from the HCoA since I screamed at them over that check they
sent that would have cost me a fortune if I had cashed it. That really
pissed me off, and convinced me beyond any doubt that the club was a total
scam.)
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Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan <[email protected]>
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On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 17:26:18 GMT, Lewis Hartswick
<[email protected]> brought forth from the murky depths:
>Larry Jaques wrote:
>> He probably uses a Crapsman faux nylon brush to put thick, bubbly
>> layers of Minwhacked poly on his cherry-stained knotty-pineywood
>> pukeyducks, too, huh?
>
> Gosh Larry. Couldn't you find a few more intresting things
>he might have been doing? :-)
> ...lew...
Sorry, lew, but it was HIS agenda I questioned. =:0
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On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 00:07:28 -0500, Silvan
<[email protected]> brought forth from the murky depths:
>Some dude wearing a "Handyman Club of America - Lifetime Member" jacket.
>Hee hee hee. I'll bet he was a *charter* member too.
>
>It was all I could do not to bust out laughing at the guy. More money than
>sense, that's for damn sure.
He probably uses a Crapsman faux nylon brush to put thick, bubbly
layers of Minwhacked poly on his cherry-stained knotty-pineywood
pukeyducks, too, huh?
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Larry Jaques wrote:
>>It was all I could do not to bust out laughing at the guy. More money
>>than sense, that's for damn sure.
>
> He probably uses a Crapsman faux nylon brush to put thick, bubbly
> layers of Minwhacked poly on his cherry-stained knotty-pineywood
> pukeyducks, too, huh?
The knotty pineywooy pukey ducks he made with his 3 HP Crapsman routah
doubtless...
BTW, why do people do that to cherry? My uncle has a very nice china
display thingie in his dining room. Some kind of dark reddish brown color.
I asked him about it, and he said it was solid cherry. It was solid
something. If that was cherry, someone stained the hell out of it to get
it to look like that. I don't get it. If you want dark, why not just use
walnut? Am I nuts?
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On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 20:52:29 -0500, Silvan
<[email protected]> brought forth from the murky depths:
>BTW, why do people do that to cherry? My uncle has a very nice china
>display thingie in his dining room. Some kind of dark reddish brown color.
>I asked him about it, and he said it was solid cherry. It was solid
>something. If that was cherry, someone stained the hell out of it to get
>it to look like that. I don't get it. If you want dark, why not just use
>walnut? Am I nuts?
No, but their taste is all in their mouths.
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