Crap marketing ideas of our time

Although the Evil Doctor Spinola and his marginally nicer relative have pretty firm views on the crassness of most marketing and PR folks, their distant cousin, Al V Spinola, has strong views of his own.

But soft, he speaks…

I wish people would stop sending me bloody teabags and bags of sugar, was it the Crap Marketing idea of the month or something?

I just know the thinking behind it:
'If people associate a nice sweet cup of tea with our company, they'll be in a comfortable frame of mind to be screwed by us for consultancy and left with a sweet taste in their mouth' [Cue applause of marketing gimps all around]

No actually, I'll still be in a shit frame of mind because I friggin' hate tea, especially the bloody fruity teas these bastards keep sending me 'Have a nice cup of tea on us' - Oh, really, thank you so much, I'll keep that for my grandma or to chuck at muppets whose mandatory open window / loud music policy is driving me mad.

I mean are they going to come and make it for me? No, I'd have to go to the kitchen and make it, and lo and behold what would I find there? Coffee, Milk, Sugar, Cans, Water and oh, what a bloody surprise, tea-bags aplenty, thanks for the tea-bag you sent me mate, there's only like 1,000 of them here.

Now, if they were to send miniatures that would be a different matter, or even little flat packets filled with something alcoholic (Hey they can do it with Screne-Clene).

Al V doesn't like Mondays.