[CH] Ground chiles bribe
Mary Going (mary@firegirl.com)
Tue, 07 Nov 2000 11:39:53 -0500
Hi Chileheads,
Thanks for all the input on FireGirl's slogan. The overwhelming majority
voted for "Even the devil shops here," so that's the one.
Now for another favor - well, this time it's a bribe. FireGirl has around
800 different items, and try as I might, I cannot seem to get descriptions
entered for all of them. Admittedly, part of the problem is that I haven't
tasted them all, but most of the problem has to do with how overwhelming
the task is. I taste a sauce, and then write, "Wow. This is good."
................... BORING!
So, here's the bribe: I ordered several pounds of ground chiles from our
friend, Jim Campbell. I have two pounds each of Red Savina(TM), Chipotle,
DeArbol, New Mexican, Smoked Serrano, and Chipotle. I will willingly send
anyone a little baggie of ground chile in exchange for creative, fun,
positive descriptions of any product we sell. The baggie has just under an
ounce (trying to keep the postage at 33 cents). If you do more than one,
I'll send more.
Please note that any product you review will count, but I'm reserving the
Red Savina(TM) powder for people who review products that I don't have any
information about. In other words, I already have lots of information about
Dave's Insanity, but I need information about more obscure products.
*Ideally,* when you review the products, you'll include the ingredients
list, but if you don't, it won't prevent you from getting your free chile
powder.
So... if this is appealing to you, take a look around FireGirl's Hot Sauce
Catalog (http://firegirl.com) and send reviews of products that we sell,
and that you like to mary@firegirl.com - PLEASE DON'T SEND THEM TO THE
LIST. Mike Bowers will kill me. To get your free chile powder, you'll need
to include your mailing address. If you live outside the US, please note
that it costs more to send you stuff, and so you'll have to do more than
one in order to get the ounce. That sucks, but it's true.
While I want positive descriptions, they must also be truthful. Here's an
example of one I really like:
Real Life Person, Bob Nelson says, "Bat's Brew Hot Sauce is one we picked
up several years ago in New Orleans, and we're on our second bottle now.
It's comparable in heat to Tabasco, in my opinion, maybe a little hotter.
(Amazingly, Tabasco seems to be the ONLY hot sauce NOT in your index or on
your list!). Bat's Brew is, however, something you have to accept on faith
the first time, because it looks absolutely disgusting: a dark greenish
brown that you could easily convince someone USED to be a bunch of bugs
before you whipped 'em up in the blender. But it's got a great flavor and a
good deal of zip; we like it on eggs on a Sunday morning."
Your descriptions will follow the same format using your first name only
unless you say you want your entire name used.
Thanks again for all your help. My store is going very well, thanks in part
to all of you!
Cheers,
- mary
ps. Just an FYI about timing. It will be the week after next before I will
start sending out the baggies. As of this moment, I have the ground chiles,
but not the little baggies. I ordered those from California, and they
should be here by the middle of next week. After that, I anticipate it will
take a few days to divide the chiles into the little baggies.
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