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I find Polaroids, err Fuji-roids, given to customers or random people gratis are some of my most successful selling tools.
I usually hand them out to random people at weddings, parties, and events that want their pictures taken, and it is much less of a hassle, usually, than sending them a scan. If I factor in the cost of my time, the Polaroid beats the cost of sending a digital file every time, at least assuming I can get it right on the first try, usually the case.
I give a business card to them too, but I doubt many of these ever see the light of day again and they cost 30¢ a piece, so that brings the expense for this particular form of party favor up to over $2 already, plus the two minutes spent waiting, and that is assuming the print comes out.
So, I was thinking: Does anyone know if I can take the packs apart (in the dark of course) and stamp the backs with a copyright/contact info. stamp without damaging the final result?
I will obviously have to do this in the dark, gently, but I am just curious if anyone else has tried it before and if it is feasible.
I forget how Polaroid, err Fujiroid drats, emulsion works. If I can pull this off, I bet it would make this form of advertising even more successful.
Speaking of stamps, does anyone know of a good place to have a custom one made cheaply? These days I bet that a website URL and e-mail are far more useful to people than the phone number or mailing address are.
I usually hand them out to random people at weddings, parties, and events that want their pictures taken, and it is much less of a hassle, usually, than sending them a scan. If I factor in the cost of my time, the Polaroid beats the cost of sending a digital file every time, at least assuming I can get it right on the first try, usually the case.
I give a business card to them too, but I doubt many of these ever see the light of day again and they cost 30¢ a piece, so that brings the expense for this particular form of party favor up to over $2 already, plus the two minutes spent waiting, and that is assuming the print comes out.
So, I was thinking: Does anyone know if I can take the packs apart (in the dark of course) and stamp the backs with a copyright/contact info. stamp without damaging the final result?
I will obviously have to do this in the dark, gently, but I am just curious if anyone else has tried it before and if it is feasible.
I forget how Polaroid, err Fujiroid drats, emulsion works. If I can pull this off, I bet it would make this form of advertising even more successful.
Speaking of stamps, does anyone know of a good place to have a custom one made cheaply? These days I bet that a website URL and e-mail are far more useful to people than the phone number or mailing address are.
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