Personalised packages

Once again due to my laziness i have a back log of posts, so for the next week or so expect a regular stream of posts including book reviews, craft stuff, a bit of controversy and of course the crazy goings on in the world of youth work, but for today....

At the beginning of last week I got a package which just made me smile….The package contained a book which had made me laugh out loud as I read the title, “Pieces of a Paki”. (Yusuf Misdaq) I had read the review of this in Emel magazine and decided to buy it (to be honest it seemed like an odd book, I was intrigued by the name...). The book was wrapped in a Japanese entertainment newspaper, as seen in the picture

the hand drawn speech bubble coming from the man reads, “Open up! a treasure awaits you!”. To top it off the author had signed the book and written a message inside…..

Dear "my name"

Thanks so much for your support, it means alot to me and i hope you enjoy this novel, it was written with heart!

Peace

Y.Misdaq

Also as I later learnt the book was published by the authors own publishing company, which isn’t a big hotshot company, but it's a little home-grown out of the basement type thing, he also did the front cover himself. Maybe it’s the creative side of me that loves everything hand made and slightly different but I found myself smiling at it all, it showed some thought had gone into the whole process, right from the moment the idea popped into the authors head to the instant it landed on our lobby floor. It showed that the author cared about his customers, that it wasn’t all about making money and consumerism, ok so he isn’t that famous, so what?, it shows he puts heart into his work, that he appreciates every single customer he gets.

Another example: I love it when I buy something from eBay and the seller has put a little thank you note in, or they give you a free pen or something, I even received a sweet once, I didn’t eat it but it’s the thought that counts!! It makes me truly happy when that happens as it shows that there’s a person behind the package not just a business.