Today I got, from a religious order in Kansas City, MO I've never heard of before, a 52-minute chant CD, cellophane-wrapped in full jewel case, posted in a padded mailer, together with a solicitation for funds. I'll tell you, any order that would waste money like this is not an order I want to give to. I think this is the most lavish unsolicited premium I've ever received. I mean, I've received DVDs and CDs before, but they've all been on the cheap, and typically they serve a purpose like informing you about the apostolate or showing who they serve. Or maybe the premium will be from an organization I have an established relationship with.
I don't even like Gregorian chant.
I will listen to it just because it would be a waste not to. Then I can put it next to the Palestrina CD a friend sent me that I never listen to.
I don't even like Gregorian chant.
Heretic.
;-)
Yeah, I know. This is the liturgical equivalent of being queer.
I'm not sure it's that lavish. In sufficient quantity, they probably cost about $2 to manufacture.
But some charities do bug me with their mailings: when they enclose coins or a dollar bill, I just pocket the money, thank you. And one charity really ticked me off: I got a slip in my mailbox for a **registered letter**, so I went to the post office and found that the oh-so-important mailing was a completely ordinary fund-raising piece. Well, they sure got my attention, all right! And a complaint!