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Silly Beggar
Spence, James. Ed(S): Robson, Cheryl
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Description for Silly Beggar
Paperback. BEST THE CREDIT CRUNCH AND LAUGH! A hilarious collection of emails telling stories of bizarre accidents, sent to big companies and begging for a free T-shirt. The replies are often equally wacky, and all sorts of branded freebies are sent to the author. Spence is a new comic talent in the tradition of Henry Root. Editor(s): Robson, Cheryl. Num Pages: 200 pages, Photographs and letters reproduced. BIC Classification: BJ; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 330.
Takes the art of acquiring the freebie to a whole new level of absurdity. Rejoice as the customer service departments of multinational corporations are fed ridiculous stories to make them part with T-shirts or other logo-bearing bounty. Whether he’s playing the system or just playing games, James Spence demonstrates his comic genius via his uniquely entertaining emails.
Takes the art of acquiring the freebie to a whole new level of absurdity. Rejoice as the customer service departments of multinational corporations are fed ridiculous stories to make them part with T-shirts or other logo-bearing bounty. Whether he’s playing the system or just playing games, James Spence demonstrates his comic genius via his uniquely entertaining emails.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Aurora Metro Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Twickenham, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906582036
SKU
V9781906582036
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99-2
About Spence, James. Ed(S): Robson, Cheryl
James Spence James is a dreamer with far too much time on his hands. He lives with his wife Tiff, and cat Angel, in Dunfermline, Scotland where he dreams, schemes and screams in delight when he receives yet another brand new T-shirt through the post. He is the creator of Dr Sheep and the Aardvark, unquestionably one of Scotland’s most ... Read more
Reviews for Silly Beggar
‘The author has clearly spent years plaguing companies with his idiotic requests for freebies, could this be where the global meltdown started?’ – Paul Foot, Life President, Guild of Paul Foot Connoisseurs ‘a very amusing illustration of the lengths people will go to earn a buck’ – Nigel Williams, best-selling author, The Wimbledon Poisoner