Today a massive brainstorm hit me right around lunch time at work. It was so loud it shook me! Ok, so metaphorically speaking it rattled me, but I think I have something here.
Eventually I would like to sell my craftiness places, be it craft fairs, online, etc. Covered that in Post 1 or 2 I believe. Well, I was thinking about how I can make each transaction unique in some way, shape, or form. When it hit me, as I was coming back from lunch. I over heard a couple talking about gift cards at work, about how they are good through September, whenever we close for good. We have a HUGE box of empty/unused gift cards and rewards cards behind the front counter. One of our former employees wanted to do something crafty with it to give each of us a "gift" made from said gift cards. Well, she got a new job almost right away with one of our competitors... and left the huge box just laying there.
What I am thinking of doing is either A) using the said gift/rewards cards as a kind of price tag (especially the generic red ones that were 5, 10, 20, 25, 50 denominations) or B) using them as a "thank you" tag, "happy birthday", "congrats", or "for mom/dad/teacher" tags. Possibly scrape off the type on back and hand sharpie a note?
Of course that requires punching a hole in the card, but of course its useless now anyhow. I got the go ahead to load up a bag of cards and bring them home. But i want more! I am so greedy! Especially when now I can have the pieces of useless plastic for free, and everyone can remember Borders that used to be with a former gift card of book spines or a zebra (my personal fav). Anyone else get so excited over such a silly thing that they cant sit still? Its 1 am, and I'm itching to go out to my garage with a razor blade to start scraping the backs!
Yes, I am a nerd and I admit it! I am proud so I'll say it loud!
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