SkiptomyLu
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Aww… Your story makes me smile.OT
Your right about how those types of books work. Im not sure about those 2 specifically but I was once solicited through the mail for a similar book.
The spiel went something like this "CONGRATULATIONS We are contacting you because your credentials allow you to be included in this elite book of similar qualified individuals. It is free and all you have to do is fill out this form below and then submit the shipping and handling fee and you will be included in our next edition."
What they dont tell you is the shipping and handling covers cost of book of course as well as a profit margin. They also dont tell you that practically everyone qualifies. I pretty much knew what was going on but bought the book anyway because I was young and silly back then. I have to admit it was kind of fun to see myself in print but after the years went on i realized how i pretty much just threw about 49.99 down the tubes. LOL
Yes! Can you imagine putting this in your professional credentials? Yikes!
The older woman I knew was a distant cousin, 87 years old, and we were visiting her where she lived in Mexico in the early 90s. It was sad because she totally believed it. I mean, not to knock the things she had done with her life (or anyone), but I think I flipped to the back and saw the advertisement, and she was fond of pointing out the others in the book who were people like Mother Teresa, etc.