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Women in Glasses! I'm out of Cards! What to do?

5 comments Posted by Ira at Wednesday, November 12, 2008

We improvise, that's what we do.

I was at dinner tonight with my sons and dad and I noticed two women having drinks at the table immediately next to ours. I wasn't "checking them out" (Angela). From where I was sitting, my choices were; dudes basejumping on ESPN, my youngest making fart noises, or these two stylish women and their eyeglasses.

As the meal was winding down, I knew this was a perfect chance to "drop some knowledge" on them. I opened my wallet looking for a couple of my kick-ass GlassyEyes cards -- and was greeted by a distinct lack of the exact thing I was looking for.

No need to worry, I have some in the car!

Strike two, what's a guy to do? Bag it? That's what the old Ira would have done. Not the new, improved Ira.

I tore the receipt in two pieces and created some magic -- as you can clearly see in the high-end cellphone photo above.

It's quite possible that they'll deposit their gum in them at the end of the night, but maybe not. One of them said she was looking to get some new glasses. Perhaps I just saved her $300 in that one semi-awkward moment.

I challenge you to do the same. I'll even help with a fist full of cards (of the kick-ass variety) if you send me your address!

Approaching women in a restaurant/bar... where was this "skill" hiding back in the early nineties?

NOTE TO SELF: Load up on a fresh stack of cards for the car.

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0 comments Posted by Ira at Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Sorry for the gap in posts. I've been really busy with clients and am trying to find more for the "day job" (as well as gathering information on a place that rhymes with "Lens Shafters"). I love working for myself, but I find myself working all the time. It's nice to be able to do that from home, however.

First off, I want to thank each of you who have helped enlighten people to the reasonably-priced optical options that abound online. I've gotten a ton of traffic to the "Get the Word Out" emailer (which can be found by clicking on the such-labeled button located at top of the page) which leads me to thinking of other ways of alerting people to the cause.

I dropped an order for some business cards with the pertinent info and they came back looking really great. I've been handing them out at coffee shops and to people in need for the past few weeks and I just put in a second, bigger order (it's amazing what $50 will buy you online).

My thought was, maybe some of you might want to help. I'd be more than happy to drop a few in an envelope to those of you who have been, or would like to start, spreading the word.

If you're interested, send me a message at glassyeyes@gmail.com with the subject, "SEND ME SOME CARDS!". Make sure to include your address (which will be deleted after the cards are sent -- I promise there will be no shenanigans).

Thanks!