Your shirt. My iMac.
OK. Here’s the deal. I know this blog has been … well… inactive for a while. I’ve been a little wrapped up in getting married. That’ll all wrap up soon though and I’ll be back.
But I need to dust it off right now. I twittered this: “Offer: Buy me a new iMac (Low end is fine) and I wear your company t-shirt for a year.” and it pulled a few responses. Both as replies (@s) and in direct messages. And I want to clarify one thing.
I’m serious.
I will wear your company shirt(s) every day for 365 days in exchange for one of the new iMacs. Even the low end. Delivered to my door. A few questions have come up that I’ll address here and update as time goes on.
Are you serious? Yes. You deliver me an iMac. I’ll wear your shirt(s).
So… you’ll never take it off? Well… no. I will simply replace my shirt collection with your shirt(s). I won’t shower in it, or swim in it… I often don’t sleep in shirts either. But when I wear a shirt, it will be yours.
What about special events? An event with a dress code (Weddings, funerals, locations that require specific attire) will be exempted. But for every one day that one of these occurs, I’ll tack on one at the end. So if I don’t wear your shirt for one day due to a wedding, you get 366 days, not 365.
Always the same shirt? I’m willing to purchase TWO shirt, in different patterns or colors. Feel free to provide me with more though. Want a different shirt every day? My closet can hold 365 shirts if it needs to.
Aren’t you going to start to smell funny? No. I’ll still be showering, and the shirt(s) … at least 2… at most… who knows… Will be washed after one wear… So they’ll always be clean.
How will we know you’re wearing it? Trust? I’ll flickr photos, I can youtube, I’ll blog. It’d also be my first mac… So frequent updates, all sponsored by you or your company, will be likely.
Will you cover up the shirt? I’ll accessorize, sure. I may, as I do occasionally, wear a button-up shirt over it (unbuttoned) if the mood strikes me. Jackets, of course, during rain and snow would hide the shirt too.
What else? We can work out additional details, pending additional hardware. More days of shirt wearing? Guaranteed exposure? More blog/video/audio posts? How about a wireless keyboard and mouse? More hard drive? A longer warranty? Software?
I’m in this for sure. If you have questions, or want to take me up on this or make an offer, my email is tommy -at- tommyvallier -dot- com. I’d love to talk.
Man, I should have come up with this idea. If someone wants to buy me an imac, go ahead!