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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 2352707, member: 27832&quot;]I got email from the Mint inviting me to take a survey, and I welcome the chance to give them feedback. Unfortunately, I&#039;m apparently the wrong target audience for this survey.</p><p><br /></p><p>It started out with lots of questions about products I&#039;ve bought or might buy in the coming year -- proof sets, mint sets, commems, medals, in various compositions. I indicated that I <i>might</i> be wanting to buy some gold commems this year, given the 1916 anniversary issues. I indicated that I wouldn&#039;t be interested in any bronze medals.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, of course, they immediately started asking lots of questions about... bronze medals. 1.5 inch medals. 3 inch medals. Sets of four medals. Sets of six medals. Medals in plastic wrap. Medals in nice boxes.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Why did you indicate you wouldn&#039;t buy this 1.5-inch medal?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Because I don&#039;t collect medals.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Why did you indicate you wouldn&#039;t buy this 3-inch medal?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Because I don&#039;t collect medals.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Why did you indicate you wouldn&#039;t buy this six-medal set?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t collect medals. I&#039;m starting to wonder whether it&#039;s worthwhile for me to finish this survey; I&#039;m clearly not your target audience.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Why did you indicate you wouldn&#039;t buy this FOUR-medal set?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Good Lord, did a Congressman with a big bronze producer in his district get a committee chairmanship or something? [Yes, that&#039;s what I actually wrote.]</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;If <u>any</u> of the special 1 ½ in. Bronze Medal sets (with either 4, 6, 7, or 12 medals) could be offered in each of the following packaging options, which one would you prefer the most? [cellophane, black clamshell, blister on plastic card]&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Looks like I can&#039;t get anywhere without selecting one of the packaging options. Guess I&#039;ll pick the cellophane, as it would be cheaper to ship to someone who cares.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sigh...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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