November 16, 2009

Is This For Real?

I ran a 5K a few months back, and (as usual) my race pics were atrocious. Yet, they continue to try to get me to actually PURCHASE them. People must buy them, or this businss would not exist. But I dont understand who out there actually forks out the hefty cash for one of the photos.

To top it off, they are suggesting one of my (awesome) pictures would make a nice Holiday card. Seriously????
This is what the site says about their Holiday cards:
Our Holiday Card package contains 40 4x8 prints featuring the image you select along with envelopes for mailing. This is a great value and a great way to share holiday wishes with family and friends while still showing off. All of our prints are professionally reproduced at our in-house photo lab on Kodak Professional Endura Paper - perfect for sharing with friends and family. They are sharpened, color-corrected and adjusted for optimum quality.
Be Honest. Would you send out a Holiday card with a race photo on it?

8 comments:

Sarah said...

No...I wouldn't. It is funny that the description says you can use it to "show off.". :) I look sweaty and gross during races, definitely not my idea of a great Christmas card. :)

Lisa said...

That is funny and no I totally would not do that. Talk about shameless self-promotion.

Rookie on the Run said...

Ha ha!! That's funny. I think I'd be embarrassed to use that as a Christmas card... especially when all people really want to see are the kiddos!

Bethany + Ryan said...

that's hilarious! people will do anything to make a buck. if you were running with your husband and pushing the baby jogger then that would be totally cute! haha i wonder how many people actually use that for their holiday picture. but then again i do love cheesy. that's totally something my fiancee and i would do! LOL

Carly said...

LMAO! Ummmm no. Well maybe as a joke....

kilax said...

If there was a nice race pic of me and my husband I might contemplate it! But not of myself! LOL. And it would probably be a pre-race pic taken by a friend, not one of the ones they try to sell you! I keep getting emails to buy pics of myself from the marathon I didn't even run! What is up with that!

I see you changed the text! I am having an easier time reading it now! I hope I didn't come off as bitchy yesterday :)

busyrunningmama said...

I would never send those out!! People would say, "What about the rest of the family??" So Vain . Plus, like you, I usually look like I am dying in my photos!! Pretty funny!!

Jamie said...

Absolutely not! How weird to send an embarrassing, sweaty pic of me trying to run! The only pic I have ever purchased is crossing the line at my first Marathon finish.