tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post9022200313964483266..comments2024-03-29T04:00:59.839-04:00Comments on Philofaxy: Free For All Friday No 196Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-83845256604368526682013-07-13T01:22:30.232-04:002013-07-13T01:22:30.232-04:00I use a Personal Malden in grey, and a Mini Finchl...I use a Personal Malden in grey, and a Mini Finchley in black. Even if I were female, I still wouldn't want a Temperley Filofax. Why, you ask? Because I want a FILOFAX. I want a well-made, ring-bound organiser, at a good price, that's practical and easy to use, and will last a long time. These 'fashion Filos' might be cute or quirky, but they certainly aren't functional!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10541238627141626564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-53842488260233052572013-07-13T01:16:39.574-04:002013-07-13T01:16:39.574-04:00FF Italy charge RIDICULOUS shipping costs! Do they...FF Italy charge RIDICULOUS shipping costs! Do they SERIOUSLY think I'm going to pay twice the cost of my order for postage?<br /><br />FF France, on the other hand, were absolutely wonderful. (And, since I speak French, but not Italian, it was a heck of a lot easier ordering from them!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10541238627141626564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-78571986819005305812012-08-23T12:58:44.364-04:002012-08-23T12:58:44.364-04:00For my husband's birthday this year, I bought ...For my husband's birthday this year, I bought him his first Filofax -- a Compact Chameleon in black! He says he hasn't written much in it, though.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16579641591987288245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-22396991863073161472012-08-19T15:58:43.238-04:002012-08-19T15:58:43.238-04:00definately count me in...definately count me in...Deborah Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10640074968145341995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-44953893407313129122012-08-19T13:20:21.810-04:002012-08-19T13:20:21.810-04:00Count me in :)Count me in :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16250553541533005038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-71540114270065117832012-08-19T10:07:14.795-04:002012-08-19T10:07:14.795-04:00Up to you, but I wouldn't expect them to liste...Up to you, but I wouldn't expect them to listen....<br /><br />As a stockist, I'd expect them to want their customers to be happy. I think FF are confused about who exactly their customers are. My suspicion is that they've listened to Slam (who IMO know nothing at all about anything) to the detriment of their relationship with their true customer base. Maybe that's the way to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-46701443281446236032012-08-19T07:57:51.891-04:002012-08-19T07:57:51.891-04:00and me - as I am about to become a stockist for th...and me - as I am about to become a stockist for them ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-61991639388334183892012-08-19T07:01:29.863-04:002012-08-19T07:01:29.863-04:00Hmm I am due to meet a ff rep in a couple of weeks...Hmm I am due to meet a ff rep in a couple of weeks - should I bring that interview up I wonder?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-45862763326448253492012-08-18T16:55:26.075-04:002012-08-18T16:55:26.075-04:00crofter! Hi! Good to see you here, haven't se...crofter! Hi! Good to see you here, haven't seen you for awhile.Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-81644520622660662672012-08-18T16:25:37.369-04:002012-08-18T16:25:37.369-04:00Hello,
count me in. That interview was seriously d...Hello,<br />count me in. That interview was seriously disturbing...Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08169375246134686760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-34264997108910620222012-08-18T16:13:14.495-04:002012-08-18T16:13:14.495-04:00Hi David,
Count me in!Hi David,<br /><br />Count me in!crofterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977273055291702683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-14117603317034771552012-08-18T13:15:42.277-04:002012-08-18T13:15:42.277-04:00If you'd like to produce something in draft, m...If you'd like to produce something in draft, maybe we can all have a look at it......:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-28373858721497982272012-08-18T12:56:46.391-04:002012-08-18T12:56:46.391-04:00Hi David
No I certainly don't want to water do...Hi David<br />No I certainly don't want to water down your message in anyway, may be add to it to add extra weight of our disquiet with the way they are taking the brand. <br />SteveSteve Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062727836545335187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-85283476200255155092012-08-18T12:30:44.408-04:002012-08-18T12:30:44.408-04:00hi Steve. If you want to contribute the initial wo...hi Steve. If you want to contribute the initial wording, that's fine with me....I don't think I want to be too much into 'tact and diplomacy' though, as a) I don't think either party is actually listening, or going to listen, and b) I want to have said explicitly what I think are the problems here. but by all means, go ahead! I wasn't proposing to mention Philofaxy by nameAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-51583197263205288592012-08-18T12:12:07.601-04:002012-08-18T12:12:07.601-04:00In due course I'll draft something and circula...In due course I'll draft something and circulate it by email to all who say they want to participate. I'll then send to Filofax and copy to Slam with our names, locations and email addresses. Then we'll hear nothing. but at least we'll have made our collective point.<br /><br />If you'd like to go on the list for this, let me know. Just a short line will do, for now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-22565870310074099892012-08-18T12:11:28.458-04:002012-08-18T12:11:28.458-04:00Count me in David, I might be able to contribute t...Count me in David, I might be able to contribute to the wording of such a letter having also dealt with some of the people in the PR Agency. <br /><br />Unfortunately in my 'outstanding' career.... to no where, I suffered with a few people that came along, thought they knew better, ignored advice but then continued to destroy the organisation, only for it to come crashing down around our Steve Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062727836545335187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-84149558609406452242012-08-18T12:09:39.075-04:002012-08-18T12:09:39.075-04:00David there is certainly something to be said in t...David there is certainly something to be said in that. Count me in!Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-12314433213060359152012-08-18T12:07:43.418-04:002012-08-18T12:07:43.418-04:00Dont worry Laurie, I have no hopes at all of FF *o...Dont worry Laurie, I have no hopes at all of FF *or* Slam PR listening - I'd like to feel I've made my point before I leave the fold.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-52973352095406073462012-08-18T12:06:43.437-04:002012-08-18T12:06:43.437-04:00... would probably burst their little happy fantas...... would probably burst their little happy fantasy bubble in La La land if they did! But if no one protests, then they will never listen.Yuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17887628335822860684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-26203489758919363862012-08-18T12:02:33.076-04:002012-08-18T12:02:33.076-04:00David, I would be happy to join in, but I'll w...David, I would be happy to join in, but I'll warn you not to get your hopes up. I've dealt directly with some of the Letts company people (including one very high-up person) and they are not interested in hearing it, for some reason. Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-12141522126168662502012-08-18T12:01:38.907-04:002012-08-18T12:01:38.907-04:00....so are you on the list for a letter to FF?....so are you on the list for a letter to FF?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-34591120653054708002012-08-18T12:00:42.526-04:002012-08-18T12:00:42.526-04:00Here's the gist of my recent rant email to Ste...Here's the gist of my recent rant email to Steve about Filofax's fashion focus: They are producing poor-quality binders (rings not closing properly, leather binders showing major signs of wear after just a few months of use, etc.), I think in the hopes that people will change their binders so often they'll have changed to something else before too much wear accumulates.<br /><br />Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-34863423934928250322012-08-18T12:00:14.721-04:002012-08-18T12:00:14.721-04:00Any other takers for such a letter? I'm starti...Any other takers for such a letter? I'm starting a list.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-65073829176086340152012-08-18T11:53:28.050-04:002012-08-18T11:53:28.050-04:00I would sign that letter!
Yes, out of touch is wh...I would sign that letter!<br /><br />Yes, out of touch is what they are. I mean - look at me! I'm a 3D-generalist and concept artist for cryin' out loud! I know "everything" when it comes to computers, gadgets and most programs because I have to, and because I love technology. I shouldn't even want to use a filofax if I followed their warped way of thinking. I should be a Yuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17887628335822860684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-59571887140128464952012-08-18T11:37:45.797-04:002012-08-18T11:37:45.797-04:00Well it's now clear where FF's problems li...Well it's now clear where FF's problems lie - they have a PR agency with zero knowledge of their client's market, zero knowledge of the real world (viz, outside 'Planet PR-speak' and zero interest in engaging with either.<br /><br />I'm seriously tempted to write an open letter to Ms Bloomer, and to get as many people here as possible to subscribe to it. <br /><br />I'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com