What to do with old business cards?
We just moved our offices at Carrot Ink to a new location to better serve our present and future needs. One of the casualties of a move such as this is, or if you get a promotion, are the business cards that now have the old address or title on them. In this time of heightened environmental consciousness, it seems like a shame to just throw them away. So we decided that we would have a contest to see if we can find at least 101 things to do with old, unusuable business cards. If you have a unique suggestion, we will publish it in our list of 101 things to do with obsolete business cards, and credit your name for your suggestion (credit to be given based on the first one submitted if there are multiple similar suggestions). Furthermore, the best suggestion as determined by a majority vote of the Carrot Bunch will win a new Canon Pixma iP 1550 photo printer as well as a Carrot Bunch set of cartridges.
Our Carrot Ink business cards are a little different than some because they are printed with generic information on the back. Here is an example of what our business cards look like, both front and back, that may help you with some ideas.
Now just to get those creative Carrot juices flowing, here are a few obvious ideas that we came up with ourselves:
- Use them as bookmarks.
- Recylce the paper.
- Attach the front of the card to a magnetic sheet to make a refrigerator magnet with the generic information on the back showing, as a promotional item.
- Attach a card size calendar to the front and laminate it with the generic information showing on the other side, as a promotional item.
OK, now it's your turn! Please send your ideas to the Carrot Bunch at - carrotcontest@carrotink.com.
See contest rules below.
- No purchase necessary.
- Eligibility - the contest is open to residents of the United States excluding employees of Carrot Ink, LLC and their immediate relatives.
- How to Enter - E-mail your idea to carrotcontest@carrotink.com. Include yourname, address, phone number and your idea for what you can do with used business cards.
- The Grand Prize - A new Canon Pixma iP 1500 photo printer and a Carrot Bunch supply of ink, plus shipping cost to anywhere in the United States.
- Award of the Prize - The prize will be awarded within 30 days of the receipt of 101 unique sugestions for what to do with used business cards, or May 30, 2008, whichever comes first.
- Judging - The winner of the of the Prize will be determined by a vote of the employees of Carrot Ink (the Carrot bunch) as to which idea is the best. All decisions are final. Should two or more people submit the same idea, the one received earliest will be the one credited for that idea.
- Number of Entries - THere is no limit on the number of unique entries by an individual.
- No Representations or Warranties - Carrot Ink, LLC makes no representation or offers no warranty, express or implied, as to the quality or fitness of the prize. Every prixe winner understands and acknowledges that he or she may not seek reimbursement or pursue any legal or equitable remedy from Carrot Ink, LLC should the prize fail to be fit for its purpose or is in any way unsatisfactory to the prize winner.
- Grand Prize accepted as awarded - The decision of the contest judges is final, and the prize must be accepted as awarded. The prize is not redeemable for cash and no substitute for any prize is offered. Should a prize winner be unable to claim a prize as awareded for any reason, his or her entry will be forfeited and the first runner up will be named the winner.
- Substitution or Change to the Contest - Carrot Ink, LLC recerves the right to substitute a prize of comparable value and reserves the right to change the Contest Rules or terminate or withdraw the contest at any time, without prior notice.
- Ownership of Entries - All entries shall become the property of Carrot Ink, LLC. Entry in the contest gives Carrot Ink, LLC unrestricted rights of publication for the entry.
- Contest to Collection and Us of Personal Information - By entering the contest and voluntarily providing personal information including, but not limited to, name, address, email address, home or office phone numbers (the "Registrant Information"), each contest entrant grants permission to Carrot Ink, LLC to collect and use the Registrant Information for the exclusive use of administering the contest and selecting the prize winner. Unless the entrant agrees otherwise, no correspondence will take place between Carrot Ink, LLC and the entrant, except in the case of the prize winner. The winner will be announced in a future issue of the INK DROP.
- Compliance with Laws - This contest is void where prohibited by law and is subject to all federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
