Today’s the day. The day I received my first promotional plastic bag from a political party standing in European Parliament election in Slovakia. And the contents?
1 plastic bag
1 promotional newspaper
9 leaflets/brochures: 1 brochure introducing all the MEP candidates for this party, 4 brochures promoting a particular candidate (2 of them exactly the same—a mistake or a strategy?), 1 brochure introducing the priorities of their party group in EP, 2 leaflets inviting for a public discussion with candidates and politicians (again both the same—repetition is the mother of not forgetting, isn’t it?), and 1 leaflet inviting for a protest gathering against cancellation of the Special Court in Slovakia
1 pen
1 token for shopping trolleys
1 candy with expiry time April 2010 (like I could wait so long…)
1 poster with an excerpt of the Slovak Accession Treaty to the European Union in 2004
1 red ribbon tying up the poster
1 minibook (3,1 cm x 2,5 cm) with the text of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
1 packet of forget-me-not seeds (produced specially for the election)
There are some ideas that I have really appreciated: my favourites are candy (though I haven’t unwrapped it yet—I hope it won’t taste bad…), poster (no smiling faces but an official treaty!), minibook (though it had been published by European Union, yet this party has spread it to people), and seeds (I can’t wait to plant them in our garden).
May your election day be sweet and blossoming. And forget-to-vote-not!
(4 votes, average: 4.25 out of 5)
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I wouldn’t eat the candy, if I were you. And the notebook with the fundamental rights, I have that too, it is really tiny.
PS. How did you get that parcel?
Athena: In fact my mother got it, not me. She walked through the main square in my hometown, Trnava, where there were some stalls with brochures and some young people in blue shirts (the colour of the party) as a temporary staff, and when she came closer to have a look at what materials she could bring me home (as I am interested in any election-related actions yet too busy to go out recently), one staff member gave her the bag and reminded her of the public discussion a few hours later. The staff members were also handing out blue logoed balloons, but my mother probably looked too old or too sensible to desire one.
As for the candy: do you think it is a drug that is going to make me vote this party?
Hey, good job on behalf of your mom!!
I liked your comment about the candy! I wouldn’t exclude that possibility you mention!
PS. I was in Bratislava last week. Covering for the big event which took place in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the completion of 20 years of discussions held in Nicosia between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot parties. The discussions are being held under the auspices of the Slovak Embassy in Nicosia!!
Athena: So you have positive feelings towards Slovakia, I guess.
Could you tell me more about the event or your views of the discussions? (Or have you already published something on this topic?) I’m really interested.