I'm back in Texas! After a last-minute flight booking, a stressful night and morning last Friday and Saturday, and a few hours waiting on planes and at gates, I came home two days earlier than expected and surprised the fam (thank you Mr. Lane!) It was nice to have a few days to chill before going back to Frito on Thursday. I don't think I could have gotten through those boring two days without all the mail I read. I got more than my share of gross product samples, but also more than my share of funny kid mail. If you're looking for a good sample of children's letters, read on.
Love,
Blogger Sum
The first three were obviously from the same school and the same assignment. I had fun comparing. I wonder what grade they're in.
Dear Frito Lay,
A few days ago we did a taste test of cheese curls in my class. I liked yours the best. The first reason. I chose FritoLay was because the taste and smell. The cheese smell like real cheese and they tasted "Mm!mm!" It did taste good!!! Another reason I chose FritoLay is because is melted faster than the oters. The 3rd reason I chose Frito Lay is because it was as big as my thumb. I really liked the taste. Thank you for making cheese curls.
Sincerely,
Sandy
Dear Sir
A few day ago we took a taste test. We tasted a cheese curls to see if we liked it we wrote on paper. The first reason I chose your brand is because the appeal of your bag. It is so colorful. Another reason is because the tiger on the front of the bag it looks so funny. also I liked the taste because it was chseey, it melted in my mouth When I go shopping I will always buy your cheese curls because they were better then the others Thank you for making cheese curls.
Sincerely,
Jaylen
Dear Sir
last week we did a cheese curls test to find out which was our favorite. I chose your brand. One reason I chose your brand was because of the taste and smell. It tasted like popcorn and it smelled like ceddar cheese. The bag appealed to me because the colors were bright and has less calories. I liked your price it was 25 cents per ounce. When I and my mom go shopping, I'm going to buy your brand. I liked your brand.
Sincerely,
Jorge
No, thank you for liking "cheese curls," Sandy, Jaylen, and Jorge!
To Whom it may concern:
I'm in 3rd grade at the Windermere Boulevard Elementary School in Amherst, N.Y. I am writing to you to tell you how much I love Lays. I like the flavor of them and especially salt & vinegar. I was wondering will you be coming out with a new flavor or kind of chip? I was hoping that you could write back to me with answer, to my question, and possibly a free sample. Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Antonio
Lucky Antonio got a very individualized response because the phones were slooow and I was in no hurry. I had fun with it. The next one is my first complaint from a child--we don't get many of those. It cracks me up that she actually wrote in about it and signed herself "a shopper."
To whom may consern,
I am wrighting to complain about your chips. When I opened it there were only ten chips and most of them are crushed. I wish you could put more chips in the bag. Be careful with you chips so they will not be crushed. Thank you for your help.
A shopper,
Kelsey
This one wins the awards for most creative name and weirdest, most eclectic questions.
Dear Flay,
Why did you want to invent Tostidos? They taste sososo good. Why did you name them Tostidos? How do you make your product? How old is everybody? What else do you make? You guys women are the best!!! Do you have kids? How old are they!!!!! Have a Happy Holidays and a Happy New year!! Hope to hear from you soon.
Love,
Kysawn
I don't know what to say about this one...it gets the Goofball Award?
Dear Sir or Maddam,
I'm an eighth-grader at Alma Middle School. I would like to compliment you on all your products. In my Spanish class we had to pick names. I couldn't think of a name, so everybody for some reason that I still don't know, picked the name Dorito for me. That is what I have been called ever since. Plus I really like Doritos! They sure are tasty! Thank you for your time. I hope to hear from you soon.
Sincerely,
Derek
The handwriting in the next sample and the fact that its sender threw away her possibly expired salsa because she couldn't read the date lead me to believe it's from an elderly woman. I know those things are hard to read, but this course of action seems a little extreme. I would also question her spelling and word choice, and her decision to scrawl this on an index card and not include any jar information.
Today I wanted to use All Natural Tostitos Chunky Salsa. Neither I or my husband could make out the crazy dot letters and numbers telling the experation date. We could not decipher the code even using a magnifying glass. So in exacerbation I just dumped it down the garbage disposal.Ummm...sorry? Have a coupon. The next one looked like this...
I FOUND WHAT LOOKED TO STRANGE TO EAT IN THIS BAG OF CHIPS. I DON'T WANT TO EVEN SAY WHAT FEW THINGS IT LOOKS LIKE. I WANTED TO SEND THIS BAG IN, SO IT COULD BE EXAMINED.
Good! I don't want you to say either. (It didn't look that gross. People are so dramatic.)
And now a few phone call tidbits...
This summer it seemed like I'd get a comment or joke about my name every day. I figured it might stop this week since it's not summer anymore. I was wrong. In fact, that's just what the first guy said when I said my name:
Summer? It's not summer anymore, is it? Hahahaha...
And another one said, after the standard greeting, "Summer? Is your real name [insert long Indian name here]?"
Do I sound Indian to you? Who cares if you can understand me?
Here's the best annoying comment from a child (probably in Detroit): If I left a bag of chips in the rain and they got soggy, would that be my fault or your fault? Thanks for calling Frito-Lay. Click.
