You have to choose a career in said sh*t and promote it and then the people selling that sh*t will send it to you so you get other people to actually pay for it.
This is why blogs are amazing. If you have any talent whatsoever, start one and promote everything you like. Then send tons of letters to the companies you like, and they'll send you their products. If people begin reading what you write or watching what you say, companies will believe you are valuable to them and will send you their stuff. Brilliant really but easy and true.
I was always curious why people wanted to work for fashion magazines. It doesn't look fun but thinking back to my internship at Ocean Drive magazine, more than once did I see some editor walk into the supply closet and try something on. Did she take it home, not sure, but they definitely took advantage of the samples.
Unfortunately, I don't work in an industry that promotes anything. Well money, but that's in short supply these days and no one sends samples of that around anymore. With the new pay to play restrictions, I can barely take investors out for a nice meal or a schmancy drink. Well, at least not the institutional investors. Which leads me to say, Hey! Endowments and foundations. Stop quivering over all the money you lost and start up the courting process again. What's the fun in having a job like this if I can't schmooze you people?
Someday I'll smarten up and get myself into something with expensive gifts, but for now I'll just share my opinions with you all. Maybe you'll want to send me something oneadeezdays.
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