In my experience, big chain stores have ABSOLUTE policies about posting
flyers or any other form of "solicitation" by outside organizations.
I found this out when I asked a manager at Staples in West Lebanon about a
NNHLUG flyer.
If they let US do it, the next thing you know, they are deluged with
posters from everyone imaginable....and think about it...are we the first
people to approach Wal-Mart? I think not.
However if we contacted WalMart HQ and offered to let them sell the GNHLUG
Linux distro, that we would wholesale to them for $4 in 1000 lots, they
might be interested...
--ListMonkey
On Thu, 31 May 2001, Ken Ambrose wrote:
> On Thu, 31 May 2001, Bill Sconce wrote:
>
> > Instead of sneering at developments such as Linux being sold at
> > Wal-Mart (*3), perhaps we should be looking for potential advantage.
> > We might, for instance, ask Wal-Mart to display a GNHLUG poster near
> > the Linux shelf. Or we might provide a leaflet to be given to each
> > purchaser, or prospective purchaser. Let newbies know about the
> > community. Offer to help newbies get started with Linux. Help them
> > avoid disasters! Increase retailers' sales of Linux. (Sure. Why not.)
> > Grow the membership of GNHLUG.
>
> IMHO, this is a fantastic idea. Would some "official delegate" like to
> approach Wal-Mart? I'd certainly be willing to, if nobody else pipes up.
> Mayhap we could hit Comp-USA while we're at it...
>
> -Ken
>
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