Yesterday we received a Groupon offer for transferring tapes and films to digital media, so I decide to check it out to see what “the competition” was up to.  Darned if I could figure it out.

First, I scrolled through pages of information trying to decipher what their charges were.

Now, I’ve been working with this kind of stuff for more years than I’d care to admit. ( My wife says if I actually put a number to it, we’d sound old and scare people off, but then again, experience is counted in years.)  It still took me about 10 minutes.

I finally realized that after adding all the “extras”, like combining more than one 20 minute tape onto a DVD or paying extra for the “Professional” package (as opposed to the “amateur” package?) our prices are not only competitive, but often lower.

Then I tried to figure out where this company was located.  There was lots of information on their website about their CEO, CFO, CTO and their MBA’s and their marketing expertise, but nothing about where they’re physically located.  I guess that after I filled out all their paperwork and gave them a credit card number they’d tell me

where I could ship my valuable media.

In an effort to get my head to stop spinning, I picked up my local newspaper and read an article about “Shop Local Day”.  Great idea.  But how about “Shop Local All The Time”?  I have to admit, there are lots of times I buy things online, but then again, they’re “things”, not services.

If you bring us your films, video tapes, audio cassettes or even stuff you don’t know what the heck it is, we’ll not only help you organize it but we’ll transfer it without sending it to who knows where, to be worked on by who knows who.  We don’t have a CEO or a CFO but we do have a friendly CAT and a DOG who would love to say hello.  Come on by and let us help you out.