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Welcome Wagon

11th November 2007

Welcome Wagon

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The doorbell rang today and to my surprise, the Welcome Wagon lady was standing at my front door baring gifts.  Well, sort of.  It was a bag full of trinkets and a plastic water bottle from local businesses, mostly items that will go into the recycling bin, but it’s a nice gesture.  The one thing I really like that she brought was a yardstick.  Actually, I can’t even call it a yardstick because it’s 48 inches long (4 feet).  I like it though and can use it in my sewing.  I’ve all ready placed it next to my sewing machine.

 My surprise is only because we’ve been here now for six months.  I guess they are a bit slow in welcoming people around here.  I guess it’s better late than never though and she was a very nice lady. 

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  1. 1 On November 12th, 2007, Lissie said:

    I don’t understand – can you explain for your non-American readers – what’s a welcome wagon?

    posted on November 12th, 2007 at 6:54 am

  2. 2 On November 12th, 2007, lynne said:

    Sorry Lissie, I’ll be happy to explain! The Welcome Wagon is a community sponsored group that comes to your home when you’ve moved in to welcome you to your new town or home. They usually bring you information on local businesses via advertisements and coupons. Sometimes they’ll include samples from businesses, etc. It’s really a way for local businesses to let you know they are around and drum up business. Sometimes the sample can be cool, sometimes not. I really enjoy resaurant coupons, it gives us a chance to explore new ones, but I don’t think we got any this time.

    Hope that helps?!

    posted on November 12th, 2007 at 12:24 pm

  3. 3 On November 12th, 2007, Lissie said:

    That’s a cool idea – never heard of it in NZ or Oz

    posted on November 12th, 2007 at 7:03 pm

  4. 4 On November 13th, 2007, lynne said:

    There’s a project for you Lissie! You can introduce the concept of the Welcome Wagon in the Southern Hemisphere! :-D

    posted on November 13th, 2007 at 10:18 am

  5. 5 On November 13th, 2007, Lissie said:

    How do they know you’ve moved into the area? Are they buying your details from the post office’s redirect mail?

    posted on November 13th, 2007 at 7:46 pm

  6. 6 On November 13th, 2007, lynne said:

    To tell you the truth Lissie, I’m not sure exactly where they get the information. I sort of assumed it was from real estate transactions, but it may be from the post office too.

    posted on November 13th, 2007 at 7:57 pm