[Andrea Miralia was interested in developing and handing out ferret
care literature at pet stores]
 
I've been handing out copies of the mini-FAQ at the two pet stores in
the Colorado Springs area.  One of the stores takes better care of the
ferrets than the other and, not surprisingly, is more interested in
handing out copies with all the ferrets that they sell.
 
Usually, I just stand around supervising a kit as it climbs me or sleeps
in my arms or scoots around.  People walk by and say "Look, a ferret!" or
"What's that?" If the conversation lasts for more than a few minutes, or
they sound like a potential buyer, I offer them a copy of the mini-FAQ
and my phone number.
 
Last week, one of the store workers asked about the mini-FAQ and I offered
her my 3 remaining copies to hand out.  She thought that was really great
and when I left a couple of the store employees were eagerly reading them.
 
I'm not really sure where to officially get the mini-FAQ: I got a
postscript version of mine via private email to Pam Greene.  I imagine
that she will pipe up if there's a more recent version than mine.
(Unfortunately, there's no version number or date in the text, but my
copy of the postscript file is dated April 11.)
 
So far, the only thing I'd change about the mini-FAQ is to add some way
of getting copies for people who aren't on the net (which seems to be
most people in the mall).  Andrea might be right that the less technical
the better, but so far, I've had good results with the mini-FAQ.
 
Cheers,
Dennis
[Posted in FML issue 1204]