Bonspiel Creation

Together at last, possibly!  John Fluevog, maker of fine shoes, has put out a call for items to sell in the new vending machine in their Flueseum in Calgary.  Since I've always wanted to have my little leather purses in a vending machine, I made a pitch via email last night.  I was chuffed to get a reply within five minutes, from a real person, with perfect spelling and grammar.  Talk about customer service!  I'm mailing them a sample today so they can check the quality. 

Now that I think of it, Fluevog is a company that has always resonated with me.  Back in the early '80's when they were a fledgling with a shop on Granville Street in Vancouver, my sister came back to our little island town sporting a pair of the kickest-ass black pointy booties with skull buckles.  They were ridiculous and rad all at once, and she wore them into the ground.

Their early ad campaigns played with concepts of angels and devils, their graphics were juicy and sophisticated, and although I couldn't ever afford their shoes myself (being a starving art student) I often drooled over them.  I am generally a skeptical consumer but Fluevog is one of the companies I think is pretty cool.

It seems only fitting that we come together at last.  And yes, I"m done sucking up....for now.