Flattery will get you nowhere

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This one is courtesy of my father who was in the Royal Navy in the ‘60s, ‘70s & ‘80s.

이건 영국 왕립 해군에 복무하셨던 우리 아버지 얘기야. 60년대부터 80년대까지 근무하셨지.

 

Once the letters to family and friends had been written, sailors would start writing to companies to try and elicit free swag. It generally worked pretty well.

가족과 친구들에게 편지를 다 쓴 뒤, 수병들은 공??짜 선??물을 받으려고 회사들한테 편지를 쓰곤 했어. 꽤나 잘 통하는 방법이었지.

 

One guy has the idea of writing to a well known razor manufacturer (WS). He told them how amazing their safety razors were and that he had been using the same one for six months.

한 친구는 유명한 면도기 제조업체(WS)한테 편지를 썼지.

그들의 안전(양날) 면도기가 얼마나 대단한지, 그리고 같은 면도기를 6개월 동안 쓰고 있다고 적었어.

 

He received a letter thanking him for his patronage and including another six month su?pply… a single razor blade.

그는 제품을 사용해줘서 고맙다는 편지와 함께 6개월치 면도기를 받았어

면도날 딱 하나.