A very Dutch networking opportunity
I've got 20 mins spare while changing planes at Schiphol. I've also got a long list of exciting things. Things I would love to do, but know I will mostly never get round to. One small task is to get some new business cards. Imagine my delight to see a machine offering cards for a euro. Even if they're terrible this has to be a good deal as a stop-gap. Gotta love the Dutch taste for value. It's matched only by my own taste for actually doing stuff off the confounded list.
I spent 10 of the mins typing in my details and choosing the simplest possible design, trying to minimise the likely hideousness. Then I hand over my precious euro!
"Thanks for your order" shouts the screen in bright Dutch orange. "Ready in just 20 mins". Oh well, I think. It was too much to hope for, and get ready to find my plane. "Now printing" shouts the screen. "Card 1 of 100". Wow, I thought to myself, "1 euro buys 100 cards?" Just then card-number-one appeared from a small slot at the bottom of the machine, followed swiftly by card-number-two. The cards come thick and fast, filling the slot. I take the first wad and run for my plane. As I look back the cards are spilling out onto the floor, with no option to cancel the printing. I'm half expecting a few visits to my site from Dutch people who can't understand how someone could waste 50 whole euro cents. So now you know...
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