by packrat » Mon Oct 12, 2009 1:05 am
A few years ago I started sending TTM requests. I had an ASTOUNDING 45% success rate. I got upset and stopped sending TTM. So now I decided to send TTM again for something to do during the cold winters we get in the northern part of the USA. With a different attitude. I think.
Don't fret about it. While I do hope you get a success, TTM failures are a part of the hobby. Once an item gets sent, it's out of our hands and there is nothing we can do about it.
But I do remember reading somewhere on this site that to increase our chances of success, to always send a SASE big enough to accept an 8x10 in case the celebrity doesn't like what is sent to them and decides to substitute another picture. I personally doubt it matters if the envelope has to be licked or not, but I do think that sending the ones that have the peel-off strips is a good idea, just to be on the safe side.
A few years ago I started sending TTM requests. I had an ASTOUNDING 45% success rate. I got upset and stopped sending TTM. So now I decided to send TTM again for something to do during the cold winters we get in the northern part of the USA. With a different attitude. I think.
Don't fret about it. While I do hope you get a success, TTM failures are a part of the hobby. Once an item gets sent, it's out of our hands and there is nothing we can do about it.
But I do remember reading somewhere on this site that to increase our chances of success, to always send a SASE big enough to accept an 8x10 in case the celebrity doesn't like what is sent to them and decides to substitute another picture. I personally doubt it matters if the envelope has to be licked or not, but I do think that sending the ones that have the peel-off strips is a good idea, just to be on the safe side.