Do you believe this email I just got

[autofocus]

What will be next?...will they figure out that the actual photo session can be outsourced too?..maybe with robot satellite cameras!! Here'e the email I just got...read it, and weep (as they say)
Disclaimer: this is not meant to be a put down in any way on any of our friends in India, only that there's just not a lot of jobs left here in the states
Hello

We are India based leading Digital Photo Retouching Services provider.
We offers upto 60% savings on the image processing cost as compared to your local prices.

We welcome you to test our FREE SAMPLE WORK to test Quality & processes.

Our Digital Photo Retouching Services:

Masking/Cut-out, Clipping Paths, Deep Etchings, Background removal.
Dust Cleaning, Spot cleaning.
Color correction, Black & White, Light & Shadows, Etc.
Beauty retouching, Skin retouching, Face retouching, Body retouching.
Logo Designing & Logo tracing
Wedding Assignment – wedding pictures retouching
Album Design
Restoration i.e. colorizing a black and white photo (No Free test for Restoration)
Restoring very old damaged photographs, which are faded and creased with marks, stains, dust and scratches etc, back to the original condition (No Free test for Restoration).
Keywording (By specialized SEO team)

We have Special offer for Wedding's color correction.

We request you to send the sample work (Free of cost services) to test Quality & processes, I can send FTP details or you can send us one or two images as attachment with instruction set at this very mail address.

At Last I want to state that prices are pretty flexible depending upon the nature of work and volume of work you are giving to us. I am sure after AMAZING you with our first sample we can discuss this further.

Look forward to start working with you and AMAZE you with our work.

[NicoleScraps]

Yeah, my husband lost a huge huge customer when the company as a whole decided to send work somewhere over seas....he does drafting work, draws blueprints and stuff. I know it is a different field, but same idea.
I don't feel negative about the countries that the work is sent to. I mean, of course they will take our money if we are willing to give it up. I do feel negative about OUR OWN people/businesses supporting other countries when there are so many people in need within our own borders.

[freybear3]

I personally would of replied back to it, with my "2 cents"

[SusanH1970]

LOL, I'd send them a complete disaster of a photo with a list of a gazillion things I want them to do to it as the free sample they do for you...then say, "Nah, I'm not impressed. Thanks anyway."

[autofocus]

Originally Posted by SusanH1970

LOL, I'd send them a complete disaster of a photo with a list of a gazillion things I want them to do to it as the free sample they do for you...then say, "Nah, I'm not impressed. Thanks anyway."

oooww, that's downright nasty, but I love the way you think

[SusanH1970]

Originally Posted by autofocus

oooww, that's downright nasty, but I love the way you think

I'm so naughty.

[Jim Bryant]

I received the same email with a follow up phone call and then asked if they were located in the USA as I only do business with US based businesses. THey said "No" and I replied, "Why isn't that a shame. I for one believe in not sending business overseas!"

[autofocus]

Well, after seeing this email I just got one that had me lmao!
Here it is (slightly edited)

IRISH COMPASSION

A man was sitting on a blanket at the beach. He had no arms and no legs.

Three women, from England , Wales , and Ireland , were walking past and
felt sorry for the poor man.

The English woman said "Have you ever had a hug?" The man said "No," so
she gave him a hug and walked on.

The Welsh woman said, "Have you ever had a kiss?" The man said, "No," so
she gave him a kiss and walked on.

The Irish woman came to him and said, "'ave ya ever been f*cked, laddie?"
The man broke into a big smile and said, "No".


She said, "Aye, ya will be when the tide comes in."

[Jim Bryant]

Originally Posted by autofocus

Well, after seeing this email I just got one that had me lmao!
Here it is (slightly edited)

IRISH COMPASSION

A man was sitting on a blanket at the beach. He had no arms and no legs.

Three women, from England , Wales , and Ireland , were walking past and
felt sorry for the poor man.

The English woman said "Have you ever had a hug?" The man said "No," so
she gave him a hug and walked on.

The Welsh woman said, "Have you ever had a kiss?" The man said, "No," so
she gave him a kiss and walked on.

The Irish woman came to him and said, "'ave ya ever been f*cked, laddie?"
The man broke into a big smile and said, "No".


She said, "Aye, ya will be when the tide comes in."

Isn't that the friggin truth!!!!!!!!!! I love this one and plan to pass it on to my usual suspects.

[andyw]

So it is ok when US or UK and EU companies flood overseas markets with their products, impose controls on the imports of products from other countries and try to put price controls on things.

But it is not ok when companies in other countries tout for business, business which can be easily done elsewhere thanks to the internet and telecomms in general.

A bit hypocritical is it not, considering the work only goes abroad because the "west" has priced themselves out of the markets.


I personally would not use this service as I want to be able to meet with and discuss any retouching requirements in person rather than by e-mail.
But I admire their attempt at getting customers.