Ok, I’m tired of all the gloom and doom of this recession. Every day it’s something new, more people who have tried to do the right thing getting hurt one way or another. Of course, this has been going on for a while, so what’s motivating me to write this post?
This afternoon all Topeka Chamber of Commerce Members were informed that the Certificheck program that the Chamber had participated in has ceased operations as of Friday, making all the checks completely worthless. The Chamber is working on several possibilities to try and provide some value to consumers who purchased these, but for now all of the Chamber Members are being directed to “…NOT accept CertifiChecks or deposit them in your bank as they will be returned.” The message to the holders of these is “…your CertifiChecks will not be honored at participating retailers.”
Forget that. Seriously, I’m not letting my friends, neighbors, business associates and other members of the Topeka and Shawnee County communities completely take it in the shorts on this. Everyone these days is walking around wondering what they can do in this time of economic turmoil, well here’s what I’m doing:
Bring in any of these Certifichecks that has a face value of over $5 (yup, just 5 bucks) before May 1st and in exchange we’ll give you a free family, children’s or pet photo session, normally $99. Need a business portrait session? We’ll give you half off our regular business package price of $199, just $99 for the session, 8×10 print and one digitial file! Senior photos coming up? Take $125 off any senior package when you book your session before May 1st.
Those of you who took advantage of this program in good faith to support your local businesses should not be left out in the cold, and I challenge all the other Chamber members to find a way to step up and return that support back to the community.
Ok, I like to keep this site focused on photography so I’m stepping down off the soap box…for now. (I did title this post #1, that implies a series, right?)
