The Handmade Tale

God bless the small businessperson! Not only do they keep Canada's economy chugging merrily along, but their attempts at advertising are a real source of amusement for us all. The first time I noticed this was years ago back in Windsor, well before I had seen the evils of advertising first hand. The small food kiosk I visited every day had put up a handmade flier that proudly proclaimed: "Helene's Tailoring. We specialize in everything!"

The innocent oxymoron made me giggle, and ever since then I've had a soft spot for handmade ads. There is something so refreshing about them. The unbridled optimism, the entrepreneurial spirit, the blatant disregard for advertising standards. Oh, it does the heart good to read them!

Here is my newest favourite that I discovered in our mailbox the other day:

This flier works on a couple of levels. Not only am I intrigued as to which 99% of my psychic reading will be guaranteed, but I am also pleased to finally see some equal opportunity progress in the psychic medium industry. It's about damn time, already!

Well, I don't need Anne's services right now, but I think I'll keep this flier anyway. You know, just in case we come down with poltergeists or if cute boyfriend gets possessed by demons, or what-have-you.

Yup, this one's definitely going on the fridge.