Friday, 24 December 2010

Good beer!

I just received an email from Miliukov Egor as follows:

Hello! I very like your beer, it's perfect! I have a small request to you. I collect beermats, labels, cover from all over the world. But they are very difficult to search.world. I already have a small collection. Please make a small contribution to my collection beermats, labels, cover. I would be very glad! I hope you will attribute with understanding. With the best regards.

My mail adress: Novosandetsky street, House 16, Apt. 30, Ulyanovsk City, ZIP 432064, Russia.


I don't own any beer mats, but he didn't ask for my bank details or anything, so I assume it's a genuine request. If anybody fancies sending him something, please do so.

12 comments:

manwiddicombe said...

At the brewery we get on average 3 requests like this a month. Breweryana is a growing trend in Eastern Europe it seems.

Steven_L said...

Maybe he thought you were 'Wadworth' the beer?

Merry Xmas.

Mark Wadsworth said...

MW, do you sent them stuff for a bit of free publicity?

SL, I get that impression too.

James Higham said...

Beer - damn, I knew there was something I forgot to buy in.

Gregg said...

I once attended a national gathering of the British Beermat Collectors Association, they were raising funds for a medical charity I worked for at the time. In the auction beermats, trays etc. were going for hundreds, over £1000 in one instance I think.

That was in the 1980s and in fairness the buyers knew most of their money was going to charity.

The Russians have certainly embraced capitalism.

Anonymous said...

Not buying it James, nobody forgets to buy beer at Christmas although I did forget to pick up the turkey one year.

Mark Wadsworth said...

JH, get down Sainsbury's sharpish, 30 cans for £14!

Gregg, for the benefit of those who may doubt your words, there really is such a society.

Anon, I hope you didn't forget the cranberries too!

Umbongo said...

" . . get down Sainsbury's sharpish, 30 cans for £14! "

This lot would definitely not approve.

Steven_L said...

5 bottle of Hobgoblin for a fiver at Lidl! Hic

The Waffle said...

I just received the very same email trough my blog.

Now, of course, I do not make beer nor sell any.

If the guy is serious, hopefully he sent his request to actual brewers.

AnotherBenG said...

Hey Mark, I do an Online Radio Show and this is what Egor sent me....(look familiar?)..
From: "Egor Miliukov"
Date: Jan 6, 2011 6:23:36 AM
Subject: Good radio
To: funkshow51@verizon.net


Hello! My name Egor Miliukov, I the biggest fan of your radio station, I listen to you through the satellite aerial or web, I like all at you - news, music, programs, it is visible as your collective well and harmoniously works, I only and listen to you and I tell to the friends, and I have to you a request - could send me your promotional materials, souvenirs with your logo which could remind and warm the heart memoirs on your radio station. With the best regards. My mail adress:

Russia Ulyanovsk city, Novosandetsky street, house 16, apt. 30, ZIP CODE 432064.
Egor Miliukov

Time send 14:23:31

Apparently, wherever he goes he lists the same responses in hopes of getting free Logo items & stuff!
It maybe real. I replied to him...

Anonymous said...

This person has been asking all over the net for 12 months that l know off asking for all sorts of items to be sent to them!!!