I have had my name on the list forever for notification that Diamond Art Club’s “Bathroom in Paris” was back in stock. I had almost given up hope, thinking that they were never going to bring it back, when boom! I got the email announcing its return. This was my big moment--the moment that I have been waiting for all of my year-long diamond painting career—my first big fancy purchase from the venerable Diamond Art Club. And they did not disappoint. The second I hit confirm on the order button, I was treated to the digital version of a coronation. They immediately sent me an invite to their “very exclusive” Face Book page, a text asking if I was happy with my ordering experience, another text asking me what kind of art I like, discount offers, free shipping offers, and multiple welcome emails. Normally all of this would annoy the heck out of me, but in this case, I fully embraced the marketing-driven love bombing. I responded to every text and jumped right in on the Facebook page, commenting and liking and oohing and ahhing over everyone’s work. (It turns out a large topic on the FB page is how to hide your purchases from your spouse, which I found delightfully scandalous.) DAC has made it very fun, and I’m really enjoying the whole phenomenon. The only downside is that I break out into a cold sweat periodically, wondering how I am going to manage a gigantic painting with over 110,000 drills and 80 colors:
This was a lot of fun to read!
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