I got an odd Website request today. This is true and unedited.
My name is Nicki Clark, I am a home school liasion worker at Mulgrave Primary school in woolwich SE18. I am also secretary the PTA.
We are at the moment talking to the children in years 5 and 6 about Hygenie, body odour and how to look after our own body.
We were wondering if you could help us with this by donating samples of your deoderant to give to the children, both boys and girls.
We would then try to promote your product and ecourage the children to purchase their own deoderant.
I hope you don’t mind me writing to you in this way.
Thank you very much for your time.
Regards, Nicki Clark
Mulgrave Primary School & EYC, Woolwich, London, SE18 5DL
So, um, well… No. NO, I’m not going to send my “Musk” deoderant across the Atlantic to teach English children how not to smell. They’ll have to learn it the way my friend Tim did, by wondering why no one want to change next to him in the locker room.
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