DSA free gifts
Those ADI’s who have been around for more than a couple of years may remember the DSA business conferences, where DSA hired expensive hotels, laid on lavish buffets and invited ADI’s to attend to listen to Rosie and Trevor telling us just how good DSA was and how we should be grateful.
To help compensate us for losing 200 quids’ worth of business to attend the meeting, DSA gave out goodie bags stuffed with little trinkets such as DSA mugs, pens, torches and other useless stuff, pictured below.
Most of these will have long ago been consigned to the bin, but I kept a bag in the hope that one day it would go on Ebay and make me some money.
With DSA now also being consigned to the bin will these become valuable collectors items? I can but dream.
One of the most unusual little bits that DSA used to freely give away to us, was a little box of DSA logo’d mints. At least that’s what I think they are. These were actually illegal because there was no indication on the box as to content or composition.
Although I still have a full box, I’ve never tried one because the first time I opened it one of these mysterious little white pellets dropped on the floor and my little dog ate it. I was probably just imagining it, but she seemed to have wobbly legs for a couple of minutes afterwards, so the box remains intact. One day I might have them analysed!
Dave Thomas - Founder member of the only union for ADIs