I wonder how many others received a mail shot from The Best of Petersfield a couple of weeks ago? Well just before the recycle people decided to empty my bin I thought I would take one more look.
On the leaflet there is the chance to win £500 by informong them of business for their directory. Once you register you fill in the details on the Best of Petersfield website about the company you want to recommend; the following message appears on another page.
“Thank you for your recommendation.
We love it when local people become involved with thebestof and we really appreciate you taking the time.
We’ll get in touch with the business and make sure that they meet the exacting standards of thebestof. All being well you’ll see them featured on the site very soon.”
How many have been sucked into this? I wonder! This is not a directory that is free, this is a paid directory and it costs £149 plus VAT to join and £29 plus VAT a month. So why do the Best of Petersfield say “We’ll get in touch with the business and make sure that they meet the exacting standards of thebestof. All being well you’ll see them featured on the site very soon”? If the company does not pay the money, they will not get in. So what standards do the best of Petersfield use to measure a companies ability?
If I am wrong on this I will retract that statement about The Best of Petersfield, however if every company in Petersfield applies, lets see who gets in for free!