Celebrity Life
#WTFNaina : All Expenses Paid
The number of emails I receive about “FAM” trips is NUTS. For those of you unfamiliar with this term, “FAM” is short for “Familiarization”. Brands have been known to…
#WTFNaina : You Tell Budget, No You!
Them : Hello, we like your work, we want you to photograph our product. Me : Great, please tell me more about your product and any other details that might…
#WTFNaina : Clicking Bait
Them : “We see from your Twitter profile that you like clicking. Participate in this contest and maybe you’ll win something for clicking!” Yes, I like “clicking”. Assuming you…
Better Blogging Twitter Chat with #BlogChatter
It started with a generic question to all participants of the chat, which I think is a great way to do a soft start. Like a “Hello, I’m so and…
#WTFNaina : Branded House Party
Them : <redacted> We’re keen to host some house parties at the houses of some of our friends in Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore. The format is quite simple. You invite…
#WTFNaina : Feel Free
Them : Subject : Fashion Event Happening Tomorrow Hi, Please find the attached picture to see the details of the preview happening at <redacted> store tomorrow and day after. It…
#WTFNaina : You Are Important
(Above image is only for representative purposes. From the #EyesForLondon stories. ) Them on email : “Please come to our event in Bombay.” Me : “Thank you. I’d love…
#WTFNaina : Brand Events
Invitations to 50 events. Means I am professional event attender? Means I earn money attending events? No? Ok bye. “But brand team would like to meet you. Please come…
#WTFNaina : Salary In Bags
Them : “So this blog feature we saw you did for X brand was awesome. We also want something similar for our brand. So how much did you charge…
#WTFNaina : Madam Your Cab
Them : *unscheduled phone call* Me : thinking to self, “I have told this person more than twice earlier that I only do scheduled calls and that I prefer email.…
Fucking Up and Moving On
What kind of person believes that they’ve never fucked up? We’ve all fucked up at one point or another during our lives. What matters is how one deals with it…
#WTFNaina : Brand Ego
Email from them : ( edited to remove identifiers and for brevity ) Hi, Hope this mail finds you well. I’m writing to you on behalf of Brand (emphasis theirs) … For…