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Cleveland Park Discount Coupon Message Program

Discount Coupons for Cleveland Park Listserv Members

This program has been replaced by our experimental commercial advertising program.

We're trying an experiment that we hope will benefit neighborhood merchants and residents.

Neighborhood restaurants and merchants with a storefront and who are in the Cleveland Park Listserv's boundaries may post messages to the listserv that advertise discounts and specials.

These messages must be low-key, brief, properly formatted (spelling, punctuation, grammar -- they all matter!), and must otherwise conform to the list's rules. They must include a specific discount of at least 10 percent, but can be limited in other ways, such as "August 30th only" or "all Tuesdays in October." Your message must include the notice that describes the Cleveland Park Discount Coupon Message Program (below). The subject line must be of the form: "Discount at Xyz" or "Discount at Xyz on February 21." (We want to keep the subject lines uniform, and low-key, too.)

You can post a discount coupon message no more than once every 3 months.

Classes, courses, and personal services are excluded. The same discount must not also appear in print media or in other public forums.

This program is available only to merchants and restaurants with retail storefronts.

If your message isn't properly formatted, has too much hype, isn't an actual discount from regular pricing, or has other problems we'll delete it. We haven't set a cap on the total number of these discount coupon messages that can be posted, but if too many are sent to the listserv, we'll hit the delete button, too. Remember -- the Cleveland Park Listserv is primarily a discussion list. And this is an experiment!

As always, we encourage you to look at the list's FAQ for more information about how the Cleveland Park Listerv works.

Here's a sample message, to give you a better idea of how to write your post for this experimental program:

Subject: Discount at Joe's Diner

Dear Neighbors,

To celebrate the end of summer, Joe's Diner will be offering a 15 percent discount during the last full week of August to all list members who bring this email message with them. We're at the corner of Connecticut Avenue and Devonshire Place, NW. If you're not familiar with us, we serve northern Californian and south Texas cuisine. Bring this message with your or mention the Cleveland Park Discount Coupon Message Program to receive your discount. Reservations are a good idea -- call us at 202-555-1212.

Sincerly,

Joe Macomb, Chef and Owner

This message is sent as part of an experimental Cleveland Park Listserv program in which neighborhood restaurants and merchants can advertise discounts. In order to make use of the discount, you need to bring this message with you or mention the Cleveland Park Discount Coupon Message Program when you visit the merchant. This discount coupon message program was designed to benefit neighborhood merchants and residents. The listserv moderators owners do not receive any financial benefit from this. For more information about the Cleveland Park Discount Coupon Message Program, visit http://cpyesad.notlong.com .

Here's a checklist you should review before posting your message:

__Did you include your company's name and address?

__Is the subject line in the proper format, "Discout at xyz" or "Discount at xyz on March 22nd"?

__Did you include a web address, phone number or email address in case people have questions?

__Did you specify the time frame that your discount will apply?

__Did you mention the amount of the discount?

__Did you remind people to bring the message with them or mention the Cleveland Park Discount Coupon Message Program?

__Did you sign your message and look at the list's rules before posting to help ensure that there aren't any other problems with your post?

__Remember, you must include this at the end of your message:

This message is sent as part of an experimental Cleveland Park Listserv program in which neighborhood restaurants and merchants can advertise discounts. In order to make use of the discount, you need to bring this message with you or mention the Cleveland Park Discount Coupon Message Program when you visit the merchant. This discount coupon message program was designed to benefit neighborhood merchants and residents. The listserv moderators owners do not receive any financial benefit from this. For more information about the Cleveland Park Discount Coupon Message Program, visit http://cpyesad.notlong.com.

The Cleveland Park Listserv is a free, community email list. You're welcome to show your support by making a donation of $25:

This program has been replaced by our experimental commercial advertising program.

The Cleveland Park Listerv is the largest neighborhood email list in the United States:

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