From the Craigslist Files: Odd Jobs
By Karl Klockars in Miscellaneous on Sep 16, 2009 9:40PM
Craigslist is good for a lot of things. We all know that finding hookers is just the tip of the iceberg of what Craig and his list has to offer. For example, our unfertilized eggs could be worth thousands of dollars, numerous gentlemens' establishments would love for us to come dance for them, and we had no idea where we could get a free pile of dirt and some coat hangers, but CL comes through time and time again. Despite the recession easing a bit, times are still tough. But there are still places and people in Chicago that are more than willing to give you money! All you have to do is...well, there's some pretty bizarre stuff out there. An example:
We are offering a sample of 3 of the new flavors associated with this brand and we want to find out exactly what you think about this product...The product is served chilled, so you must have access to a refrigerator to participate.
We don't necessarily associate tony Lincoln Park with spit cups, brown drool and toothless (and jawless) chaw-hawkers, but we've been wrong before. However, the idea of someone calling to try some free tobaccy, just to get turned down because of that pesky lack of a refrigerator is too attractive to avoid. [Ad]
But wait, there's more, after the jump.
Looking for a food photographer/stylist for a new Mexican and Caribbean cheese line. We would like to develop the company’s library of photography to effectively represent our brand. There will be three types of photos that will be needed: cheese by itself, ethnic and traditional food that contains cheese, people eating or interacting with the cheese.
There's something magical about imagining a line on a resume reading "cheese photography experience." [Ad]
When we saw this headline, visions of manhole covers spouting out slips and corsets and panties galore danced through our heads. Alas, it was not to be:
looking for sewer to make prototypes for lingerie product. must be meticulous. if work is good you can also produce them for me. will negotiate fee for prototypes first. will pay cash. please show me work experience. lingerie is very fine handed work. must be perfect. work in your home or business..thank you.
If the eventual sewing is as perfect as the ad-writer's punctuation and capitalization skills, there's going to be some disappointed underpants-wearers around the Chicago area. [Ad]
Admittedly, everything in the "adult" section is probably more bizarre, but you can do the searching on that with your own computers. We're not about to get fired hunting that down, because our cheese photography skills are pretty rusty.
Found any yourself?