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by Terry Ravenscroft (Author)
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  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books (9 Oct 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1843172968
  • ISBN-13: 978-1843172963
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 9,734 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Rory McGrath

`This book should carry a government health warning - readers could very well die laughing.'


June Whitfield

`Customer Services beware - Terry Ravenscroft is on the letter-writing warpath again. So funny.'
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Not as funny as Robin Cooper, 31 Dec 2008
By possiblejersey (Wales) - See all my reviews
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Who is Terry Ravenscroft? Is he a 68-year-old lorry-driver with small children or is he just a prank letter-writer who assumes a new identity for each new missive? That's a question I found myself coming back to again and again throughout this collection of letters.

Yes, there were connections between the letters, references and similar themes, but the feeling I got after reading this book is that Ravenscroft (Mr) is the latter. In that sense it's less satisfying that Robin Cooper's Timewaster Letters, where we see a character emerge and develop with each new letter. You could imagine a personality behind each letter and how they fitted into the writer's world. I didn't get that with Terry Ravenscroft.

Also, unlike Cooper, Ravenscroft is often quite aggressive in his letters. He often chides his correspondent for not replying soon enough or demands free vouchers or samples from them. He is also quite often rude, talking about his sex life and intimate health problems such as his "anal pain".

Another thing about this book I didn't like is that it gets a bit boring after a while because he writes mostly to food manufacturers and supermarkets. There are only so many interesting angles you can come at them from and he explored most of them in the first dozen or so letters, which meant that the rest seemed a bit recycled.

I don't know why, but I only laughed at the last few letters in the book. I smiled at a few others earlier on. I only paid half price which seems about right. This is a good book to pick up to read only a few letters at a time.
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9 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Laughed so much people looked at me strangely!, 14 Oct 2008
Laughed so much people looked at me strangely on the train! One of the funniest books I have read in years! Please buy this as I am sure you too will be in stitches. From someone of such great comic talent I would expect nothing less and YOU will not be dissappointed! Worth looking at Air Mail by the same author!
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8 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars well and truly serviced!, 11 Oct 2008
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Just about the funniest thing I have ever read. Even funnier than Air Mail. Took it on holiday and began reading it on the plane. Could not stop laughing, but could certainly do with T Ravenscrofts(Mr)expertise in letter writing after my experience with the beef goulash served to me on the plane. Slogan for Nutella SUPERB and extremely nutty. I would have definitely worn the Spam earrings. BRILLIANT side splitting humour.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Very amusing and easy to read. Another great book on the subject is Secret Service: Licence to Thrill Your Customers it is very thought-provoking and inspirational. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Lidy Benton

1.0 out of 5 stars Been there, done that.
Oh, dear. How many more of these tiresome spoof letters books must we endure? It was all done so much better several years before in the seminal, 'A Stream Of Tritt'. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Ralph Tritt

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a book you certainly won't regret buying.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. There are reviews which say that this wasn't as good as Robin Cooper's The Timewaster Letters, but to be honest, I think it's the other way round... Read more
Published 7 months ago by J. Lamb

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth reading
Again, not as good as Robin Cooper but still some fine ideas here. He certainly would be annoying to deal with, but I got quite a few chuckles here and there. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mr W

5.0 out of 5 stars A very funny read
This is an excellent read; the pen certainly is mightier than the sword. I kept laughing out load and worried that the neighbours thought I had lost it! Read more
Published 10 months ago by A. D. Weavers

5.0 out of 5 stars As Funny As Ever!
I was looking forward to Dear Customer Services as I had previously read Terry Ravenscroft's Air Mail and Football Crazy - incidentally the latter of which is quite the funniest... Read more
Published 10 months ago by D. Maney

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