Timex Group USA, Inc.
555 Christian Road
Middlebury, CT 06762 USA

March 30, 2010

Dear Timex,

At fourteen I lost my eyesight in a fire. I couldn’t see anything in the smoke and I walked right into a coat rack on the wall whose smooth knobs were at the knobbist’s for monthly maintenance. The rest of me was unscathed, but life has turned a blind eye to my problems ever since. For instance, last year, since I live in a blind alley, I was robbed blind and no one saw anything. Well, the blinds were down, so that didn’t help. And I had saved up so much, too – I was trying to start this blind dating service, where blind people can go out with other blind people they don’t know. You know what they say about love, after all. So I was about to go to the cops to report this robbery, when someone backs their car into me because I was in their blind spot. Blind luck, I know.

Listen, let me tell you, I have no time to be blind. It’s always “watch out” and “let me show you” this or that. “Take a gander,” someone will say, or “feast your eyes.” The worst part is, I work in a high-security facility that uses retina scans as ID. You know what the new security guard said? “Look here, mister, I can’t let you in, you see?” Harry let me in eventually. Boy, was I glad to see him.

I guess my main problem is I’m never on time to anything, but how can I be? What should I do, wear a watch? Get a sundial? I’m writing today to see if you can make me a Braille watch. Try to see eye to eye with me here: my life’s in the gutter, I’ve lost sight of my goals, and I had to sell my favorite flashlight. If you can just give me an estimate on how much a Braille timepiece would cost, I would feel a lot better. The way I see it, most watch companies have tunnel vision when it comes to their clientele. Strictly people who have working eyesight. Breaking out of that shell could bolster your image. Just watch and see.

Sincerely,

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