Many thanks for sharing your experience with us. There are many things to learn from your story.

I like particularly the way you tell things. A simple story, but full of insight. Really great!

Your story contains at least three tips well retaining:

1. Follow the basics of the etiquette of exchanging business cards. In you get it wrong at the very beginning, your business card will end in the trash bin! As your example clearly and humorously shows.
2. Your business card shows to others the quality of your services and/or products. For example, if you work for a visual production company, you need an outstandingly beautiful and memorable business card. With your business card you tell people that your are a good professional and not an amateur.
3. Never print business cards with outdated or missing information. And, please, don’t write down by hand!

Thanks David for your very original and interesting article.

Cheers,

Damian.