For example, I would like to contact the company that produced these candies for the English market and say, “Hey – we can notch up your effectiveness a wee bit by cleaning up and making right your English…”

I’ve always thought of the messengers bearing these gifts as insincere because of the translation. Surely they could find an [INSERT LANGUAGE HERE]-speaking friend to review their intended message for correct grammar and cultural acceptability.

Certainly, if your IRL friend sent you a gift with a message laced with incorrect grammar or words, one would be very forgiving… but we all know when the message is printed en masse, it’s not coming from your best friend or even a friend In Real Life…

Rant’s over… carry on.