Igor Ziolek
Igor Ziolek voted up Tom Jackson's answer
I’ve heard that mailshots are no longer effective. Is this true or are they still relevant in 2016?

"Mailshots" is apparently the name in the UK for what in the US is called "direct advertizing."

Rooster's link makes the following comments:

The mailshot is a targeted, personal and cost effective way to reach potential customers, catching their attention and hopefully encouraging them to buy.

Generating a targeted list of customers and potential customers will … Read more

Igor Ziolek
Igor Ziolek voted up Rooster Cogburn's answer
Should McDonalds, Wendy and Burger King, employees cashiers be paid $15 an hour? I say NO! But give them $10.50.

Hard for me to say as I rarely go near those places but I do agree that $15.00 an hour is too much money. But it will be law here soon, so there's not much we can do! Maybe it will attract more mature employees compared to most I've ever dealt with.

Igor Ziolek
Igor Ziolek voted up Bikergirl Anonymous' answer
Should McDonalds, Wendy and Burger King, employees cashiers be paid $15 an hour? I say NO! But give them $10.50.

I think the job should pay what the market suggests.  This position of employment is no different that all the rest. It offers a position at a certain rate .. That is the offer.

If a person needs $15 an hour paying job to support their lifestyle, they should go and find one.