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Letters from readers and credits

letters from readers

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Many people have written to give us their reactions, ask us questions and tell us what they just love since we put out the first edition of BIC’tween Us.

Here is a selection of letters for this second publication.

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Tour de France I’ve been a Tour de France fan for years. I’m 65 years old and last year I was pleasantly surprised to see your vehicle pass by with the caravan in Châteauroux on July 8. I say pleasantly surprised because it meant I got some free gifts and best of all, it brought back memories; I remember seeing you on the tour back in 1996. When can we look forward to a BIC cycling team like in the good old days?

Alain D., Châteauroux

i’ve heard about a kind of ink called Easy Glide™. What can you tell me about it? hélène G., Boston

Ed.: Our research teams worked for five years to perfect an ink that increases ease of writing. This year, we created the BIC® Velocity® Bold pen with 1.6mm point and Easy Glide™ ink. The resulting combination is “the smoothest pen in the world.” We think you’ll really like it…

i lived in new york for many years and i used Bic® shavers. now i’m back in Brazil and i’ve noticed that your packs are different. Why is that? Renato L., Rio de Janeiro

Ed.: That’s exactly right, and it’s because in different countries consumer habits and buying power are different. BIC takes that into

account and adapts its offer to the local market. That means we offer different types of packagings. For example in Nigeria the single

blade BIC® shaver is sold singly and where you live in Brazil you’ll find the BIC® Comfort 3® shaver in two-packs.

i read recently that you were awarded the “Quality and transparency of information and communication” prize and that you really do a lot in terms of sustainable development. But do you monitor what your suppliers do? Michel P., Marseille

Ed.: In 2011 with the help of the specialist, Ecovadis we launched a program that evaluated 81 of our plastic suppliers in terms of their waste management, CO2 emissions, workplace safety, etc. And we’re looking into their suppliers as well. We have evaluated our subcontractors since 2000.

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