Well I've decided to try a goodwill letter after reading some posts here. My question is, do you send a goodwill letter CMRR just like you do for validation, etc. or is this considered tacky?
I would consider sending a goodwill letter CMRRR "tacky", it is a contradiction in "attitude". As a suggestion, if you're trying a goodwill approach, don't be hesitant to call and speak to a live person to make the request. It is harder to say "no" to a person, than it is to ignore a letter.
I've never sent a goodwill letter CMRRR. You are asking for a favor, not tracking it for a possible lawsuit.
Save the money and send it first class. The decision whether to honor the request is not going to be contingent on how it is received.
Thanks for the replies. That's what I thought. Since I was asking for a favor I wouldn't need to track it and it would be tacky, but I thought I should ask just to make sure. I'm tired of making dumb mistakes.
Again, don't be hesitant to call and speak to a live person to make this request. I know it can be very difficult and stressful to make this request, but as a strategy, I have found people have a much harder time saying "No" to a person than they do ignoring a letter.
To minimize the difficulty and stress in the phone call, it is wise to be as fully prepared as you can be before you make the call. If you have a good idea as to how you are going to approach the discussion and a firm idea of what is and what is not acceptable as a resolution, then you can effectively advocate you position and go far in negotiating an acceptable solution. A good point to keep in mind is that "no" is frequently the starting point for the next round of the negotiation, no matter what side you are own.
While phone calls in this context are not a bad idea at all, neither is going to your secretary of state's website or hoovers, locating an officer, and writing your communication to their office. In a lot of occasions, someone you speak to one the phone has no authority whereas an officer will.
