No, I’m not running an essay writing service. I am, however, happy to see that I have career choices.

Yesterday while enjoying a walk through the University of Toronto campus I noticed hundreds of fliers taped up on information boards and utility poles advertising the professional essay writing services. These were special, however, because they were entirely in Chinese (in both simplified and complex character versions) clearly targeting a specific client base. Most interesting to me was that even the phone number was written in Chinese characters something that is not a common convention. Clearly they didn’t want to attract that much attention.

Not being that familiar with these kinds of services, the text of the advertisement was interesting. Claiming to be Canada’s most successful essay writing organization, with over 14 years of experience helping over 60,000 students get good grades, they have over fifty writers in different disciplines. They accept calls 24 hours and seven days a week and even advertise a “roving service center.”

…*and* new customers get $20 off their first essay!

I tried calling the telephone number to find out how much the essay writing service costs. I couldn’t, however, make it past the organization’s phone screener.

Oh yes, in case you should need help with an essay, the number is: 416-222-5225.