leaving your zine in random places?

[KellyRose-Pulse Zine]

hey i know some people have mentioned this on here before, but i just wanted to know everyone's opinion on leaving your zine in random places..

i mean just leaving a copy at a coffee shop or library or store in the hopes someone will pick it up and read it or just for the hell of it.

have you ever done this? if so why and did anyone who ever "found" a copy of your zine somewhere contact you because of it?

[Heather Wreckage]

One time I left a bunch of my zine on the table of a house that was having a show.  I was just about to leave, and I did it when no one was in the kitchen.

[Musculoso Barbaro]

This isn't very random, but Newbury Comics in Leominster, MA let me leave a stack of "La Lucha!" in their shop, so i'm pretty stoked.

[bobby madness]

I alway's leave zines on the bus,or in soup kitchen's.Nobody has ever replied through this method,but the same can be said about sending them to people to review-nobody replied to me through that either.

[Fergus]

Two weeks ago I was interstate and left 3 copies of my zine outside a book store I was walking past (amongst the flyers & street press) and a few days ago I had letter in my PO Box from someone who had picked one of them up. Quite thrilling.

[Big D]

I left mine in a local library this evening.  From what I have read here, this hasn't been a very successful way to get a response but it will be fun to see how long it stays there. 

[Aspire]

I had a big day of this in sydney today, rode around with gaff tape and a tonne of zines. Found obscure spots/alleys/comic shops and left them for anyone to find, so much fun!