Chalky, good post. I've stopped doing table Flyers, as you say they end up getting soaked. I've bought a £400 A3 business printer and these A3 Flyers are now the mean source of advertising; stick them in the mens loo, what else can a fella do when he's havin' a wazz!
Internet, although informative still only hit's about 30-55% of punters so it's then back to Flyers, word of mouth or Magazines.
As for collecting flyers; take a look at Andy's flyers for the Valley Soul Commando's in Wales, fan-bloody-tastic. The latest one is entitled; "pocket of VSC atmosphere" with a bag of Talc stappled to the label, inspired