Corporate Five Finger Discounts
Everyone works to make a living but some seem to think they are above the law. These superior attitudes have to change. When you look at all of the mega-corporation corruption around the world, it should sicken you. I know it makes me ill to see how CEOs and top executives flog the system to do their bidding, often at the expense of employees and tax-payers.
The best TV commercials of 2007
Posted by admin in Entertainment on January 4th, 2007
The year has barely begun, yet there are so many great commercials!
What is a lifer?
I visited one of my most visited websites www.dictionary.com to look up the word “Lifer” and see if I could find an appropriate definition. It turns out the site is missing one of my most used common explanations. It typilly refers to people stuck in prison or people who stay in the military for the duration of rest of their lives.
The new definition: Mine!
A lifer is essentially someone who does shleppy work. You might be a lifer (or actually, you are more likely to be one or become one if…) you dropped out of high school, you may have had a good job but now you’re so bored with it that people around you get sucked into your misery, and other reasons. Care to add some points… by all means!
MBNA Class Action Lawsuit for Telemarketing (and 514-315-0512)
I am tired of MBNA’s phone calls. I really am. I haven’t blogged in a couple of months because I’ve been incredibly busy. Only the MBNA telemarketing machine could prompt me to come out of my blog-writing break by disrupting me beyond repair, ruining my day (yet again) and reducing my productivity at work to zero. (MBNA has merged with Bank of America according to their website).
Here is a summary of the call:
MBNA: Hi (how are you? blah blah).
Me: What number did you call? (I have another number forwarded so I wanted to know which he was calling).
MBNA: The computer picked it. I don’t know.
Me: Please remove me from your system.
MBNA: Ok.
Me: How can you remove me from your system if you don’t even know who you called?! (Is there an automatic system for removal built in? If there is, he didn’t appear to know about it).
Me: Let me speak to your manager.
MBNA: He’s in a meeting. (Of course he is…).
Me (yelling): I want to speak to your boss NOW. Don’t call me and then tell me your boss is not available.
MBNA (Puts me on hold): He can’t come, he’s in a meeting.
[This happens twice. If he was so sure the boss was in a meeting, why did he check twice??!!].
Me: What name is on the system?
MBNA: Peter.
Me: Peter WHAT?!
MBNA: Peter R.
Me (yelling): That’s not my name and there are millions of “Peter R’s” out there.
MBNA: (Hangs up on me).
I am sick and tired of dealing with companies who do not provide a clear, simple, and easy way to “unsubscribe” from their lists. This has to stop. Maybe I should consider a class action lawsuit. Are you with me? Do these telemarketers harass you as well?
Subway stamps are gone so where is our sub club discount?
If you know anything about offline and Internet marketing, you know that the customer is increasingly becoming important. Here are a couple of stories.
A while back I ordered a sub in a Subway restaurant in Newton (MA) where the owner who was an obviously disgruntled franchise owner. He went on about how “the amount of product” is “built into the price” and the fact that I wanted extra tomatos was an issue. Aside from making me feel very uncomfortable, he didn’t take note that all I wanted was tomatos and lettuce (no cheese, nothing else) which saved him money anyways. Well, a few months later I drove by and he was out of business. What came first, the bad attitude leading to a lack of customers or the lack of customers leading to the bad attitude?
In 2005, the Subway stamps program was cancelled. Apparently people were selling them on ebay and there were counterfitters and such. Well, that’s fine except that the price of Subway subs accounts for that extra one. When you order 10 subs you get one free. Well, where’s our discount?? It must have been a great time to buy stock in the company since there was surely a jump in profits.
August oh August!
Summer is supposed to be the slow season but I’ve been busier than ever! More soon!
Wow! July came on quickly and is leaving even faster!
That said, I have sooo much to blog about and I’ll do so soon enough!
Microsoft blows it again
Microsoft has a broken system in one of their small business offerings. It’s been broken for months. Rather than say so on their website, they continue to waste people’s time. I waited and waited but the system is STILL broken. AAARGH!!
Marissa on the OC is dead. Let’s celebrate.
Posted by admin in Entertainment on May 18th, 2006
I recently blogged about how Marissa was a useless character and on tonight’s season finale of the OC, she died. Ryan was driving a car with her as the passenger and Volchok got drunk and rammed the car off the road. It spun down a hill and bye bye Marissa. The entire episode built up to it as she made her peace with everyone as she was leaving to work on a ship with her father anyways.
Lots of death in the air this season on Fox’s top shows. That surfer guy died in an earlier episode of the OC and course Superman’s dad died a few weeks ago.
Ok, enough of that. I’ll get back to proving the U.S. Government attacked the US on 9-11 as soon as I have time.
Mischa Barton on the O.C. versus Kristen Kreuk in Smallville
Posted by admin in Entertainment on April 23rd, 2006
If you watch Mischa Barton on the O.C. and Kristen Kreuk in Smallville, you may have noticed (although it’s unlikely so I’m pointing it out) that their two characters are very alike. In fact, they might as well be the same person since neither of them has a personality.
Yup, it’s no-personalities-ville in that part of the world. Let’s see…
- Both of them rarely speak
- Both of them are hot babes (although I think Kristen Kreuk is MUCH more beautiful)
- Both have troubled relationships
- Both are primarily featured in scenes displaying their pathetic relationships
- Both are secondarily featured in scenes displaying their self-destructive behaviours (such as Mischa Barton’s character shoplifting, doing drugs, etc and Kristen Kreuk’s character pulling one out of the movie Flatliners, almost unto death).
- Both have far less to say than just about any other character in any given scene
- Neither really have a developed personality. The O.C. especially has people with very distinct character development, and Smallville does as well, although arguably to a lesser extent.
…and so on! They are essentially the same person!
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