Monthly Archives: February 2010

There’s a lot of thought in them thar pieces

I was approached recently to do a collaborative chess set with someone.  I’ll make the pieces and he’s going to make the board.   I think it’s going to be a fun project really.   The interesting thing is that … Continue reading

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Ok, maybe they’re not all bad

We’ll see where this actually winds up, but at least they’re making an effort.   Maybe I’ll at least be willing to get my wife the stuff in the stores. Hello Tom Kies, Thank you for writing to us at Benefit … Continue reading

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Benefit Cosmetics, suck it.

The email address *they* use?  no-reply@benefitcosmetics.com.   Honest to @#$ing God, I will never buy one of their products again. If one of their employees happens by, I’ve tried: The unsubscribe link..it didn’t work I tried politely asking…that didn’t work … Continue reading

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More evidence the customer doesn’t matter

If you’re an avid stalker of my blog, you might recall I wrote back to GMAC the other day about a message they sent.   They wrote back.  Not surprisingly, they didn’t address a single one of my questions. Dear … Continue reading

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Ok, how do I tamp this down?

It appears some @#$%hebag is trying to relay off of my email address and periodically I get one of these messages.   So no, I’m not trying to send myself solicitations for Viagra. The first person that can give me … Continue reading

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A thought for Target

Target often doesn’t mark the prices on anything and you’re lucky to find the correct price on the shelf. I wonder how they’d respond if, when it was time to pay, I handed them a blank credit card and the … Continue reading

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Yummy yummy chess set for sale!

In case you were among those thinking “wow, I wish I could own that gorgeous chess set“, well now you can. The set’s for sale on my friend Joe’s site.  All of the proceeds go towards helping him with the … Continue reading

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No wonder they needed help

Here’s the email I received from GMAC today along with my response. —– Original Message —- From: GMAC Mortgage Online Services <Customer_Service@gmacm.com> To: xxxxxxx@yahoo.com Sent: Sat, February 20, 2010 2:57:58 AM Subject: GMAC Mortgage Registration Expiration Dear Valued GMAC Mortgage … Continue reading

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Dear Vikram Pandit, CEO of Citigroup

I recently received your mailing letting me know the interest rate on my AT&T Universal Card will be increasing as a way of showing me that you appreciate me as a customer. This rate is going despite actually being a … Continue reading

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Benefit Cosmetics, WTF??

They’ve sent me ads again.   This time they’ve gotten the message below.  Next time?  I’m going to spam THEM every single day via their site.   Let’s see how they like it.  @#$holes. I’ve unsubscribed, I’ve complained when that … Continue reading

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