My daughter's campus bookstore IS Barnes and Noble. Not kidding.
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@GoldHoops: Defamer just posted my theory. I wants my props!
@FracturedAcetabulum: Concur. Not for nothing, I think Billy Bob Thornton is the real link. Check it out.
Morgan Freeman - Levity
Heath Ledger - Monster's Ball
Bernie Mac - Bad Santa
John Ritter - Bad Santa
JT Walsh - Sling Blade
Jim Varney - Daddy & Them
Shia LaBeouf - Eagle Eye
Patrick Swayze - Waking Up In Reno
I'm not saying, I'm just saying.
I flew Jet Blue on July 12 from Las Vegas to JFK. Two days before my flight, I called customer service and asked them if they supplied pillows and blankets for their overnight flights. The customer service rep assured me that they did. She said, "We've started a new program in cooperation with Bed Bath and Beyond. You can purchase a pillow and blanket for $7, and you get a $5 coupon for the store."
So, we get on the plane, and I ask the flight attendant for a pillow and blanket and she gives me a blank stare. She's like, "We don't have those on board anymore." And I'm like, "Not even for sale?" "Um, no. But I can get you a sleep mask and ear plugs."
The thing is, I tried to be proactive! I called to find out whether they offered these items, was assured they did, only to find out, once on board, that they do not.
So now I'm like, "Well, if I can't sleep, I'll watch TV." But no. My armrest control doesn't work. I point this out to the flight attendant and she's like, "This is a full flight, so I can't move you, but if you call Jet Blue they'll issue you a credit."
So, I get back home, and call Jet Blue to complain. The customer service rep is all, "Oh, um, hmmm. No pillows and blankets? Let me check with my manager." She puts me on hold for a good 5 minutes and comes back and says, "They should have been on sale at the gate." There was nothing for sale at the gate except earphones. I ask her about the credit for the tv and she's like, "Oh, we have to wait for the crew to put in a work order for that seat's armrest in order to give you a credit."
So, Jet Blue can suck it.
I emailed Wrigley to express my disgust at this campaign. This was their response:
Dear XXX,
Thank you for writing to express your opinion about our ads for Doublemint® Gum. We sincerely appreciate that you reached out to us and truly value your comments. Because the purpose of all Wrigley advertising is to win friends for our company and its products, we certainly are grateful to know whenever anyone has some objections to one of our ads. Your point of view, along with other comments we have received about this campaign, will be carefully considered in the development of upcoming print, TV and online ads. We will also pass along your feedback to the appropriate people within our marketing department. We are truly sorry if you took offense and sincerely hope you will find our upcoming commercials to be more to your liking. Thanks again for your feedback.
Sincerely,
Tom Brady
Consumer Affairs Representative
No. I already sold my house, at a loss. I posted my story before and don't feel like posting it again.
Not for nothing, given the restrictions noted above, the law will help very few people who are in trouble.
Read the first sentence of the post. TRAGIC.
Geesh. When did The Consumerist start attracting such heartless bastards?
Um yeah...
How about they air commercials for USA Swimming's initiative to teach Black kids to swim?
Wendy Williams did not simply reveal that Method Man's wife had cancer. She said that she had seen her recently and that she "looked like a crackhead" and that the wind had blown a wig off her head. Some of Method Man's wife's own family and friends did not know that she was battling cancer. This put him and his wife in the awkward position of having to share her diagnosis as a result of some old tranny cackling over the airwaves about how "beat" Meth's wife looked.
Fuck Wendy.
I'm still gonna call it "Stinko's".
Come on now. White audiences don't care to see Black people as anything other than Sidekicks or Magical Negroes. In this case, the writer-director is probably going to try to elicit sympathy for the character, and he knows good and damn well casting a Black actress in that role would elicit anything BUT that.
@BeRightBack: Marry me!
I'm trying to figure out if Corey is Carla. "She ain't gettin' any younger"?
@J.D.Regent: I don't need "supporters" to validate my point of view.
@haguenite: I don't keep track the schedules of the people that run this site.
Bizarre.
@J.D.Regent: unpalatable..to YOU. There's a reason keyboards come with a scroll button.
@andBegorrah: But the posts directed at me weren't rude? Okay. You're done? Peace!
@TeenageGangDeb: Where did I make such an accusation?
@J.D.Regent: Yes, other commentors have advocated the same position, but not in the same manner. Because I don't couch it in a manner that is palatable or consistent with the world view of those who disagree, I'm a "crackpot". Hey. Takes all kinds.
@J.D.Regent: Yes, other commentors have advocated the same position, but not in the same manner. Because I don't couch it in a manner that is palatable or consistent with the world view of those who disagree, I'm a "crackpot". Hey. Takes all kinds.
Calling a person's posts "trollish" because they don't agree with you is well, trollish.
Awwww. Name calling. "I love the hate. It makes me stronger."
@heavylee-again: I believe the point of the post was to highlight a dismissive, hostile, and rude mindset on the part of a business when it comes to its customers. This customer was a victim of that. Instead of questioning how or why he got into the situation, why can't it be agreed that Countrywide manipulated consumers, financial instruments, and the marketplace for its gain, and to the detriment of millions of people?
I don't understand why so many people with sentiments that are the opposite of the purpose of this site choose to
a. frequent it
b. post here
@J.D.Regent: Not a particularly bad idea.
