Someone sent this to me in an e-mail……
Pretty much self explanatory…….
Quality of Merchandise
April 9th, 2008 · Current
Did you ever go buy something, take it home, and find that it don’t work, or is damaged in some way? I went to my local Sears store for a dehumidifier. I picked one out, and took it home. Lugged it down into my basement (they’re not light), plugged it in, and pressed “ON”. NOTHING happened. No compressor noise, no fan…NADA. So I had to lug the damned thing back up the stairs, out to the car, and back to the store I went. All the aggrevation and dropping $250 for a boat anchor had me fairly pissed. Going back into the store, I informed the associate that the dehumidifier I just purchased didn’t work. Long story short, I had them plug in and turn on another unit BEFORE I left the store with it, just to be certain it was in working order.
This seems to happen to me alot. I seem to always pick up the defective one in the bunch. And I’m not just picking on Sears. It happens at Best Buy, Target, WalMart, and Lowes, just to name a few. If it weren’t for bad luck,………..
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Auto Insurance Competition
April 8th, 2008 · Current
What is it with auto insurance marketing? You can’t watch television or listen to radio without being bombarded with commercials. The competition is fierce! It’s been reported that Geico.com is spending around $350K per DAY on advertising! And Progressive.com is right up there with them. There’s more than a half dozen different companies claiming to save you money, or that their rates are better. With claims of savings in the hundreds of dollars, what’s the catch? I suspect it’s a matter of “you get what you pay for”. So, go ahead and change your insurance to save some money. Good luck when you actually need to file a claim with your new auto insruance company.
And yes, I’m on my soapbox about commercials lately because I’m getting really sick of some of the crap and tactics used to try and sell a product or service.