Monthly Archives: November 2011
Stupid Holiday Car Commercials, Part 1
Luxury car commercials on TV seem to pop up a lot in two venues: tennis tournaments and the month-long buildup to Christmas. Tennis tournament ads I can understand. Most of those commercials cater to the affluent. Luxury items such as Rolex watches, … Continue reading
Filed under Advertising
Some Staples’ Employees Need to Take a Chill Pill
I was kind of at a loss as to what to write about next until my visit to Staples yesterday. I don’t know about you, but I like to browse when I am in an office supply store, even if I … Continue reading
Filed under Human Behavior, Shopping
This Grouch was Singing the Windy City Weekend Shopping Blues
Boy did this past weekend spawn my inner grouch shopping blues. Bad experiences all the way around with clerks who didn’t know the first thing about customer service. Let’s start with our visit to Hobby Lobby on Saturday morning. I buy … Continue reading
Filed under Human Behavior, Shopping
Subway, You Lost My Business!
I’m a real grouch when it comes to commercials. I hate, detest, despise and am fed up with most of the advertising I see on TV. Lately a couple of Subway ad campaigns have really gotten my ire up. I’m talking … Continue reading
Filed under Advertising
Lurking Spam Bots Can Be Entertaining
One aspect of running a blog I had not anticipated was dealing with spam. Not just any spam, but computer generated SpamBot spam! I’ve known for years about ‘bots trolling the Internet to harvest email addresses. A lot of the … Continue reading
Filed under Website News
The Long & Short of it – The Pros and Cons of Being Short in a Tall World
I was born into a family of very petite people – let’s face it – with a mom who is now under 5 feet (she was 5 feet 2 inches in her prime), and a dad who stands at 5 feet … Continue reading
Filed under Human Behavior
