Posted on April 16th, 2008 by Shan
I got a nice little troll comment from “bob” a bit ago. “bob” is under the impression that because I’m picked up by a particular aggregator, that I should never post about anything other than that aggregator’s subject.
Just to clarify to “bob” and anyone else, this is my personal blog, with a tech focus. Technology [...]
Posted on April 8th, 2008 by Shan
It took just over a week, but I just got a nice form-letter apology from the franchisee. While relatively impersonal, they did say they’re sending us a free night voucher in the mail. I guess they got my address from the check-in system.
So color me shocked, I never really expected a reply. Now the final [...]
Posted on April 2nd, 2008 by Shan
So, less than a year after we got a ColdHeat Freestyle glue gun, the original and spare (extended life) batteries we got are dying. They now barely hold a charge. I called them up and ordered three more spares a couple weeks ago, and they said they’d arrive in 5-10 business days.
15 business days later, [...]
Posted on March 28th, 2008 by Shan
I wouldn’t be as irritated if I had been told up front, but here’s the story:
My wife and I checked in to the RedRoof Inn in Peoria, IL. After patiently waiting for a basketball team to get checked in (it takes awhile for one person behind the desk to get 10 rooms sorted out and [...]
Posted on March 9th, 2008 by Shan
I’m a big fan of The Consumerist. Usually twice a day there’s a story about someone who took their computer to Best Buy (Geek Squad), Staples, or any other number of retail giants for repair, only to have their equipment disappear, get even more broken, over-charged, upsold useless junk or worse.
Now, I’ve only been subject [...]