Consumer Thoughts

Archive for July, 2007

31 Jul

How tacky can you get?

There are several items, including lamps and banks, based on the Titanic.
Fifteen hundred people died the night the ship sank. That is half the number of people who died in the September 11th, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York. In 80 years, will there be banks and lamps that appear to be collapsing in [...]

29 Jul

Pay your web and graphic designers!

From No-Spec
To those who are looking for someone to do work for free… please wake up and join the real world.
Every day, there are more and more CL posts seeking “artists” for everything from auto graphics to comic books to corporate logo designs. More people are finding themselves in need of some form of illustrative [...]

17 Jul

Protecting your drinks from bugs or spills

In the summer, it’s always nice to relax outdoors with a drink, be it a can of soda, a glass of lemonade or iced tea, or something with more, um, punch. Well, there are several ways to protect your beverage from bugs, and even spills.
First up are Quik Tops can sealers, which attach a [...]

12 Jul

Strangest suckers ever

Hmmm… watermelon-flavored Sigmund Freud suckers! How strange and creepily realistic. You can’t buy them individually… just a box of 24 for $27.95 at Archie McPhee.

10 Jul

Business card mini file cabinet

This Mini File Cabinet is so cute! It holds 750 business cards and also has a little clock on the front.

09 Jul

Dash Smidgen Pinch measuring spoons

Too cute - Dash, Smidgen, and Pinch measuring spoons! No more guesswork, hehe! $4.75 at Spoon Sisters

07 Jul

Wal-Mart’s play pharmacy

A Consumerist reader snapped this photo of the pharmacy at the Wal-Mart in Elmwood Park, NJ. They’re most likely renovating, but I am definitely not picking up my drugs at a pharmacy like this. I agree with Consumerist… it looks like a kid’s play-pharmacy.

06 Jul

Mr. Rogers did NOT screw kids up!

This is just so ridiculous… an article at the Wall Street Journal claims that kids today have a big sense of entitlement because of Mr. Rogers telling them how special they are.
One of their arguments is that kids should not call adults by their first names. Um, hello, why do you think he was [...]

06 Jul

Book: Dear Valued Customer, You Are a Loser

If you enjoy funny customer service stories, you’ll love Dear Valued Customer. It has tons of stories, from banks crediting random accounts with millions of dollars, to embarrassing e-mails sent around the world. Click to check it out.
Also, right now Amazon has a 4-for-3 deal going on. Add any 4 items to [...]

05 Jul

Arby’s runs out of promo shake

Disclaimer: I do not work for Arby’s!
So we went to Arby’s yesterday and saw huge posters plastered all over, advertising their new strawberry & banana swirl shake. We ordered 2, only to be told they were out, so we got their orange dream shakes instead. Now, I understand it is probably a popular [...]

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