Apr 11, 2007 in Customer Service, Daily, Props, Retail | Comments Off
If you are hunting for an iPod but would also like to save some money, check out Tech For Less.
When I was hunting around the ‘net for my son’s birthday, I stumbled onto their site and I am happy to report I had such a wonderful experience the first time around that I just [...]
Feb 13, 2007 in Baby, Customer Service, Daily, Props | Comments Off
With four kids under the age of eight in our house, one of them a three month old, it is vital to have a safe, entertaining place for the baby to occupy his time when the other three need attention, and a bouncer seat fits the bill. A couple of weeks ago my oldest [...]
Nov 12, 2006 in Customer Service, Daily, Pans, Shoes | 2 Comments
I have very odd feet. They’re not only big, but very wide as well. This makes it very hard to find shoes for special occasions, as most dress shoes do not come in my size, 10.5 EE. When I have a fancy dress type occasion I usually start searching for acceptable shoes weeks in advance, [...]
Nov 2, 2006 in Appliances, Customer Service, Daily, Pans | 5 Comments
Today I had contact with the people who make my dryer. In case you are wondering, it is an ASKO.
This was what could only be described as a sucky kind of contact. It did not leave me feeling all warm and fuzzy. It did not leave me feeling like ASKO was concerned about me or [...]
Oct 20, 2006 in Customer Service, Daily, Props, Services | Comments Off
I have been meaning to blog about this since August. August!!! I swear I have some kind of motherhood-induced Alzheimers or something because I forget stuff ALL the time. Anyone who comes up with a product to fix THAT will have my undying gratitude and a blog post overflowing with props.
So yeah…when I flew Continental [...]
Oct 2, 2006 in Customer Service, Daily, Props | 2 Comments
Earlier this year, I had a series of really annoying experiences with my Macy’s credit card where the billing went awry, resulting in me getting off the phone with customer service, immediately driving to the store and paying the credit card balance with cash to avoid late fees. This goes exactly against one of the [...]
Sep 25, 2006 in Baby, Customer Service, Daily, Food, Green, Props | 7 Comments
but I got mad, mad props for Babies R Us.
Yeah, you heard me. That store that i typically regard as the eighth circle of hell actually made me happy whilst separating me from my money, which is quite a trick. I mean really…how many people are mentally composing a blog post about the virtues of [...]
Aug 19, 2006 in Customer Service, Daily, Electronics, Pans | 8 Comments
A mere two weeks before giving birth to my first daughter I found myself doing the touchdown dance in the aisles of Babies R Us. After spending years as a nanny relying on substandard baby monitors, I thought I’d hit the jackpot. The Hubster was equally gleeful about my find. At last, after an 8 [...]