Category Archives: Bad Commerce

Dealing with telemarketers

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Kevin

Here’s some plain talk about telemarketing. Lots of web sites offer advice, but it’s mostly useless. About the only thing you can do in the US is to register with the National Do Not Call Registry. Register your mobile phone … Continue reading →

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Sony slips in my estimation

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Kevin

Without a lot fanfare, the TV Guide™ On Screen feature on my Sony TV stopped working. It took a while to track down the information, but the fact is that this service for broadcast TV is going away, and already … Continue reading →

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Charter Communications: monumental stupidity

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Kevin

It is not illegal for Charter Communications to telemarket its existing customers who are on the National Do Not Call Registry, but to do so is monumentally stupid. People put their names on the Registry for a reason – they … Continue reading →

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Death to robocallers

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Kevin

I got angry today, after the 7th recorded political phone call from Mitt Romney in just 2 days. I called the campaign and I gave them a piece of my mind. Romney, while the most egregious robocaller, is not the … Continue reading →

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Replacing 2007 Prius hatch opening switch

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Kevin

I am one of the many victims of the defective Prius 2007 hatch opening switch. After 4 years the rubber cover turned to tar. I bought a new switch assembly and thought I’d change it myself. These instruction at the … Continue reading →

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Fox News for Stupid People

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Kevin

As a rule I don’t watch Fox News because every time I do, I get insulted. I get insulted because every time, they insult my intelligence by some sort of propaganda track to mislead me. Last night I was waiting … Continue reading →

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Frequent Flier Games

Posted on June 18, 2008 by Kevin

I went on the US Airways web site to use some of my frequent flier miles on a trip to Albuquerque 3 months from now. Although their brochure says you can get round trip flights for 25,000, the web site … Continue reading →

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