Archive for April, 2008

Keyherb.com spams my blog!

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Awhile back I posted about how keyherb.com doesn't know simple business sense. I guess the people over at keyherb.com found my blog post and decided to spam my blog with 3 comments. The first attacks the customer they wronged the other two are "tesimonials" to how great Keyherb.com is. These comments ...

Recent changes at EG

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Upgraded Wordpress to 2.5.1. Wordpress should implement an auto-update feature since new versions are coming out of frequently. Changed the theme yet again just because i felt like it. The last one wasn't quite doing it for me. I still need to get the contact form back online. The last one ...

Pay money for a stupid shirt about a stupid story!

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

Once in a while I browse cnn.com for news stories and I've noticed that the quality and sophistication of CNN has degraded slowly over the years. Apparently a gas station that charges $5.40 for gas is considered newsworthy and front page material. This location is along a particular stretch of ...

Even I have my weaknesses.

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Rockstar Games is releasing Grand Theft Auto IV on April 29th and I already pre-ordered it through Amazon. I swore that I'd never buy games again for $60 and that's partly the reasons why I joined Gamefly (and canceled Netflix). However I have a soft spot for the GTA games ...

Having trouble purchasing a $10,000+ item?

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

I was browsing through FlyerTalk and came upon this thread in which the original poster is essentially purchasing a round-the-world ticket for $17,000 for her mom but doesn't know how to pay for it since none of her credit card limits go that high. I like the beginning part of the ...

Bye bye Netflix, hello Gamefly.

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Yes, we all know I'm a huge fan of Netflix and a current subscriber. So why am I unsubscribing? No, Blockbuster didn't win me over so keep your pants on. I recently subscribed to GameFLY because I swore never to buy games again. $60 is just insanely too much for a ...

Learn to vote with your wallet.

Saturday, April 19th, 2008

If you're a regular reader you know I'm a big fan of the Consumerist blog. However I'm always reading stories where a customer gets abused, mistreated, etc. and they still choose to do business with the merchant regardless. A typical story will be like "oh I got kicked in the face ...

E-Rewards AAdvantage party coming to an end.

Friday, April 18th, 2008

After skimming through my backlog of hundreds of e-mails I spotted one from e-rewards which stated: Effective June 11, 2008, e-Rewards will no longer be a participant in the AAdvantage® program. The final date to redeem the eligible portion of your e-Rewards Currency for AAdvantage miles is June 11, 2008. Visit ...

Another free month of Blockbuster online?

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Just when you thought Blockbuster was ceding the online dvd rental market to Netflix they start mass mailing offers of a free 1 month trial to everyone. The offer I got was a one month trial of their 1 at a time plan which includes 2 in-store movie exchanges. Are they ...

My sister hits the million miles mark.

Friday, April 4th, 2008

My sister e-mail me to let me know that she passed the million mile mark. The majority of the million miles came from credit card spending. She flies roughly 2-5 trips a year. Hitting the million mile mark wasn't difficult in that she owns her own business and charges a lot ...