…news from Amazon:
Well now: considering that the CEO of GrubHub has publicly stated that Trump supporters/MAGA types need not bother applying for positions at his company, I think it’s only fair that this Trump supporter/MAGA type refuses to do business with his poxy company, ever. Even if it’s free.
I’m always ranting about how the auto industry has overloaded basic transportation with evermore-complex technology (3 seat-position memory options? FFS), but of course, they’re not the only ones.
Here’s another example, seen via a link on Insty’s page:
What a load of bullshit. My old Keurig essentially has two options: size of cup, regular/strong brew, and that’s it. (“High Altitude Setting”? FFS #2)
Oh wait… I forgot mine’s warning light for “There’s No More Water In The Reservoir, You Idiot, Can’t You See Through The Clear Plastic?”
Let’s not forget the lie of “Brushed Silver” when it’s just shiny plastic.
And forgive me, but the whole point of a Keurig is that you can make a cuppa quickly without waiting for the water to boil, so the “Auto On/Off” switch is the work of Satan. (Yeah, “saves electricity” blah blah blah… fuck the whales.)
Needless to say, in the spirit of manufacturers everywhere, my model Keurig is no longer available; so when it finally quits working, I’ll be forced to buy one of these multi-featured over-complex monstrosities at, of course, a price which is 40% more than I paid for mine.
Don’t even talk to me about the cost of replacing my ageing VW, or my soaring blood pressure will ensure that the Tiguan outlives its owner.
We’re all accustomed to the advertising tagline from the Kraut carmakers which touts “German engineering” as the selling proposition for buying one of their overpriced cars.
That doesn’t seem to be the case, as evidenced by this J.D. Power survey of not so long ago:
It’s a large sample (80,000), by the way (the full methodology can be found here).
Basically, apart from all the Kraut shenanigans involved with cartels and illegal manipulations (diesel emissions coff coff etc.), it all boils down to the Germans making their cars evermore sophisticated but in doing so, more fragile and prone to breakage.
Where have we heard this before? Oh yeah, pretty much everywhere.
And people snigger when I say how much I’d prefer to drive something like a Merc 280 SL than any of their newer models…
I am approached almost daily by marketing people/companies who want to put ads in this website. Most — okay, all — of them run and hide when I tell them my conditions… but I have no problem with putting up an ad hoc ad like this one (because I believe in its cause):
If this isn’t worthy of our support, what is?
Mention my name, and nothing will happen — because this isn’t a paid endorsement. See how that works?
In this case, the dead horse would be me — or rather, my plans to fly on that fucking Oz airline to their poxy country. But that’s not what this latest breathless missive is about, oh no:
Hi Kim,
This month, I have some exciting news to share about the investments we’re making to improve your experience with us.
Firstly, our new A220s took to the skies last week. Featuring sleek new comfortable interiors, they offer a more sustainable way to fly across Australia and beyond. We’ve also improved the Qantas App so you can now track your checked baggage on any Qantas operated flight.
This is just the start of the investments and improvements we’re making, and I look forward to keeping you updated.
“Digital Officer”, hey? Then you’ll have no problem interpreting this digital signal, then:
I’m so glad that Qantarse is getting all those shiny new planes which make flying more “sustainable” (do they even realize how full of shit they sound?), as opposed to simply “more economical”.
It’s just too bad that I’m never going to sit in one.
Back when I was in the customer loyalty business, I remember setting targets as to how often we would try to entice a customer to shop with us — as I recall, after four or five fruitless attempts, we’d give it up as a lost cause.
I’m curious to see how long it will take OzAir to come to that conclusion with me.
