The Grumpy Old Fart Customer
Are You Freaking Kidding Me?
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Valued Customer?
You have probably noticed lately that there are a few options available when it comes to your TV and Internet providers. Recently, I decided to change providers. After years with an old, legacy provider, I felt that the quality of the service was below… Continue Reading “Valued Customer?”
A Tale Of Bad Flour
Another product recall has occurred, this time it was unbleached flour. You know, that stuff you bake and coat food with. Once again salmonella is the culprit of food recalls. It seems that no food product is safe from this nasty little bacterium, even… Continue Reading “A Tale Of Bad Flour”
Please Return This Call To The IRS As Soon As Possible!
So, after you reach the age of 60 and beyond, you end up on a list of phone numbers called by the scum of the earth to try and swindle you out of your money. I had seen numerous videos of people who receive… Continue Reading “Please Return This Call To The IRS As Soon As Possible!”
The 401—HEY!
Most Americans are familiar with the different, so-called retirement plans often offered by employers. Plans such as the 401k and 403b are the retirement vehicles most used in the US. They usually include some form of “company participation”, which usually equates to a matching… Continue Reading “The 401—HEY!”
The Fast Food Banquet
By now, you know my feelings about fast food-the corporate poison that has done it’s best to destroy America. When you can put a hamburger in a terrarium for a year and it doesn’t rot away (they did this with one of the leading… Continue Reading “The Fast Food Banquet”
The Allure Of The $1.00 Burrito
As always, I never mention companies by name, however, I drop enough hints that you can usually figure it out for yourself. As is the case here, I will give you the clue, this restaurant rings in your ear with the absolutely bogus pretention… Continue Reading “The Allure Of The $1.00 Burrito”
Those Damned Pumps!
Every time I go into a filling station these days, it seems like there’s a never-ending number of things that disgust you. First, the space by the pumps that you drive up to are very disgustingly dirty, it seems as if these places have… Continue Reading “Those Damned Pumps!”
Maybe Some Transparency In Products?
Recently, I wrote in this blog about some bad product purchases that I had recently made at the store with the smiling faces. Well, it has happened again. This time, it was a loaf of a popular brand of bread that has been around… Continue Reading “Maybe Some Transparency In Products?”
Under The Flashing Blue Light
As we have learned this week, most of the Kmart stores (especially in the Midwest) will be closing and all assets liquidated. This is a sort of melancholy moment for me as I fondly remember growing up with these stores. It was always a… Continue Reading “Under The Flashing Blue Light”
Where are The Straws?
This blog was created to be a place where we bitch about the lousy way, we customers are treated. Let’s face it there is a lot to bitch about out there. Seems like every trip to the supermarket is another exercise in shopping futility,… Continue Reading “Where are The Straws?”
The Grumpy Old Fart Customer 