It’s so rare for me these days to have an excellent customer support experience that when it does happen I feel compelled to tell as many people about it as possible.
Tuesday 16th March 2010
Thursday 24th December 2009
Friday 27th November 2009
When a certain subset of students (alliteration is awesome) finish their exams for a semester they celebrate by intoxicating themselves with certain fermented beverages, while other more socially awkward loser types such as myself sit back and write a blog post about how they’re investigating signing up for Audible.com, then like a child on Christmas Eve because they’re too excited to wait they go ahead and register for it before they’ve finished said investigation.
I tell you what, having been a listener to TWiT and most of Leo’s other shows since the beginning I’ve been hearing a lot about Audible and have finally decided to take the plunge! There’s only one small problem, as an Aussie who lives in Australia and Singapore I’m not sure which of their sites to use. In their English language forms, Audible is made up of Audible.com in the United States and Audible.co.uk in the United Kingdom, neither country of which I’m a resident of.
Sunday 01st November 2009
Having just talked about him yesterday (Keith Olbermann’s Countdown as a podcast), I just found out through his show’s site you can buy a Keith Olbermann bobblehead complete with a little desk!
Keith Olbermann Bobblehead — Now you can sit down with your favorite MSNBC personality, Keith Olbermann. This new bobblehead features the talk show host seated at his Countdown desk. You’ll have a front row seat for all the action.
I reckon he’d go great with my anime figures, they could all set up some sort of weird newsroom ^_^. If anyone wants to buy me one, let me know and I’ll forward you my address. Don’t all rush to offer at once!
Tuesday 20th October 2009
Barely had I finished that previous whimsical post about DOS nostalgia than something arrived in the mail that I just have to ramble on about here now too! I’ll pretend it was intentional. Yeah, that works :).
Thursday 15th October 2009
News stories are spreading like some sort of fire (a wild one I presume) that initial sales of the Bakemonogatari DVDs and BluRay discs have not only outsold the disastrous and missed opportunity that was the second season of Haruhi, but even K-On! In real terms outselling Haruhi didn’t surprise me, but beating the K-On with its huge impact on popular culture (sales of musical instruments, shimapan bowls and whatnot) was quite an achievement.
Tuesday 06th October 2009
Remember almost one month ago to this day I registered for a Woolworths Everyday Rewards loyalty card? My primary reason was so I could present the card when I shop at my local Woolies here in Mawson Lakes so the check out folks wouldn’t ever ask me if I had one ever again, and to that end its been a huge success!
Turns out I should have been more cautious after all, this morning I got my first spam message from them, and unfortunately even after reading the whooping 23 lines of fine print at the bottom of the message I see no way to unsubscribe. I suspect the only way would be to cancel my account.
I guess it’s just transferring the irritation from people asking me for that card over to the realm of electronic junk mail. I’ll admit it’s an improvement, but not exactly what I was looking for.
Saturday 05th September 2009
Even before my family left Australia to move to Singapore, I remember every time we went to our nearby Coles supermarket we’d be asked if we had a FlyBuys card. I think it was the same with Myer, Kmart and Target too. Good afternoon, do you have FlyBuys? Hello, do you have your FlyBuys today? Hi there, are you a FlyBuys cardholder? Do you have FlyBuys? Good morning, is that a FlyBuys card? FlyBuys? FLYBUYS?! I’ll show you FlyBuys, it’s right next to my STOP ASKING ME THAT card!
When I started studying here and living part time in Mawson Lakes I got used to walking to the Woolies down at Mawson Central, and fortunately up until last year they didn’t have such a loyalty card programme, but now they do. Good afternoon, do you have an Everyday Rewards card? Hi there, got an Everyday Rewards card? ARGH!
Call it caving in or succumbing to pressure, but decided to give up and sign up for a Woolworths Everyday Rewards card. I figure when I make it to the checkout I can show them this piece of plastic which is akin to a giant sign asking them not to ask whether I have an Everyday Rewards card. It’s like being a lightning fast ninja, but without all the physical exertion and mental training.
They’ll no doubt keep track of what I purchase and use it for advertising purposes, but it’s a small price to pay for my sanity. Heck, I might even get a couple of free things after I’ve spent money at that same Woolworths every week for fifty years or however long it takes.
I think I also got a Qantas Frequent Flyer account too. Can I transfer them to Singapore Airlines you think? ;).
Monday 24th August 2009
I’ve been so good these last few weeks restraining myself by not blogging more than five new posts a day, but this sudden, spur of the moment event desperately called for something to be posted… in this case quite literally! Sometimes I have to remind people I’m hilarious otherwise they’d forget you see.
Shortly after it went live here in Australia I placed a pre-order for Snow Leopard! According to them it’ll be shipped on the 28th.
Take that Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Business, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Ultimate and Windows 7 Whatnot! :)
Dear Apple Customer,
Thank you for shopping at the Apple Store. We’re processing your order now.
Please visit Order Status to review, maintain, and track your order at any time.
If you have questions about Payment Details, What Happens Next, or Shipping and Delivery Details, please visit Customer Service.
We will let you know by email when your order ships.
ORDER
Part Number: MC223Z/A
Product Name: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Unit Amount (ex GST): A$35.45
Quantity: 1
Net Amount (ex GST): A$35.45
Ships by: By August 28thORDER SUBTOTAL: A$35.45
GST AMOUNT: A$3.55ORDER TOTAL: A$39.00
And to think it only seemed like yesterday when I was in Singapore for the launch of Leopard and uploaded some photos. Can’t believe that was in 2007, time flies huh?
