retail stupidity

McAfee
My first enterprise antivirus experience was McAfee.  We’re talking probably late 1980’s and there was nobody at the company interested in viruses so I figured I’d take a look.  I managed to clean an infection and decided we needed a corporate antivirus and policy, thus McAfee.  This was a time where the problem was primarily [...]

Vince is following me.  Remember - just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t out to get you.
You know Vince.. it’s Vince from Sham Wow! That little crackhead fellow who hawks chamois towels on UHF and cable stations.
OK, maybe he’s not a crackhead but he is absolutely the perfect illustration of what a crackhead should [...]

Well, as you can guess it’s been an interesting day.
Up at 6am for the hamfest.  I have no idea why this is, especially as I’ve spent most of my life staying in bed late.  The hamfest is not what you think either.  It’s a sort of flea market for amateur radio, electronics, and computer geeks.  [...]

NEW YORK (AP) — As part of its new $300 million marketing campaign and image makeover, Microsoft Corp. plans to deploy its own customer-service representatives at retailers like Best Buy and Circuit City to help people with their PC purchases….
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I was just complaining to my wife that there’s nothing to do around here after a [...]

I spend some time reading Consumerist.com every now and then.  It’s a tremendous resource for us retail-type shoppers, as well as extremely entertaining in the comments section.
The readers there have a few favorite targets, among them Best Buy, Circuit City, and Comcast.  This is not because people enjoy picking on them (ok, maybe a little); [...]

Yes, you heard that right - the Place to Get Your Porn Stolen will soon be a Bitchin Place to Get a Guitar.
Stomachs (and eardrums) are already rattling.
Can you imagine the effect of some tone-deaf thirteen year old playing whatever today’s Stairway to Heaven is at airplane decibel levels will have on the poor sucker [...]

Breyers has shrunk the size of their ice cream for a second time, to 1.5 quarts.
This is devastating!

Raelyn Campbell is suing Best Buy for $54 million
for losing her laptop and lying to her for months about it. She bought
a laptop from Best Buy with an extended warranty, it broke, she sent it
in for repairs, months later she didn’t have her laptop and after
getting the runaround the store finally said it had lost [...]

Hey, I forget… does the blinking red light mean it’s ok?
Yes, a red light always means everything is fine and you should go ahead.Especially when driving.

I can’t remember my password after being away over the weekend.
Ok, I changed it.
I still can’t log in.
What’s your login?
I… dunno.
[hint] it’s usually your first name
Ummmmm…… I dunno…..

Hi!
Hi.
Remember last weekend, [...]

United Airlines To Charge $25 For Checking 2 Bags
Once again, United is at the forefront of customer service.  If you’re checking more than one bag, they’ll charge you $25 for the privilege.
Lest you think that United only extends their generosity to customers, it turns out they screw their employees also.  Recently the pilots took a [...]