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Comment on jinxed? by And Another Thing (No Boingo Wifi at MIA) | Discourse.net

And Another Thing (No Boingo Wifi at MIA) | Discourse.net — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 02:19:38 +0000

[...] I’m on a tear about bad customer service experiences (are we jinxed?) I should mention my unhappy discovery that Miami International Airport (MIA) has reconfigured its [...]

Comment on apples by John Flood

John Flood — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:28:56 +0000

Ah, autumn in England and the shops and street markets are filling up with a huge variety of apples and nary a golden (delicious) mothball in sight!

Comment on accountability failures by Sears Annoys The Crap Out Of Customer For A Month, Still Doesn’t Deliver Treadmill – The Consumerist

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 19:49:20 +0000

[...] this point, his wife weighed in on her own blog. She summed up many of the problems with customer service that we discuss here on the site. In most [...]

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Comment on misleading advertising? by sparkyinfla

sparkyinfla — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 19:25:02 +0000

3000 Doctors is so misleading and so is the 73%….Let’s give them the benefit of the doubt and say they got through to talk to 50% of the 3K, then only 50% of those actually agreed to review, that puts the number at only 750 doctors. Not as impressive as 3000.
73% of 750 is only 547. So the actual % of 3000 doctors that recommended a low calorie supplement is 18%. Granted my stats are estimates, but if they won’t reveal the actual number of doctors reviewing the data, then we can only speculate…..
If they are going to use the 3000 number then they should use the 18% number; apples to apples.
If they want to use the 73% figure then they need to use 750 doctors number. Just my 2 cents… sparkyinfla

Comment on misleading advertising? by Bill Bonham

Bill Bonham — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 19:47:59 +0000

I’ve noticed the same misleading content, this needs to be investigated. Wouldn’t touch the stuff. 9 million uses per week is a pretty big number!

Comment on misleading advertising? by Jason

Jason — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 17:53:45 +0000

I hate this commercial & woman.

I always see this 5 hour energy drink the size of a little eye dropper in gas stations.

Then I see this smug woman on TV acting over confident and cocky about how this crappy little drink is practically recommended by 3,000 doctors and its sooo amazing and shes better then you.

OMG so irritating I want to yell and say shut up every time I see this commercial….

Comment on misleading advertising? by James L

James L — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 03:42:24 +0000

Totally agree. 5 hr Energy is a class action waiting to happen. I would NEVER invest in that company.

Comment on another non-profit voting scheme requires facebook (or stayclassy) account by Peter Lederer

Peter Lederer — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:21:59 +0000

Yes — and that was precisely what kept me from supporting the UM Law School’s entry!

Comment on esma consults on draft technical standards on short selling and credit default swaps by Fearghal Kearney

Fearghal Kearney — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:54:34 +0000

Is it a essentially a foregone conclusion that the ban on uncovered CDS will come into place on Nov 1st 2012 and they are simply bedding down the technical specs of the legislation at this time? Will it only apply to European Sovereign and not Corporate Debt markets?

Comment on greek doctors are “foreign government officials” by Michael Froomkin

Michael Froomkin — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:24:03 +0000

I don't agree that the publication example is at all the same. If the books are given for free with no obligation to adopt them, that is not a bribe. It's a free sample, like a candy bar at the mall. It's legal marketing so long as there is no quid pro quo in the mix. On the other hand, when companies offer free things to instructors if a certain number of their students buy the company's wares then that feels more like a bribe. I've always thought there was something off about the New York Times's education subscription plan in which instructors get a free daily subscription if 10 students sign up.