Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Why Yes I Do Go There
You know how it is, you hear people talk a lot of shit, boasting and what not, “Oh, if I ever encountered that person, I’d say....” or some other crap that you know damn good and well they would never say nor do.
Or you see written on blog sites open letters to some company and the writer gets a good laugh from their audience but you know that they wouldn’t dare do that for real. They’re just talking smack.
I don’t like people who say they would do or say one thing but when it comes time to act, say nothing, do nothing or just wimp out.
Recently, I came across a website that sells merchandise for pets. The stuff is cool. The photos are adorable. But the products are insanely overpriced. Example, they have a cat scratcher for sale. It’s the same concept as those $5 cat scratchers that come in a box filled with corrugated cardboard. When kitty has destroyed the cardboard, you buy more cardboard and put it in the box. It’s a big hit with cats everywhere.
This particular company has made the box out of faux leather and has upped the price to about $299. And when kitty has destroyed the cardboard and it’s time to refill? Why, you can get that cardboard from this company for $60. That’s not a typo.
I continued to look around and had to stop because of typos and mistakes. So, I decided to write a letter. This is the actual letter that I wrote to them:
For a company that wants to charge such ridiculous prices for their products, (really, $60 for cardboard? REALLY?), one would think they would proof read their own site.
Example:
Copenhagen Cat Carrier, first sentence:
“ Take you kitty out in style. “
Take you? How about, “take youR kitty out in style”?
Same product, third sentence:
“...so much so that that you can even...”
That, that darn error. Take out one, “that”, please.
I’m sure your products appeal to some rich snot somewhere, someone with far more dollars than sense, but please note that I cannot take a company seriously when they can’t even proof read their own site and correct such simple mistakes. I haven’t read further in to the site, you might want to get someone on that, asap.
Sincerely,
Not Impressed
Now I’m sure that someone will get all upset and say that I was too harsh and blah, blah, blah but I have no desire to be kind to a company that charges hundreds of dollars for dog bowls. I find the prices insulting to our intelligence. I’ll let you know if they respond.
So, yes kids, I do go there, just like I say I do.
