O.K., after that harsh post, want to make it up to all those people who blog about music and give away CDs.
For those of you who read this, hopefully you'll enjoy this.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Do you enter contests?
Do you enter on-line contests? I do. I enjoy getting free stuff in the mail. I'm even more excited by the stuff I wasn't notified I won than the stuff I'm notified about and then worry about whether I really get it.
Now for the nonsense. I get it, folks! You've been told to get people to jump through hoops in order to win the prize you're giving away. O.K., so I have to go to the company's site and fish around for something everyone else isn't saying they'd want if they were given a choice of the stuff. I get the whole set-up. However, if you're giving away ONE paperback book or some other tiny prize, please don't ask me to become a member of
I don't mind jumping through a few hoops but let's get real!
Now I don't want to alienate myself with those of you who give away stuff, I'm just saying that some of you ask the world in order for one person to win a prize that's not that big.
If you are reading this and I just won a tiny prize, please understand that I understand that you have to jump through a bunch of hoops to give away your box of Q Tips or whatever and I'm not saying what you do is nonsense.
My point is that the companies that contract with you need to open their eyes and make the hoops a little easier to jump through if they aren't giving away a DVD Player or an iPad.
My next post will be about being a "mystery shopper". I'm currently a mystery shopper for two fast food establishments and did 9 of them this month. They pay for your food and pay you a little bit more. Believe me, there's nonsense involved!
Now for the nonsense. I get it, folks! You've been told to get people to jump through hoops in order to win the prize you're giving away. O.K., so I have to go to the company's site and fish around for something everyone else isn't saying they'd want if they were given a choice of the stuff. I get the whole set-up. However, if you're giving away ONE paperback book or some other tiny prize, please don't ask me to become a member of
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL !
I don't mind jumping through a few hoops but let's get real!
Now I don't want to alienate myself with those of you who give away stuff, I'm just saying that some of you ask the world in order for one person to win a prize that's not that big.
If you are reading this and I just won a tiny prize, please understand that I understand that you have to jump through a bunch of hoops to give away your box of Q Tips or whatever and I'm not saying what you do is nonsense.
My point is that the companies that contract with you need to open their eyes and make the hoops a little easier to jump through if they aren't giving away a DVD Player or an iPad.
My next post will be about being a "mystery shopper". I'm currently a mystery shopper for two fast food establishments and did 9 of them this month. They pay for your food and pay you a little bit more. Believe me, there's nonsense involved!
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Do you enjoy shopping? I do. Well, except for the nonsense.
What do I mean?
Is there anywhere in the U.S. where it's legal to drive on the left side of the road? Then why, while shopping in grocery stores do people insist on this? Stick to the right! They don't, though, so I'm going to tell you how to deal with these people.
First, I always take a cart in Wal-Mart, a grocery store or anywhere else where carts are available. Why? Because I utilize them as shields. No cutomer without a cart is going to walk into a cart, and people who have carts don't want to crash into another cart.
This isn't enough. Here's the secret: If you are pushing a shopping cart and you see someone basically heading in your direction, start looking UP. Act as if you are looking at products on the top shelf or the ceiling, it doesn't matter, these people who like to intimidate count on your knowing they are doing it. If you act like you don't see them they will get out of your way. This also works if you are walking without a cart in a crowded area. For some reason, there are people who like to intimidate us by walking right towards us even if we are walking on the right. Some of them may be from countries where the sides are reversed but if they see someone walking towards them but not aware of them, they WILL get out that person's way.
Most of the time, it'll be a pushy person who on some level wants to make you get out of their path.
And that's just nonsense.
What do I mean?
Is there anywhere in the U.S. where it's legal to drive on the left side of the road? Then why, while shopping in grocery stores do people insist on this? Stick to the right! They don't, though, so I'm going to tell you how to deal with these people.
First, I always take a cart in Wal-Mart, a grocery store or anywhere else where carts are available. Why? Because I utilize them as shields. No cutomer without a cart is going to walk into a cart, and people who have carts don't want to crash into another cart.
This isn't enough. Here's the secret: If you are pushing a shopping cart and you see someone basically heading in your direction, start looking UP. Act as if you are looking at products on the top shelf or the ceiling, it doesn't matter, these people who like to intimidate count on your knowing they are doing it. If you act like you don't see them they will get out of your way. This also works if you are walking without a cart in a crowded area. For some reason, there are people who like to intimidate us by walking right towards us even if we are walking on the right. Some of them may be from countries where the sides are reversed but if they see someone walking towards them but not aware of them, they WILL get out that person's way.
Most of the time, it'll be a pushy person who on some level wants to make you get out of their path.
And that's just nonsense.
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