Category: Products
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Scotiabank Does Not Honour Do-Not-Call List?
For the past month or two, several times per week, Scotiabank has been calling me from 1-888-882-3811 to tempt me with a “Special Offer”. Despite declining it and requesting that they not call back, the calls have continued. For awhile I stopped answering, hoping that my request to be spared from their marketing machine would…
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Cool Kids Use Old Devices
I’m not what you would call an environmentalist, but I’m trying. I’m also frugal and pragmatic, so my life choices are sometimes guided by less noble ideals than protecting the earth. That said, I’ve recycled for all of my adult life… since university graduation at least. I’ve been buying all my clothes (except socks and…
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An Open Letter to Fitness Depot Canada
Three weeks ago I e-mailed Fitness Depot Canada’s corporate office to offer my feedback and a suggestion. I have not received an acknowledgement, nor a reply. Here is what I wrote: Dear Fitness Depot: If I could make one suggestion to your chain, it would be this: (1.) Make everything on your website for sale,…
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Frustrated Fitness Equipment Buyer Writes Corporate HQ; Details to Come
My frustration with Fitness Depot Ottawa, which has been simmering for the last three months now, abruptly burst into flame last night. It’s official: they’ve finally reduced me to the level of openly disgruntled consumer. I’m tired of feeling overcharged, under-served and disappointed. To cope, I fired off a letter to the Corporate Office containing…
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Learning to not Hate Green Tea (Love is Out of the Question)
It’s five weeks since I started my diet and exercise regimen… now with assistance from green tea in lieu of my preferred beverages: coffee and diet soda. I used to hate green tea. Hate it. H-A-T-E This is one of the reasons I suspected it was probably very good for me. I tend to dislike…
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Rogers Called Me
I kid you not. The Office of the President no less. It was too late to fix the problem, and they had no excuse as to why they wouldn’t budge on their prices, but it was a nice call nonetheless. Of course I didn’t actually get to speak to the President, unless the President is…
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Going… Going… Gone!
Goodbye Rogers High Speed Internet. I’ve now had TekSavvy service for nearly a week, after 5 days of wrangling with Rogers to release my line. I’m not sure if Rogers managed to fix their issues of their own accord, or with some pushing from my wife’s friend who started making waves from inside, but my…
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Rogers Internet: Incompetence or Indifference?
So, my saga with Rogers continues. On Saturday they were to have ceased all Internet activity on my cable line, and yet they continue to mount a de-facto Denial Of Service attack on my house, preventing me from getting the TekSavvy service I’ve been paying for for the last 5 days. I filed a ticket…
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Rogers: All Your Cable Are Belong To Us
I thought that Rogers had made it difficult to switch Internet service providers before. As it turns out, they were just getting warmed up. Saturday was my cancellation date with Rogers. Why I should owe 30 days notice to a corporation is anyone’s guess, but the Rogers service agreement is a wishlist come true that…