I have to hand it to a certain cable company with a ring to it—they have their marketing program on lock. They really want me to have cable and won’t take no for an answer. I get at the same three flyers from them EVERY DAY. Then, just in case I missed the large stack of paper I now have by my door, they also send someone by to talk to me in person. I’ve tried calling them multiple times and asking nicely to leave me alone. Admittedly they stopped calling me with promotions and I now get one less flyer a day, although I still get one for the tenant in the apartment below me, one for the previous owner of the building and one for the “current resident.” I’m starting to think this would be easier if I just give them the 100 dollars plus tax every month just to get them to leave me alone. I don’t even own a TV! -No Flyers Please
This article appears in May 29 – Jun 4, 2014.
Well I don’t want the useless pamphlets from my useless NDP MP, MLA, etc and other junk mail, so either shut up and throw it away or put a sign on your mailbox saying you don’t want junk mail.
Aliant is the worst. I originally signed up with aliant and less than a month into it my internet, cable and phone all crapped out. I called them and they said the earliest they could get someone out was a week. So fine, I waited a week while my mother had anxiety attacks not being able to get ahold of me and thinking I was dead – calling my best friend and my boss to make sure I was alive LOL. Guy finally shows up and says there’s a problem with the wires and he can’t fix it, he needs another guy who won’t be able to get there for another week. So I call and explain this situation no less than three times to their very unhelpful customer service reps. Finally I tell them “I’m going to call eastlink and whoever can get my service up and running the fastest is getting my business.” To which I got a reply “Well, sir, you’re certainly welcome to do that.” So, I call eastlink and everything is up and running the NEXT DAY with no problems since then. Two days later Aliant calls to offer me a discount if I switch back to them. FUCK THAT.
TV reception sucks gopher goolies on the 52.
Um, unless you’re at the library or at a friend’s….how are you able to write a bitch without the internet.
What’s brown and sounds like a bell? Dunnnggg!!
Fuck Aliant!!!! I called to see what kind of deal I could get for switching. Wasn’t a bad deal but, after getting all my info sorted out, booking the appointment, etc…they then tell me they need to run a credit check. After running that and finding out I have a mortgage, car loan, credit cards, etc…all in good standing and an excellent credit score, they tell me that for new customers they will need a 100 dollar deposit on cable which, I might add, I pay in for advance, and after I paid on time for 6 months, I would get it back or it could be deducted from my bill. To that I told them to cancel my appointment and I will stick with me previous provider and, if I ever felt the need to be treated like a child I would be first people I call. I told the representative that if they want to steal customers from a competing provider, the best approach would be a quick, easy, and seamless transition and she hung up on me. LOL!!!!
Sleazoid move on Aliant’s part – patronizing twats. A tip of the derby to you, SHITMFD.
Lol well I went with eastlink and those awesomely smart people sold my number to bell who now call me every second day trying to get me to buy their stuff and all eastlink did was say sorry 🙁
I have both companies’ service at my house. one connection for work, the other on a bundle for home. pros and cons for each setup.
i get dinged $80 just for the work internet. sucks.
What I get a kick out of is that people disliked Klyde’s post… what a bunch of fucktards! LOLOL!
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:Mr.Meaty (06/05, 12.31PM)
Thanks for thinking of me bro. In reality the more dislikes I get the better I like it, it means my comment got to them. It’s the same as my hair when people gawk….this face don’t care what you think of my coif.
op here,
ecology action centre sticker on mailbox suggesting “no flyers please”.
and for klyde, yeah it’s so hard to find an internet connection these days amirite?
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:lowcoaster (06/05, 1.00PM)
“yeah it’s so hard to find an internet connection these days amirite”
That statement to me is not totally accurate. Those that live in the city without internet can try and hook on someone else’s internet provided that they are not password protected. I don’t think you’ll go around to neighbors asking for p/w’s. If you’re lucky to live next to a Wi-Fi hotspot then all is good, some have p/w’s, some don’t. With those you need to be in close proximity to get a reliable usable signal. One can sit at McDick’s, Tim’s or any other place advertising Wi-Fi or one can go visit the library to access internet. Usually with those choices there is a time limit.
Out in the styx where I live, if you don’t have internet, chances are next to nil that you will get on it, all routers, including my own are p/w enabled, only those that I share that info with can get on, all others are simply SOL.
Dislike away, make Klyde happy.
Well, there’s yer’ problem!
(referring to the EAC sticker)
you should invite them to come hook up your cable & set up your TV
When they arrive & see you have no TV…. It IMO would be worth recording for posterity