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Adobe Price Con
I feel that I’ve been ripped off by Adobe.
I recently went on to the Adobe web site to upgrade my version of Photoshop Elements. I was attracted by a discount listed in the Adobe web store that would give me about 20% off the price. And so I went ahead and ordered the upgrade. However I didn’t notice at the time that I was being charged full price.
I contacted Adobe support to say that I had been overcharged, and the support rep I talked to even confirmed that the web store was showing a discount. But he said he would have to refer the issue up to his manager, and that they would be in contact.
I heard nothing for a couple of days, and then today got an email saying that my support call has been closed. They say that no discount exists, and that I’ve been charged the correct price. And wouldn’t you know it, if I check the store now, there’s no mention of the discount - and I didn’t keep any evidence of the discounted price.
And so I’ve been conned by a big corporation, and I can’t do anything about it.
January 14, 2011
On the eleventh day of Christmas
It’s not even the end of the Christmas season, and already people are sick of it. They will gladly put up with a 3-month build up to Christmas Day, but before the turkey’s even cold on the plate they want to rip down the decorations and forget about the whole thing.
I can’t help but think that, if we didn’t start Christmas in september, then we might all be able to enjoy the full 12 days of Christmas, instead of just the first.
Folding Chairs
I have a growing dislike of folding chairs. Not only are they really uncomfortable to sit on, and feel like they’re about to collapse at any moment. But they’re also really noisy.
I was at a classical music concert on Saturday night, where the venue had hired in some extra seating. The existing chairs had been supplemented with cheap folding chairs, a bit like the one in the photo, made from a combination of plastic and metal.
And right from the start of the performance these chairs were making a racket. Every time someone fidgeted or shifted their weight on one of these seats, it creaked, loudly. And the cumulative effect of lots of creaking chairs was really distracting. In fact, during some quiet bits, I couldn’t even hear the music.
In fact I was so annoyed by it that, for a good 20 minutes during the concert, I was mentally composing a strongly-worded letter of complaint to the venue manager. Of course, I never quite got around to writing the actual letter, but in a way I wish I had. It was a false economy to hire such cheap and nasty seating, and really spoiled the enjoyment of one of my favourite works.
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