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A blog for noobies by Patric Welch, techie and all around fun guy.
Is there such a thing as getting too many confirmation emails? A recent online purchase I made inclines me to say yes. I recently helped a Noobie Concierge client purchase an ASUS Eee PC 1000HE 10-Inch Netbook (I told you these things were a hot item) along with a Samsung USB external slim DVD drive. At the time of purchase, the best deal on the external DVD drive was at NewEgg so I went ahead and placed the order there on behalf of my client. Since I have placed the order, I have received the following emails (subject lines listed… Continue reading...
As the final chapter to my Best Buy plush penguin saga and the feel-good moment of the day for me, I'd like to send a congratulations to Ryan Crozier for leaving what I felt was the most compelling reason to win the Madagascar DVD. If you are not sure what I am talking about, I'm referring to the last chapter of the Best Buy plush penguin story. Those of you that hung around and made it to the end of that blog post found this paragraph in italics: P.S. Congratulations, you made it through the entire story. To reward you… Continue reading...
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The corporate folks over at Best Buy owe a big thank you to Jason, one of their Community Connectors. And I'll be standing in line right behind them with my thank you. Jason single-handedly resolved my issue regarding my Madagascar 2 DVD and plush penguin purchase. And he did so in exactly eight days. What's even more important to note is that I did absolutely nothing to remedy the situation myself except to write about the saga on my blog. Jason found me. Not the other way around. In fact, here's the exact comment Jason left on my blog post:… Continue reading...
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Warning this blog post runs a bit long but I felt it necessary to tell the complete story. I may never shop at Best Buy again. Just when I thought Best Buy couldn't top this horrible experience, they did. Last week, my son told me he had saved up enough Mr. Goodbar points to earn a reward. Mr. Goodbar points are something my wife and I give to our children when they help around the house, do something without being told or just perform a random act of kindness. When they earn enough points, we let them trade them in,… Continue reading...
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Something funny has happened to me. I've slowed down on the number of Netflix DVDs I watch each week. In fact, I've had the same two Netflix DVDs sitting near my television for three weeks now. No, it's not because I don't want or have the time to watch them. Nor is it because I've grown bored with Netflix. And it certainly isn't because I enjoy paying $14 per month to let DVDs collect dust near my television. Fewer DVDs, more content The real reason is because I watch almost all of my Netflix movies on-demand on my TiVO HD… Continue reading...
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