December 28, 2004
Pet Peeve - Fractions of a Penny
I'd like to try paying for something mis-marked like this with a penny and ask for change. Or maybe cut a penny in half and try paying with that. I think there's some law which says that merchants must honor the price as marked, although maybe not in the UK.
Posted by russellneufeld at 07:25 PM | Comments (0)
December 23, 2004
The Waifs
Just bought the album Up All Night by The Waifs. I actually had to buy it at Newbury Comics because iTunes doesn't have anything by The Waifs and I can't figure out how to buy mp3s of their songs from their website (although it's apparently possible). Best songs by far are "Fourth Floor" and "London Still," which I had heard on WERS. I would almost go so far as to say it's worth it to buy the album for just those songs, but I usually have a three song minimum for promoting an album. "Lighthouse" and "Since I've Been Around" are also very good, but overall the album isn't as strong throughout.
Posted by russellneufeld at 08:59 PM | Comments (0)
December 20, 2004
The Frickin' Bashslash
It's December 2004 and there's still at least one dumb marketing fuck out there who thinks that URLs have backslashes in them. Check out this ad for Polaroid which features the URL "www.Polaroid.com\baby" - *twice* no less.
Posted by russellneufeld at 09:38 PM | Comments (0)