Injustices, Irritations

Politics Summaries

Here are my rants. More will be added.

Products Pulled -
---> No Soup for You
1. Reading Glasses
2. Ivory Bar Soap
3. Reach Dental Floss
4. Personal Checks Return
5. Yogurt mini-sized

Web Issues
6. Huffington Post Comments
7. Google News Updates
8. Firefox Browser "Stop"
Inconsiderate People
8. The Grocery Store Zombies
9. Rude Cell Phone Users

Product Failures

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Notes

Dr. Dean Edell, others

Previously available strengths of glasses -

4.0 - - GONE - my favorite strength
3.75 - GONE
3.5 - - GONE
3.25
3.0
2.75 - GONE
2.5
2.25
2.0
1.75
1.5
1.25
1.0 - GONE - perfect for driving

P.& G.
Ivory Bar Soap
Bath-sized

"Bath Size" Ivory used to be 7 oz. - Now it is 4 oz.
Both must be thrown away at 2 oz. - too small.
You throw away 50% of the soap (2 oz.) if using the 4 oz. size.
You throw away 29% of the soap (2 oz.) if using the 7 oz. size.

Since you now must throw away 1/2 of the bath soap you buy, Proctor and Gamble has increased their contribution to our landfills! P&G have guaranteed that you throw away 1/2 the product that you paid them for. Marketing brilliance = scheming scumbags. Economical and efficient had to go, to improve their bottom line

Johnson & Johnson
Reach Dental Floss


Most markets that I visit only carry the crappy versions.

It seems that people prefer the ineffective versions - slides over the teeth more easily.

A unique situation in which the superior product is avoided, for the sake of comfort.

The WOVEN is superior.

REACH Unflavored Unwaxed Floss - Thin, hurts fingers, does not remove plaque very well.

REACH Easy Slide - Mint Waxed Floss - Thin, hurts fingers, does not remove plaque very well.

REACH Unwaxed - Mint Woven Floss - Gone. It was highly impregnated with the scouring powder Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate which worked very well.

REACH Gentle GumCare - Mint Woven Floss - Clearly the best, it is impregnated with Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate, which scrapes the surface of the tooth Unfortunately, it contains far less powder than its predecessor directly above.

REACH Ultraclean - Mint Flavored Dental Floss - This NEW "REACH" is some weird, synthetic, flimsy, extremely thin strand, which works like crap. It slides across the tooth, removing nothing. It slices into your gum. JUNK!

Who is doing their marketing tests?

B. of A.
Checking

Gone - Must now pay to get my cancelled checks - and I don't even get them - I only get photocopies. ALL BANKS STINK! They have conspired to eliminate cost, by eliminating service.

Mini-yogurt - All Brands

Do you remember when yogurt used to come in 8 ounce containers? Not any more. Now, all you can find are the child-size 6 oz. containers.

The last yogurt I was buying was Brown Cow. They went from 8 to 6, and raised their prices by 23%. I have not purchased yogurt since.

I am now seeing 4 oz. yogurt - less product, higher price!

Web Issues

Huffington Post

Hey, Huff Post - Fix the comments!
Page 2 has half the comments on page 1 -
Page 3 has half the comments on page 2 -
Page 4 etc., etc., etc.
GET A CLUE. AND FIX THE &@#$ SOFTWARE!
Stop forcing us all away, from frustration.
STOP updating while I am reading - RUUUDE! ASK ME if I want an update! NO! Not until I tell you. Stories can disappear while you are looking at them. UNACCEPTABLE! What do I have to do? Unplug my modem?

Google News

STOP updating while I am reading - RUUUDE! ASK ME if I want an update! NO! Not until I tell you.

Firefox Browser

The big X in a circle should WORK! It should override everything else. The only option becomes "Force Quit".

Many pages on the Internet go into "infinite load" mode. Firefox refuses to acknowledge this. I have pounded on that "Stop Loading" button hundreds of times in 2 minutes. Why is it there if it doesn't work? I consider this to be a design flaw. "Abandon the attempt" does not register with FF.

Inconsiderate People

The walking dead, social zombies

Inattentive, unaware, thoughtless, exasperating

Pay no attention, block the rows, will not move - rude and stupid, can't imagine that there are people around them who want to get by them.

And parents who let their little monsters RUN THROUGH THE FROZEN FOODS FREEZER, crushing everything as he runs. "Now, Johnny, don't do that". WHACK THAT LITTLE HOODLUM! WHACK THAT PARENT! Unbelievable.

Law Breakers -
NO COMMON SENSE

The light has turned GREEN - GET MOVING!
IDIOTS! Where are the cops?
NO CALLS! NO TEXTING!

LOWER YOUR VOICE - NO, we don't want to hear about your personal life - you are NOT entertaining us. You are making us HATE you! SHUT UP! Try to learn manners. The world does not revolve around you - so STOP TRYING TO CONVINCE US that it does. You are pathetic.

Disclaimer: Your opinions may differ. I understand that. But I am not about to change my mind, because of what YOU think. So there. Ha-ha.

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