When I was a pre-teen my friends and I had a favorite thing to do at sleepovers. No, it wasn’t pillow fights. It was playing ‘Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board’. Who remembers that game?! It was the popular thing to do at girl’s sleepover parties when I was a kid and the […]
Absolut Admiration
When I took my first marketing class in college, I fell in love. Not with the hunky guy two seats in front of me who was out of my league, but with a new-found major. From there on out I looked forward to every class within my major and soaked it all up like a sponge. […]
Too Many Choices
This drink machine, now found in many eateries such as Noodles & Company, is proof that Americans have TOO MANY CHOICES! This is getting a little ridiculous, no? Just watch someone come up to this machine and stare. You can almost feel the panic. There’s a line behind them. They choose Coca-Cola. Should be straight […]
Come to IKEA; Have Your Patience Assaulted
IKEA came to Denver a couple of months ago and you just can’t miss it. I mean you can’t miss it driving down I-25, in either direction, from miles away. It’s enormous, and so is the signage. Never having shopped IKEA before, we figured we would go see what all the fuss was about. Plus […]
Someone at Netflix Should be Fired
Ohhh Netflix, what were you thinking? Let’s recap: Sometime in June – Netflix announces price hike = customers are annoyed. September 18 – Netflix announces they will be splitting DVDs and streaming video into two separate websites and services = customers are pissed. October 10 – Netflix recants with blog post and sends email to all customers […]
Books Are Not Dead
I was incredibly bummed out yesterday when I received an email from the CEO of Borders announcing the close of all Borders stores. 🙁 I have been a Borders fan and customer for years. When I see that big red sign on the side of a building I’m filled with visions of colorful book covers, […]