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Mom and her 2 kids were kicked off a plane in Phoenix, AZ.
Jennifer McClelland | RSS | Sat, Nov 14 2009 | 3 CommentsA woman in Arizona was kicked off an Allegiant Air flight from Mesa, AZ to Billings, MT after her 2 year old started to cry and then her 4 year old would not say in his seat.
The airline did not refund her money.
Check out the video posted above.
Here is my opinion of the situation after reading through hundreds of comments about this article at the Consumerist.
The biggest complaint in the comments section seems to be regarding the fact that parents should control their children. The argument back and forth is that children get rowdy and restless from time to time as opposed to children should know how to behave in public or be able to be calmed down regardless of the situation. The way I feel about it is I know that kids get fidgety, however if you are on a flight, then he or she has got to stay in their seat. There wasn’t a lot of information as to how the kids were acting exactly, but if there is a 4 year old running up and down the already crowded aisle, then it is a matter of safety (for the child).
So, Do I think the kids should be kicked off the plane? I think that it would have been nice for the news story to have a bit more about the way the kids were acting. If the news station reporting could have gotten some of the other passengers to say either “the kids were misbehaving for a long time” or “I didn’t even notice that there were misbehaving children on the plane” then I could make my decision one way or another.
In this situation, people will argue. I will say that I have been on a few flights where there were children that behaved so well, then there was one where the kid screamed in the back of the plane for an hour. I suppose, screaming children bother me, personally, the worst when I see the parent do nothing about it.
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Tags: decision one, phoenix az, airline
The Pitch – Will you boycott Rockstar Energy Drinks over the company’s controversial owner?
Jennifer McClelland | RSS | Mon, Jun 08 2009 | 4 Comments
Will you boycott Rockstar Energy Drinks over the company’s controversial owner?
Question:
As the Consumerist reported yesterday, a little known fact has come out that shock jock Michael Savage is the father of Rockstar Energy Drink CEO and founder Michael Savage Jr. When someone on Facebook found out, a group was created to Boycott Rockstar. The Facebook account was deleted and lawyers were involved.
Knowing this would you boycott Rockstar?
Answer:
I am a lot less likely to buy the drinks now (which is a shame because they were my favorites next to Red Bull). Michael Savage has made some extremely hateful and hurtful words on his radio show. He has told a gay caller to “get AIDS and die” as well as called for all immigration of Muslims to be banned. So I feel that any money that goes to someone who is so hateful just puts fuel on the fire.
The way the Consumer put it is the best…If you were a right-wing conservative, would you buy ketchup knowing the money was funding Michael Moore’s “documentaries?”
Have an idea or want us to use your pitch in the next issue? Then, make a submission on The Pitch Page. Related posts:
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Tags: right wing, michael moore, shock jock
The Pitch – Does AIG deserve to be labeled the Consumerist’s Worst Company 2009?
Jennifer McClelland | RSS | Fri, May 08 2009 | 4 Comments
Does AIG deserve the Consumerist’s “Worst Company in America 2009″ award?
Question:
This week the Consumerist’s quest to find the Worst Company in America 2009 came to an end when AIG was put against Comcast and AIG came out on top. So, after all that AIG has done, does it deserve the Worst Company in America title?
Answer:
Yes. In my honest opinion, AIG definitely deserves this award. After taking taxpayer money and then giving outrageous bonuses to execs, AIG deserves the golden poo trophy.
I must not be the only one who feels this way because they managed to beat out everyone from Verizon to Peanut Corporation of America (from the peanut butter recall).
AIG is the face of what is wrong with the economy. It also represents greed to many. For all these reasons, it deserves to be the Worst Company in America 2009 and that golden poo trophy.
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Tags: submission, greed, consumerist
Those $.69 tracks from iTunes are hard to find.
Jennifer McClelland | RSS | Wed, Apr 08 2009 | 0 CommentsAs reported across the web today, with iTunes new tiered pricing, people are having a hard time finding those $0.69 tracks that iTunes promised.
On the Consumerist some of the comments indicated that there was a Limp Bizkit song that was available for the $.69 cost. Of course, the comments were followed by snarky remarks about how that’s $.69 too much.
Apple did promise that there would be more songs at 69 cents than at $1.29. There were several tracks that are decades old in the new 30% higher tier.
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Tags: decades, national anthem, baby boomers
This is not how to get customers
Jennifer McClelland | RSS | Thu, Mar 19 2009 | 0 CommentsThere is a list of things that really make me angry. Near the top of the list is dents or scratches on my car. The first week I had my new car, I was parked behind the University Police Department and someone hit the car. I was absolutely livid. They didn’t even leave a note or anything.
Anyway, today the Consumerist had a story about a man whose wife went to Wal-Mart in Las Vegas. When she came out she found a note on her windshield, handwritten, that said “Please call me about your car” and there was a number left on the paper.
Well, it was simply an awful way to get the woman to try to trade in her car for a new Dodge or Chrysler.
This is just an awful way to attempt to bring in new customers. If I got a flyer on my car that said that and it turned out to be just a way to advertise, I would never go to that dealership.
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Tags: scare tactics, dirty tricks, dents
