Too chipper for our own good?

For all the customers who tell us we’re just way too cheerful for such an early hour…What do you think of this new depressive drug recently approved by the FDA? Play the video in full-screen mode so you can read the fine print! Would you rather we speak in monotones and avoid eye contact, then [...]

Big government looms – speak out against CPSIA

I don’t generally blog about politics. I’ll let you in on a little secret about me: I strongly dislike big government. Take the bailouts, for instance. Since the government’s bailing out the big companies, it is also beginning to dictate how those businesses can run their companies. Make no mistake, this will trickle down to [...]

Cruel packaging

The generic loperamide HTC anti-diarrheal product distributed by LNK International of Hauppauge, NY, takes the prize when it comes to cruelty in packaging. LNK is, by the way, the manufacturer of the store brand “Equate” OTC drugs sold at Wal-Mart. Anyone who’s deals with upset tummy issues, with miserable bouts of diarrhea, knows how urgently [...]

Tagged? Do not respond!

If you receive an e-mail stating, “So-and-so has tagged you!”, delete it. Tagged.com is nasty business, primarily targeting teens, but pulling in thousands with invitation e-mails that play on peoples’ guilt feelings. The gist of it is, Tagged.com perpetuates itself by masquerading as a legitimate social networking site. Oh, I know, they have a privacy [...]

Mutt Madness concludes with a premature announcement

First of all, THANKS to everyone who supported Sarah in Mutt Madness and voted! We could never thank everyone by name, for I know you numbered in the hundreds! Well, I’m not sure what happened, but their site’s already announced the champion at Mutt Madness. I’m sorry to say it’s not our Sarah, but Dazzle [...]

Digital picture frame spread virus

Can’t sleep, clowns will eat me