Wall E & Days

Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008 - 12:19 a.m.

Okay. A couple of things.

First, did you received your DVD copy of Wall E from Amazon, yet? Did you open it the day you received it? Did you dig through the paperwork and find the coupon that allows you to log into iTunes and obtain a complimentary digital copy of Wall E for your iPod?

Yeah, I bet a lot of other people didn't, either. That coupon expired on November 18th, aka yesterday as of this writing, aka Mickey Mouse's 80th birthday.

In other words, it's just become an extra and useless piece of paper already, which is the exact thing I presumed Disney was trying to avoid with that new hippy dippy greenie weenie package that they put Wall E in.

I hope a lot of irritated iPod users will contact Disney about this.

Yeah, I know, you get what you pay for, it's only a freebie and you own the DVD anyway so what's the problem, etc.

Well, I think a lot of parents who are trying to stretch a dollar where they can are going to be wondering why Disney was so stealthy about this particular freebie.

Let's see if Disney does the ethical thing and extends the offer until the week after Christmas, which is probably when more than a few people will be opening this DVD and looking at its packaging for the first time.

We found our coupon about two hours prior to the deadline, and made a mad dash through the redemption process.

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A somber piece of news about my favorite soap for thirty-three years in a row...

Drake Hogestyn and Deidre Hall are being let go from Days Of Our Lives in the interest of budget cuts.

The pairing of Marlena Evans and the perpetually retconned John Black has been one of the most successful and beloved supercouplings in the show's history. Unfortunately, the demographic that grew up with this pair are now in their mid thirties to mid fifties, so as is commonly the case, we no longer count for shit.

When their storyline wraps, it will probably be the catalyst for me to finally stop watching the show.

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That's it. Have a good Wednesday.

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