Not A Pepper

Monday, Nov. 24, 2008 - 5:26 a.m.

There was a promotion yesterday where the Dr. Pepper people invited users to sign up and receive a coupon for a free Dr. Pepper in honor of the long-anticipated release of Guns N Roses' 'Chinese Democracy' CD.

You know, ever since they made that stupid bet, the Dr Pepper heads had time to devise a marketing strategy and arrange to have their servers tested. I bet a halfpenny farthing to a pound of dried bananas that they never talked to a load tester, who would have told them in no uncertain terms that a single-day promotion for a freebie requiring the demographic info of the people who wanted it was NOT the best of ideas.

To quote Austen's 'Emma' -- VERY badly done.

Allegedly, drpepper dot come is back on line, and has extended the offer, but as you guys know, I'm still on a tin cans and string land line, so I didn't even bother to look.

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Speaking of very badly done -- in the Errata department -- I goofed about the Wall E iTunes thing.

John took his glasses off and held the certificate up to his nearsighted right eye, and the expiration date is November 18, 2009.

Gee, you would think the Dr. Perpper could take a lesson, you know? Oh well.

Apologies for my woeful eyesight.

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John and I had a wonderful and extremely restful weekend.

He's got a three-day work week to complete, then he's done with work until the following Monday.

This time of year rocks. :-)

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Have a good Monday!

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