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Dealing With Cold Callers
Cold callers can be incredibly annoying. This hilarious call turns the tables on a cold caller: [youtube]http://youtu.be/ttrzG5F4R3o[/youtube] … [Read more...] about Dealing With Cold Callers
Bypassing Delivery Restrictions With Parcel Motel
One of the frustrations when you're shopping online from Ireland some of the time is delivery. Either the costs are sky high, or the vendors simply won't ship to Ireland. Parcel Motel takes away some of that pain, as they can give you a legitimate delivery address in Belfast, which usually qualifies for UK priced shipping, which is often free. Last week was the first time … [Read more...] about Bypassing Delivery Restrictions With Parcel Motel
Bank Charges Bite
I never go into my local bank branch. I only call the bank when there's a serious issue. Most of my interactions with the bank (for my personal account) are via their online banking. Now it seems I'm being penalised for using the bank .. This sucks So are there ANY banks in Ireland that don't charge €200 / year for doing very little? (It's not as if they can't … [Read more...] about Bank Charges Bite
Pushy Salespeople Suck
I'm not sure if this has got worse with the downturn or if I'm just noticing more of it, but there's a definite increase in pushy salespeople invading my inbox and plaguing me on the phone. If your product is good and it's a good "fit" for a sales prospect then maybe they'll buy. Maybe they won't. It's probably down to a certain amount of luck combined with timing, pricing … [Read more...] about Pushy Salespeople Suck