I normally stay away from politics and controversy. Its enjoyable to write about our customers and comment on products and vendors, and that has been my focus. However, today, there is an issue that I feel is worthy of discussion…
Year: 2006
What Will Proctor & Gamble Do With ProCell?
We are finally seeing some headway on the acquisition of Duracell by Proctor & Gamble (see my Sept. 20th post). The sale of the Duracell brand (along with the rest of the Gillette-owned family of products) has led to a…
Planned Obsolescence Takes It On The Chin
I have a tractor. It’s just a small one that I use for mowing and landscaping. Its a 1986 model and pretty much held together by wire ties and gaffers tape. But that’s not the point of this blog posting.…
That Duct Tape Is Really Strong Stuff!
I subscribe to a great Google service called “Google Alerts”. You set up your alerts by entering in key words, and Google will send you an email about news stories anytime your keyword appears in an online posting. Naturally, one…
Great job, Midas!
If you follow this blog at all, you know that I don’t hesitate to slam a service or product if I feel that good value or customer care are not part of the equation. Well, it only seems fair that…
look out google, here we come!
Imagine my satisfaction in discovering this morning that one of our goodbuyguys.com sites, buybattery.com, has achieved page two ranking in google for the search term “duracell”. This is amazing, particularly when you realize that entering “duracell” in the google search…
A warranty not worth the paper it’s printed on!
Buybattery.com is about batteries. Duracell Procell batteries. The kind you use in flashlights, wireless mics and electronics. We don’t sell automotive batteries, but maybe we should. Here’s what happened to me yesterday. I have to keep lots of vehicles on…
A good product is hard to find
I took a call this morning from a customer interested in our M1 Adhesive Remover. We have just recently added some cleaning products to our web site, and this led to an interesting discussion with our new customer. First off,…
Laser microphone technology
One of my favorite blogs is engadget. Every day brings info about a “must have” item or something that I wish had been available when I was working as a sound person. I got out of the sound business at…
good publicity for gaffers tape
I wouldn’t be one to say that “any publicity is good publicity” but publicity like this is great. We were mentioned in a recent print addtion of “Better Homes and Gardens-Wood ,a magazine about woodworking as a source for gaffers…
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