The other day at lunch, a colleague was telling me how her husband is a fierce consumer advocate. She said that he has fair expectations, but won’t hesitate to stand up to a company if he needs to. That was music to my ears, as I’ve spent years grandstanding and arguing that consumers should stand…
I always enjoy the e-mails that come in regarding my posts. Some people don’t want to comment on the site, so they privately send me their opinion. Others suggest complaint topics or news stories that might interest me. And yet others give me a hard time. All of that is fine. Among other things, here…
Do you remember the days when you could walk into a retail establishment and be greeted by an employee who was knowledgeable of the product they were selling? I’m not that old – so I’m referring to the late-90’s, before the job market really started to change. You know; the days when you could ask…
This evening my daughter and I stopped at Babies “R” Us because we needed to pick up a gift for my nephew. We did our shopping and went to checkout. It was about 7:30 p.m. Of course, as is my usual luck, there was only one lane open. Anyway, I was second in line. I…
Here at The Constant Complainer, in addition to my posts, readers can submit Guest Posts on topics they would like to complain about. Neo Con Don submitted the below-Guest Post. I stopped publishing extreme liberal and conservative Guest Posts a while ago, but love him or hate him, Neo Con Don has presented the facts…