Don’t gamble. Let’s gamble!
My jaw dropped when I visited the NSW Government’s ‘Gambling Help’ website. Right there, on the home page, was an offer to ‘Win an iPad!’...
Sam Cohen hair scam
Here are some links to files for those researching the Institute of Hair Regrowth & Beauty operated by Sam Cohen (Samuel Faraj Cohen). First, keep an eye on...
The fastest way to die
Culture and advertising go hand in hand. The wrong word, to the wrong target market, could spell disaster. No more is this maxim more relevant than at an airport...
The test for modern corporate stupidity
If you are a senior manager or director, here is a single question you can ask to assess if your organisation is utterly stupid: Does your organisation send emails...
Come and get it
In view of the much-publicised hold-ups of money vans, I wonder why ACM Currency Management needs its logo on vans such as this. I was walking in Auckland and...
Dirty rotten scoundrels
TPG Telecom Ltd (formerly SP Telemedia) is one of those companies who, in my opinion, does not deserve to be in business. TPG will scoff at me, because the company...
Telstra can’t communicate, so shut up
Telstra is in the business of communications. But you wouldn’t believe it. The company has made such a right-royal balls up of the payment fees, that to...
Small business; small thinking
One day, out of the blue, I felt that I should support my local small business, rather than always shop at the huge supermarket. My local Woolworth’s is...
Traditions that endure… for no reason
How many left-handed people are there? No-one knows. Let’s assume it’s approximately 10%. Of all the people in the world who brush their teeth, how...
Wasting resources, one match at a time
Think of all the energy, money, materials, resources, packaging, and effort it takes to make these ‘super long’ matches. At over 20 cm long (7.87 inches),...
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