Apparently, for hundreds of years we’ve been handling toilet paper the incorrect way – with our hands. This is something those folks in India and other countries that don’t have sewage systems that can handle paper have known for years.
But that’s okay, since there is a solution: The COMFORT WIPE.
Winter is trying to VISIT EVERY STARBUCKS IN THE WORLD.
His most recent journey started at the end of May 2009, and he hopes to add to his total of over 9,000 visited Starbucks stores (out of a possible 16,000+) by the end of his eight-month trip.
The biggest obstacle at hand? Starbucks’ recent announcement to close 200 more stores that included some locations that Winter hadn’t visited yet.
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Liz Pulliam Weston over at MSN Money has two companion articles listing the TEN THINGS YOU SHOULD NEVER BUY NEW and TEN THINGS YOU SHOULD NEVER BUY USED.
Some of the items should be obvious. As Stephen Wright once said, “I went to the store to buy some used paint; it was in the shape of a house.”
For those less obvious, you’ll want to click through the articles to see Liz’s full reasoning behind why each item is on the list.
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In previous posts that talk about improving the Disney shopping experience, Web Watch has touched upon Disney now making exclusive park merchandise available online and a request for Disney to make better merchandise options available than the standard “t-shirt, snowglobe, design-it-yourself” options… especially when it comes to available adult clothing or other products available for sale.
Today, I’m pleased to report that we may see a small turning of the giant, slow moving, merchandise cruise ship into more favorable winds.
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When Disney announced D23 (the Disney Fan Community, costing $75 per year to join), there were some concerns about what “exclusive” activities would be offered to D23 members that would make the extra cost seem worthwhile.
The exclusive free screening for Pixar’s UP at the El Capitan was a nice start, but Web Watch did say at the time it was announced:
Let’s hope they do the next ones the right way and invite all D23 members, not just those who can afford the airfare to sunny California.
All it took was a little bit of time to set certain wheels in motion. Let’s take a quick look at the latest D23 exclusive offerings:
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A few months ago, Web Watch posted a piece on IMPROVING DISNEY SHOPPING where we posted the following:
All Disney has to do is return to making merchandise special. “Plus” the shopping experience again. Cater merchandise to all customers, not just the kids. And remember to market all the characters like they used to do. Not all women want Tinkerbell or Princess merch. Not all men want Grumpy, Goofy, or Big Bad Wolf items. Not everyone wants a T-shirt, baseball cap, boxer shorts, or coffee mug. Give us variety. Give us quality. Give us something other than what you currently are doing.
We then asked an open-ended question to Disney, as to whether they would be smart enough to sell [us] the right stuff…. aside from more duck butt hats, of course.
It looks like someone may have been listening.
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Hi Res Version from David Coiffier on Vimeo.
Want to buy your own camera to make videos like these? Take a look at the SPRINTCAM on the I-Movix website.
A while ago we posted a GUESS THE CD game, where players would have to guess the name of the CD based on the track listing that you provide.
Here’s a variation on the theme: guessing the song based on the listing provided in the BMG Music Catalog sales brochure.
You don’t remember the BMG (or Columbia House) Music Club?
<old man voice>Yeah, I remember when we had to purchase our music the old-fashioned way, through the mail. We’d have to go through a magazine listing and select the CDs, albums, audio cassettes, or 8-track tapes that we’d like to purchase; send in a postcard with a penny taped to it; and in 4-to-6 weeks, a package would arrive containing our selections… and we’d be lucky if they got the shipment right, or if they were in original packaging instead of being labeled as “special to Columbia House”. We didn’t have any of this new-fangled instant over the Internet-get the music instantly kind of crap. We had to work at getting our music. And we liked it.</old man voice>