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According to the New York Daily News, BlackBerry recently joined the ranks of nefarious placement perpetrators with a troubling, and alluring, new practice. The company has apparently hired charming temptresses to act as innocent pedestrians in order to entice unwitting, smitten males to play with the vixens' Pearl smartphones.
One actress paid to portray such a character told the News, "We would just walk into bars, whip out our BlackBerries and try to get guys to look at them by flirting." The scheme could even be utilized to harvest phone numbers for telemarketing, as the victims sometimes entered their digits into the "MackBerries" in apparent hopes of receiving an inevitably nonexistent booty call.
The marketing movement may seem overly underhanded, but it won't take long for the target audience to recognize the sexy shills. After all, while guys may be single-minded and predictable, they're not all dumb. And, even though some get played, dudes certainly know how to play (and enjoy) the game, too. [From: New York Daily News and The Awl]
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Subscribe to commentsbraselmanneb47Apr 23rd 2010 10:42AM
If you get adverts for Dell computers, ignore them. Dell has hidden charges everywhere but conveniently neglects to tell the customer about them. I bought a Dell mini, spent 17.5 hours on the phone talking to Dell reps because the computer wouldn't work. One of the Dell reps even said that he thought I'd gotten a lemon and that I should return it. I finally gave up and did retun it. That's when the "fun" (and the unmentioned and hidden) charges began . $50.00 "restocking" fee, interest charges on the restocking fee, late charges on the account even though I had returned the computer already, more interest charges ($48). I then spoke to eight more reps from Dell about these additional charges and got eight different responses. One was that Dell had indeed gotten my original check for restocking and cashed it, but it had not been credited to my account, so I would have to pay it again. RIP OFF, MORONIC, SLEAZY AND UNSCRUPULOUS. That's who Dell really is.
billApr 23rd 2010 11:04AM
braselmanneb47. Cautionary tale there with your story. Dell is a classic example of a failed business model. In the beginning the direct buy from the manufacurer gig worked. Dell became too big and began making its profit from warranties, extended warranties and service plans. As anyone who has ever had a Dell knows, you can't reach anyone on the phone - a service that you have paid to receive. If there is something wrong with your computer? Take it to the trusted local computer store and some 23 year old geek will fix it in about an hour.
It is virtually impossible to call and order exactly what you want. They are constantly foisting something else on you. As a small business owner the worst thing you can do is tell them you have a business because they will push some different or more expensive model on you that "suits" your business. Paying for the privledge of getting a techie on the phone to answer question about a product glich? Outrageous corporate thievery.
DaveSApr 23rd 2010 11:34AM
Well, if I meet one I' guess I might accidentally drop it and them clumsily step on it while reaching to pick it up.