Moving to Gmail? A first look @ Postbox

Posted on January 16, 2012 by juice

I’ve been an Outlook/Exchange user for years. Plenty of years. A couple of years ago I used Gmail for a year, and I really didn’t like it much at all, as it was seriously underpowered for professional use, but my hosted exchange had gone walkabout. (I kept getting promised it was “almost there”, so I kept hanging on waiting for it. Silly of me.)

But a hosted Exchange server is expensive ($250/year expensive), and Gmail has apparently improved, so it’s time to investigate a move.

However, I’ve still got a major problem with Gmail – I really don’t like doing email in a browser at all, which is a bit of a problem given Gmail is built around the browser.

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So how much are you supposedly saving, Living Social?

Posted on December 26, 2011 by juice

Both Living Social “deals”, both the same day, both identical as far as I can tell, yet one is “saving” 88 per cent, the other “only” 72 per cent.

Doesn’t give you much faith in the veracity of the supposed actual prices, does it?

Also, there is no breakdown of the supposed retail value (looking at this “deal”, is anyone surprised?), which is a major warning sign when it comes to the reality of these “deals”. Read More »

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Good work Spreets

Posted on November 30, 2011 by juice

Good work by Spreets here, poor effort by http://jasongeraghty.com/ which was supposed to supply a “Pack of Aromatherapy Oils PLUS Diffuser Delivered to Your Door”.(Gotta love title case…)

Paid, sent the email as directed, waited.

And waited.

Sent an email to the info address, and got a “we’ve had supplier issues (they went on holidays!) but we’re on top of it now!” canned response.

Send the same email a few weeks later, got basically the same canned response.

Contacted Spreets, and they sent this back:

['Thanks for your email. We have been advised by some customers that they have received their products. The business has experienced a communication breakdown and we are currently resolving each customer's request.']
['In this situation, we have decided that it is best to provide you a refund due to the inconvenience caused.']
['Please accept our apology for the inconvenience caused and we thank you for your patience. I have just processed your refund, and you should see the money credited to your credit card within a few working days.']
['Spreets Support']

Can’t complain about that from Spreets.

(Site is now down as well, possibly not surprisingly…)

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