I get asked frequently to help others on business projects. In recent years, I have started declining most offers. Although I have not learned the qualities of a good business partner, I have isolated a few qualities of poor ones. Failure To Respect My Time – If you are frequently late to meetings or scheduled [...]
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Healthcare and Price Discovery
Today I had a prescription filled. It costs me $50. When the pharmacist counseled me on the medication, he asked how much I paid. When he heard $50, he walked me out to one of the aisles and showed me my medication was available over the counter for half of what I paid. He helped me get a [...]
Amazon’s Weak Defense
After lashing out at Amazon for moving the images to books used by Associates, I got a response. Here is their defense. It seems that you are using a Third party application to build your links. If that is the case you need to contact them about links breaking. We offer online automated link-generating tools [...]
Dear Amazon – Stop Being So Stupid
As a customer, I love Amazon. As an Associate that makes small referrals from reviews, I am sometimes amazed how stupid they can be at basic web stuff. Back in August I released a new version of my Amazon Image Link Builder, because they are incapable of writing tools that generate valid XHTML code. From [...]
Don’t Waste Another Text Message On Me
I just setup a text message block on my phone. As a cell phone customer, I have two options: Buy an unlimited text plan, for which I’ll never use. Pay 20 cents to send and 20 cents to receive each text message. The unlimited option is a total waste of money for me, which leaves [...]
