It is hard to watch more than a few minutes of TV without seeing an ad telling you how much money you can save by switching to some other car insurance.
...We save the average customer over $300 per year...
...Customer's who switched to our insurance saved an average of $233...
It is interesting how all of the insurance companies are cheaper than all the other insurance companies. I'm pretty sure that's mathematically impossible, but they said it on TV, so it must be true.
Who am I to argue. I figure if I switch 3 or 4 times, saving the average amount each time, I will eventually have free insurance. Heck, if I keep switching, maybe I can make money!
Monday, February 26, 2007
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Fewest Dropped Calls? I've Got Them All Beat!
Cingular has been advertising that they have the fewest dropped calls of any network.
I don't think this is a very good measure of the quality of a network. At first, it seems good, because we've always gotten annoyed at those pesky dropped calls.
But another network may have a higher number of dropped calls for a couple of valid reasons:
1. There are more people on the network, therefore more calls.
2. The other network may be better at getting a call through when the signal is sketchy, as opposed to not even attempting to place the call to keep a high rating for not dropping.
So, as of right now, I am starting a brand new cell phone network (I think I'll call it Craigular). And you will be glad to hear that I have the fewest number of dropped calls ever. Granted, I haven't placed any calls either. In fact, I don't have any cell towers or phones. But I've got what Cingular used to have, the smallest number of dropped calls. Doesn't that make you want to join my network!?
I don't think this is a very good measure of the quality of a network. At first, it seems good, because we've always gotten annoyed at those pesky dropped calls.
But another network may have a higher number of dropped calls for a couple of valid reasons:
1. There are more people on the network, therefore more calls.
2. The other network may be better at getting a call through when the signal is sketchy, as opposed to not even attempting to place the call to keep a high rating for not dropping.
So, as of right now, I am starting a brand new cell phone network (I think I'll call it Craigular). And you will be glad to hear that I have the fewest number of dropped calls ever. Granted, I haven't placed any calls either. In fact, I don't have any cell towers or phones. But I've got what Cingular used to have, the smallest number of dropped calls. Doesn't that make you want to join my network!?
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Stupid is as advertising does
Advertizing if often stupid, but sometimes it goes above and beyond the call. One of the stupidest things often repeated in advertizing is a line we have all heard, and probably never thought much about since it pops up so often:
"We'll beat our competitor's price...or it's FREE!"
Let's see how this might work:
"How much is it?"
"$100"
"Your competitor sells it for $90"
"Sorry, I'd lose money if I sold it for $90. I can't beat that price, so I'll have to give it to you for free."
Right.
"We'll beat our competitor's price...or it's FREE!"
Let's see how this might work:
"How much is it?"
"$100"
"Your competitor sells it for $90"
"Sorry, I'd lose money if I sold it for $90. I can't beat that price, so I'll have to give it to you for free."
Right.
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