the hulking ugliness at office depot
i realize i’ve been gone a while again. i went on vacay. had a ton of fun. saw many great things. and i thought about all the things i could share with you about it, but then i thought – wait a minute. i told everyone at work all about it. what if they read this, and they think about my stories, and then they’re like, “wait a minute… i know who the woodlands biotch is!!!…” and so, alas. i can’t tell you where i went or what i did.
but i can tell you this; it was loads of fun. and if you’re gonna fly, for the love of all that’s holy, please, i beg of you, fly continental. because not only are they the most friendly, the most accommodating, the easiest to work with, and the most likely to fly you direct from here to just about anywhere – they also have the youngest fleet of aircraft up there, and let me tell you, in light of recent events i wouldn’t dare fly that other airline anywhere.
i order a lot of office supplies. comes with the territory, working in an office and all. and so office depot offers me a lot of rewards. most of the time, the rewards are just discounts by way of percentages off or flat discounts, which of course benefit the office and i use whenever possible. sometimes though, they offer me free gifts, which, since they’re free, and since i’m the one doing the ordering, i get to keep. it also goes with the territory.
recently, in preparation for my vacay, i ordered supplies and was given the option of getting a free copy of the hulk on dvd. now, to be fair, it was listed as “the hulk, in sleeve” which to me meant that the dvd would come in a case, in a sleeve. which i’ve always thought was a little less than environmentally friendly, but it’s free. so i opt for it. it finally arrived today. and while they didn’t tell me it was going to be new, per se, they did include a picture of the dvd in its case in the promotional email. so imagine my surprise when i got a flat cardboard envelope in the mail today, inside of which was a paper/mylar envelope, inside of which was a very, very used dvd, complete with a random, off-center spindle label that, as near as i can tell, means nothing. you can’t see the scratches very well in my scan, but see for yourself:
the incredibly used hulk
needless to say, i’m not holding my breath for the free wall-e dvd i’m expecting next week.
and you know what the worst part is? the retail value, according to their site, is $14.00 each!! this used dvd, which, brand new, in a case, sealed, retails for $11.99 at amazon.
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