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Pitiful customer service.  No NFL Network.  Byzantine pricing structure. To that list, you can now add a new privacy policy that is as confusing to decipher as TWC’s archaic on-screen user interface.

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Let me start by saying I love The New York Times — still the best paper and news organization on the planet. Now their marketing department on the other hand…

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Not bugs, this time. Just an insane privacy policy at JP Morgan Chase sure to drive even the most resilient cockroach straight for the nearest can of Raid.

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Guess what truly terrific present I just received from Taylor Gifts! Nope.  Something even better.

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  My mother sent us a gift from LL Bean and — you guessed it — her kind gesture put us back on their mailing list. Thanks, Mom.

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  To paraphrase Al Pacino in Godfather III:  Just when I thought I was out, Taylor Gifts sends me another @#!% catalog.

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  Do something nice for yourself this year — stop all those stupid holiday catalogs with CatalogChoice.org.

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Quick quiz: after the apolcalypse, which creatures will still scurry about the wasteland? A) Cockroaches; B) Real Estate Agents; C) Mortgage Brokers; D) All of the above Based on the amount of mailings I’m still receiving — despite the sub-prime mortgage meltdown — I’m betting D.

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After receiving my 4th piece of direct mail from American Express OPEN for Business in 5 days, I have no other choice. I have declared war on American Express.

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I got some disturbing news last Friday regarding a recommendation I made on this very site.

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