an oops and a rant
Jan. 12th, 2006 02:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
acroyearThe oops is the result of what happens when bureaucratic policy, mindlessly applied, takes precedence over a simple act of observation.
The Fair Oaks Barnes and Noble's DVD people placed the obligatory "10% Off" stickers on a particular DVD exactly where they were supposed to (the upper right corner) and placed it prominantly right up front where it can be seen, at kids eye level, from everybody as soon as they walk into the media section of the store.
The DVD was Disney's The Very Hungry Caterpillar, a new kids title. If you view the picture you'll note the placement of the word Caterpillar on the next line, leaving the top row with just the first three words.
The sticker covered up precisely and completely the letters "ry", leaving the rest exposed.
I'll leave it to you to rediscover what I saw.
The rant comes from lunch and goes to ignorant people with kids (so nobody on this friendslist applies). When you're trying to get your kid to be quiet at a restaurant, don't give the kid a toy that makes a loud noise (like, say, a battery-powered puppy like the ones always in front of the K-B stores in the mall). Replacing one form of noise polution with another does not solve the problem of noise polution; it only eases your personal guilt.
The Fair Oaks Barnes and Noble's DVD people placed the obligatory "10% Off" stickers on a particular DVD exactly where they were supposed to (the upper right corner) and placed it prominantly right up front where it can be seen, at kids eye level, from everybody as soon as they walk into the media section of the store.
The DVD was Disney's The Very Hungry Caterpillar, a new kids title. If you view the picture you'll note the placement of the word Caterpillar on the next line, leaving the top row with just the first three words.
The sticker covered up precisely and completely the letters "ry", leaving the rest exposed.
I'll leave it to you to rediscover what I saw.
The rant comes from lunch and goes to ignorant people with kids (so nobody on this friendslist applies). When you're trying to get your kid to be quiet at a restaurant, don't give the kid a toy that makes a loud noise (like, say, a battery-powered puppy like the ones always in front of the K-B stores in the mall). Replacing one form of noise polution with another does not solve the problem of noise polution; it only eases your personal guilt.
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Date: 2006-01-12 09:06 pm (UTC)