Dear Apple, thanks for admitting your setbacks, refining your language so it is accurate, and giving me a free month of service in case I was inconvenienced. Dear other companies, follow this example.
07/16/08 by mark in consumerism, customer service. No Comments »
I’m selling the limited edition air force 1s I picked up a few years ago. At the time, I was working at R/GA on the Nike Basketball account, and I attended an “invite only” party at the Niketown store in Manhattan. DJs spun Nike hip-hop records and sneakerheads lined up around the block for hours in the cold for the chance to purchase a pair of the limited edition Lebron James Chamber of Fear “Temptation” in white with pink patent leather, only available that night in NYC.
I paid $100 for the shoes and collectors were literally throwing $250-$300 in my face to try to buy them off of me on the spot as soon as I walked away from the cashier. I held on to them, not as a collector (they’re actually pretty ugly), but as an investment because when there’s a strong consumer subculture built around collecting limited product lines, the value of these things tends to increase over time. Well, after a few years of them sitting in my closet I figured it is about time to put them up for sale. If you’re interested, check out the auction page.
04/29/08 by mark in consumerism. No Comments »
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