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Tuesday, 20 March 2012

Can We Not Just Keep Figuring Out New Ways to Rip People Off?

Posted on 15:32 by Unknown
I just got a passionate and fairly eloquent speech from a customer about how I'm part of a larger social trend in which everyone gets ripped off more and more efficiently everywhere they turn.

I sort of agree. But the call still ended with her hanging up on me in anger.
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