Re: Unpaid walking advert for someone else's company
"They're very handy for identifying people to avoid doing business with.
In 1973 I bought an Omega wristwatch - because I wanted something that was self-winding, water-resistant, kept good time, and showed the date and day of week. Working hours were long and irregular at that time.
In fact it was never a good time-keeper. Remembering to change the date at the start of a short month was also a chore. Omega recommended an annual service by their workshops - which took six weeks and cost several hundred pounds in today's money. Eventually they apparently outsourced the repairs for older watches to other people - who didn't have the equipment to renovate the waterproof seals.
After the last £200 pound repair to replace rusted gears - the new owners of the local jewellers also upped the price of a generic leather strap from £7 to £25. The watch was then consigned to be just a special occasion "dress" piece - together with my Wedgwood cuff-links. My women friends complain because I wear it face inwards - so people have to be sharp-eyed to spot the brand logo on the fastener. According to them it is supposed to be flaunted.
I now wear a quartz analogue sweep that keeps very good time - and it was £3.99 in Aldi. I change the battery myself.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
