I usually don’t write about random stuff, but I got something in my email today that gave me a chuckle. This email was my usual Buy.com daily spam (you buy that one gift and they spam you forever), trying to sell me hard drives (less than 50 cents a gig!) and other varied electronics. I typically glance at the preview that GMail gives me, then automatically hit the Delete button. But today, something looked off. Curious now, I click to read the full mail. Hi-FI headphones, don’t need..Gateway notebook (didn’t they go out of business?)…Kingston USB drive, have one…then in larger bold font, Trojan Elexa Ultra Sensitive Lubricated Latex Condoms - 24 Pack $10.00. With free budget shipping no less! Sandwiched between the Logitech Cordless desktop set and the HP Media Center Desktop, was a deal on a pack of meat wraps.
Not that I’m phased by emails peddling atypical consumer wares; I doubt any of our inboxes escape member enlargement ads or melon growing potions (let that one sink in). What gave the chuckle was that this was 1) the only item in a list of about 20 that was in larger font and in bold, and 2) it was in a Buy.com email. Given that Buy.com is mostly for geeky guys (come on, admit it, if you’re in the market to purchase extra large computer case fans and custom glowing PSU connectors, you’re pretty geeky), it made me chuckle to think Buy.com was trying to sell a pack of boner armor to geeky fellas who probably don’t need it (or maybe they need it even more?). Anyway, enough rambling now. Back to our regularly scheduled programming.
I love television, as I’m sure many of you do as well. Right now I’m in the market for a new one, specifically a high definition television (HDTV). The days of simple TV shopping are in the past. Today, you need to do your research before you shell out your hard-earned cash. For those of us who are young adults with limited expendable cash, we want to get the most out of it. Get ready because class is in session.
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