Comments on: Er, that’s kinda lame http://www.thegate.ca/blog/rants/01686/er-thats-kinda-lame/ Entertainment Magazine Sat, 17 Jul 2010 14:28:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Cip http://www.thegate.ca/blog/rants/01686/er-thats-kinda-lame/comment-page-1/#comment-2564 Cip Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:28:41 +0000 http://www.thegate.ca/?p=1686#comment-2564 Now that the teaser is revealed, I wonder if Bell ever considered the numerous interpretations it might have, such as: 1) ER is the response from their infamous customer service whenever you try to get a problem resolved 2) Here is certainly a company in need of the Emergency Room, more like the trauma room if you read blogs 3) New branding that coincides with the texting decision, certainly makes life simpler - If you don't use text, what it means is that you must pay $60 a year (+ taxes) for the priviledge of not having to deal with customer service to get unwanted messages removed from your bill on a regular basisi. Certainly makes the decision SIMPLER. Truth in advertising Eh! Now that the teaser is revealed, I wonder if Bell ever considered the numerous interpretations it might have, such as:
1) ER is the response from their infamous customer service whenever you try to get a problem resolved
2) Here is certainly a company in need of the Emergency Room, more like the trauma room if you read blogs
3) New branding that coincides with the texting decision, certainly makes life simpler – If you don’t use text, what it means is that you must pay $60 a year (+ taxes) for the priviledge of not having to deal with customer service to get unwanted messages removed from your bill on a regular basisi. Certainly makes the decision SIMPLER.

Truth in advertising Eh!

]]> By: W. Andrew Powell http://www.thegate.ca/blog/rants/01686/er-thats-kinda-lame/comment-page-1/#comment-2556 W. Andrew Powell Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:15:56 +0000 http://www.thegate.ca/?p=1686#comment-2556 Yep, as Torontoist suggested, it's Bell and the big letters are what they call "Bell-ements" (groan). Yep, as Torontoist suggested, it’s Bell and the big letters are what they call “Bell-ements” (groan).

]]> By: RJ http://www.thegate.ca/blog/rants/01686/er-thats-kinda-lame/comment-page-1/#comment-2553 RJ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:16:45 +0000 http://www.thegate.ca/?p=1686#comment-2553 http://www.bce.ca/en/news/releases/corp/2008/08/07/74829.html http://www.bce.ca/en/news/releases/corp/2008/08/07/74829.html

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