20 Aug 08 - By Angus - Comments 0
Hello I'm a fanboy and I have a problem.
Now that I've got that off my chest, let me tell my story. I, like thousands of other Apple Fanboy's, was very excited when the Australian release of the iPhone was announced. I spent a lot of time (like a jack-rabbit) jumping between the three major teleco's looking for iPhone related information.
Optus were the first to announce they would be stocking and supporting the iPhone. In what I thought was an attempt to gauge the level of demand, they quickly launched a Pre-Order Deposit on their website where you put down your details and $50. That I had no problem with as I was keen (an understatement) to get my hands on an iPhone.
It was clearly sold as a Deposit and fully refundable. Given nearly every other context of deposit in the financial sense, I assumed it would be offset on my first bill / payment I made at the store (if I was going to buy my phone).
Well... My first bill has arrived and the $50 is no-where to be seen. I had another billing enquiry so I rang Optus only to find out that it wasn't a deposit but rather a once-off fee.
I've lodged a query with Optus, so lets hope, but I don't like my chances. On this issue I'm concerned Optus, has been misleading, deceptive and practiced what I would constitute bait advertising.
I wait and will be happy to stand corrected. Come on Optus, don't blow two years of brand loyalty and otherwise admiration. The ball is in your court.
15 Aug 08 - By Admin - Comments 0
Woot! We love it when a site goes live. We've just finished the re-branding and site re-development for the Hibiscus Holiday Park in Caloundra Queensland.
Core to this site is our SaladBowl CMS platform and our CRM IcebergHQ.
In this site we wanted to build something that was:
- Bright
- Fast
- Google and SE friendly
- CSS Compliant
- Easily maintained
- Flash free but still use some groovy AJAX
- Mashed nicely with Google Maps
Check it out and let us know what you think.
http://www.hibiscusholidaypark.com.au/
13 Aug 08 - By Angus - Comments 0
Angus & the da bois at Iceberg / Lettuce (Michael and Julius) - special
mention must be made for these guys' commitment and continued improvement
throughout the program (which is saying something 'cause they were great
to start with ...) I'm sure we're only just seeing the surface of these
guys (get it?) (God, I'm witty). Boys, expect a call to help with next
year, if not before hand (infact Angus, looking forward to lunch next time
I'm down).
Thanks Justin. We love you too.
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