Category Archives: Consumer activism

MBTA Botches Route 57 AGAIN

April 27, 2009 Daniel Grabauskas General Manager MBTA 10 Park Plaza Boston, MA 02116 Dear Mr. Grabauskas, Once again, I find myself writing to the T to complain about service which falls far short of “bad,” doesn’t come anywhere near “unacceptable,” and perhaps even falls just a little bit south of “What in heaven’s name… Read More: MBTA Botches Route 57 AGAIN »

Comcast drops the ball yet again

April 13, 2009 Mitch Bowling General Manager and Senior Vice President, Online Services Comcast One Comcast Center 1701 JFK Boulevard Philadelphia, PA 19103-2838 Dear Mr. Bowling, Today, my wife received at her Comcast email address, elided@comcast.net, your email message with the Subject line “Apology for Service Disruption”. My wife’s email address is a secondary address… Read More: Comcast drops the ball yet again »

US Airways responds to my letter

(Follow the whole story at http://blog.kamens.brookline.ma.us/tag/trapped-in-georgia/.) Executive summary As expected, US Airways refused to refund the $500 we paid to get my wife home after her illness, and instead offered me five $150 travel vouchers, one for each ticket.  I told the customer relations rep that she could send the vouchers if she wanted to,… Read More: US Airways responds to my letter »

Cutler Majestic Theatre at Emerson College: Bad for my mailbox, bad for the environment, bad for their donors

I have been asking the folks at the Cutler Majestic Theatre at Emerson College for over a year to stop sending postal mailings to our address.  According to my records, I’ve contacted them on January 4, 2008, November 21, 2008, November 22, 2008, and January 6, 2009.  During that time, they’ve sent me three mailings,… Read More: Cutler Majestic Theatre at Emerson College: Bad for my mailbox,… »

Complaint letter to CEO of US Airways

(Follow the whole story at http://blog.kamens.brookline.ma.us/tag/trapped-in-georgia/.) (If you’re trying to find out how to complain to US Airways, see this posting.) March 10, 2009 Doug Parker Chairman and Chief Executive Officer US Airways 111 West Rio Salado Parkway Tempe, AZ 85281 Dear Mr. Parker, I am writing about the outrageous experience which has prompted my… Read More: Complaint letter to CEO of US Airways »

StarKist Chunk Light Tuna goes head-to-head with Stop & Shop’s and loses

Cans of tuna in American supermarkets used to hold 6 ounces.  Then, a number of years ago, the manufacturers all decided to shrink their cans to 5.5 or 5.45 ounces without lowering the price.  More recently, they all decided to go down to 5 ounces, again without lowering the price. Annoyed by this most recent… Read More: StarKist Chunk Light Tuna goes head-to-head with Stop & Shop’s… »