Tag Archives: terrible-websites

High School Friends, Yearbooks, Reunions, Nostalgia | Classmates.com

http://www.classmates.com/ The spam-happy jerks at Classmates.com have really got a lot to learn about drawing people in to want to use a service. I’m peppered with email telling me “someone visited my profile!”, or “someone left you a message!”, but upon logging in I’m immediately beset upon by the registration hounds. There’s no opportunity to […]

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Manufacturer and designers of corporate gifts, desktop, home and office products, fans, clocks and illuminated vases

http://www.uzidesign.co.uk/uzi3_deskfan.html Smart repurposing of a quiet, efficient computer fan into a desk fan. Unfortunately, that’s about all the info you’ll get off this site – no details, no prices, and therefore no purchase on my part.

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Amtrak – Error

http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/NoScript Clearly, there’s a message being sent to me today that my travel plans for the year will all come to naught. Having given up on the bus, I opt to check Amtrak’s route to see if they’ll take me where I want to go. Instead of useful information, I get an error telling me […]

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Greyhound Home

http://www.greyhound.ca/en/ Ever wonder why people never think of long-distance bus travels with the same wistfulness that train journeys inspire? Experience the Greyhound Canada website (while noting that the US version is no different) There is NO mention of the 30-day unlimited bus pass that is apparently available, no route information, no maps – nothing for […]

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