It's the great marquee company all over again

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callisto

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Topic # 17922 18-Dec-2007 12:14

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Reply # 100634 18-Dec-2007 12:34

Ouch. I just went to their website. It doesn't look at all professional. That flashing text gives me a headache. I'm surprised you used them in the first place.

callisto

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Reply # 100637 18-Dec-2007 12:42

Oh I never used them.. Just a forward that I received at work.

Crazy though, you'd think people would learn that you never write rude things especially when a business is involved.

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Reply # 100642 18-Dec-2007 12:52

That is definetley the worst email I have ever seen.

DOnt even get me started on the website

callisto

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Reply # 100644 18-Dec-2007 12:55

Agreed. Looks like a 12yr old made it in the 90's.

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Reply # 100649 18-Dec-2007 13:09

callisto: Agreed. Looks like a 12yr old made it in the 90's.

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Reply # 100656 18-Dec-2007 13:31

You were probably bottle feed till late teens

Nice and professional customer service! Personally, as a rule, I don't use catering companies nor even cafes that misspell the names of dishes they provide (e.g. Skewered Melon and Proscutto).

What a great website too! I think it needs more flashing animations!

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callisto

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Reply # 100658 18-Dec-2007 13:42

How come it got removed?

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Reply # 100659 18-Dec-2007 13:44

I dont think a forwarded email like that serves as an accurate record. If one of the parties of the conversation was to post it, that would be different, but as it is, details can easily be changed, and no one is accountable. There is no reasonable way to know that a forwarded email is real, or even if it is, if what is portrayed was actually said.

I have removed the original email.

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Reply # 100660 18-Dec-2007 13:46

Oh my.

My head is still spinning with all that green and that flashing is terrible.
It seems a very negative website. The T & C are on every page.
Maybe they need to do a Kiwihost course.

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callisto

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Reply # 100662 18-Dec-2007 13:53

Oh.

It's not breaching the rules [as far as I can see].

I googled both people that were involved in the email and both work for the said companies and both are real people.

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Reply # 100667 18-Dec-2007 14:15

callisto: Oh.

It's not breaching the rules [as far as I can see].

I googled both people that were involved in the email and both work for the said companies and both are real people.

No, there is no breach of rules here, but we still have some discretion to remove content that "just doesn't fit right".

Like I said, neither of the original people is here to confirm what was said, and world+dog can copy/paste anything into a forwarded email.

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Reply # 100669 18-Dec-2007 14:19

callisto: Oh.

It's not breaching the rules [as far as I can see].

I googled both people that were involved in the email and both work for the said companies and both are real people.

The problem here is that it's very close to defamation. And this is a big problem because under New Zealand law, unlike the U.S. law, board and blog owners are responsible for content even if posted by third party.

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callisto

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Reply # 100670 18-Dec-2007 14:21

Ahh! I see.

Neat.

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Reply # 100676 18-Dec-2007 14:39

I do agree - thats probably teh worserest website I have ever seen, that is actually meant to seriously represent a business.

I simply could not do business with a company if I came across that while trying to choose a company and/or place an order.

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Reply # 100682 18-Dec-2007 14:58

It's been facinating to watch the hit counter increase at a blistering pace today on that tacky website today!

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