tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post104727536178671182..comments2024-03-16T05:34:13.675-07:00Comments on The Commercial Curmudgeon: You'll be Fixed, all rightJohn F Jamelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351383534436377360noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post-59957301428998594922011-09-11T05:01:08.084-07:002011-09-11T05:01:08.084-07:00thepapers, these commercials ALWAYS feature people...thepapers, these commercials ALWAYS feature people who look like they live upper-middle class lifestyles in suburban castles, and "just happen" to have an "emergency" which requires them to take the desperate step of securing a Payday Loan. Which makes absolutely zero sense- if you own a house and live in the suburbs, you've got a credit card and a bank eager to lend you "emergency" money. They never show you anyone who looks like a real Payday Loan customer- someone living in a studio apartment or a trailer with a non-functioning car in the front and a half-dozen screaming, dirty kids fighting over the last Hostess Twinkie.John F Jamelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351383534436377360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post-35669065592127972802011-09-10T20:57:24.480-07:002011-09-10T20:57:24.480-07:00She could always hock that sweet stainless steel V...She could always hock that sweet stainless steel Viking double oven shes got. That thing is about a 5,000 oven. Not to mention the refrigerator....<br /><br />Dreaded throws out a "shylock". I love it.thepapershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671018463903866136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post-58185992230141621562011-09-07T07:18:28.627-07:002011-09-07T07:18:28.627-07:00DrededCandiru2 - the term "Shylocks" is ...DrededCandiru2 - the term "Shylocks" is one you may want to examine more fully. It is an ethnic and religious slur, based, however loosely, on a character in Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice". It's a nasty old term, and it doesn't belong here.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15565030682360603009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post-49065073672567581952011-09-07T04:41:25.519-07:002011-09-07T04:41:25.519-07:00Bargain brand Shylocks like this have always been ...Bargain brand Shylocks like this have always been with us and, as nearly as I can recall, have always been this brazenly dishonest.DreadedCandiru2https://www.blogger.com/profile/15561460498807276057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post-56888957038516356642011-09-06T06:24:36.983-07:002011-09-06T06:24:36.983-07:00I know from I've experienced, that when you ar...I know from I've experienced, that when you are low on funds and owing, the loan companies find you like flies discovering day-old gristle on the grill.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15565030682360603009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post-66203223509030909892011-09-05T16:05:45.600-07:002011-09-05T16:05:45.600-07:00Companies like We Fix Money and Money Mutual and W...Companies like We Fix Money and Money Mutual and Western Sky and Aaron's and Rent A Center don't want to help you through tough times. They want to keep you at the margins. Any poorer and you couldn't afford them. Any better off and you wouldn't need them. They know it, they profit from it, and they have no incentive to change it.1st Republic 14th Starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15527557395529372165noreply@blogger.com