When I'm a lot older...
...I'm going to be one of those old bitter ladies who complain about anything and everything, just because I can.

If I remember correctly, it all started when I was about 17, and came across a great book called 'The Time Waster Letters' by Robin Cooper. This paperback compilation of absolutely pointless and genuinely time wasting letters entertained me to no end. Maybe it was because I was young, or maybe because I had nothing better to do, that had led me to write that complaint letter to Nestle. A letter which I will tell my children about, and my children's children, to teach them to embrace the phrase "the customer is always right". A rule which probably shouldn't have been invented because of people like me.

Unfortunately, I'll have to hunt down the letter to be able to repeat it word to word, but it went something like this...

Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is The-Banana, and I am a frequent buyer of your delicious 'Nestle Honey Nut Cheerios'. Upon my last trip to the local supermarket, I had strolled down my favourite isle and located another box of your superb produce with ease. Admiring the box all the way home, I couldn't wait to tuck in to my dinner.
When I arrived home, I quickly opened the packaging by pushing my finger under the tab and sliding. However, it was only when I had finished my meal, when I was gravely distraught.
Looking around at the eye catching box, there are several pictures of 'O's, slogans for "those little 'O's", and also the name, Cheeri-'O's. However, this is clearly not the case.

Here are some examples I have found -
*Non-circular pieces of Cheerios cellataped here*

As you can see, this is a serious case of false advertising. Please correct this immediately or else I will be forced to contact The Office of Fair Trading.

Yours Sincerely,

The-Banana


I wish the response I got was worthy of a mention, but at least I got £6 in Nestle cereal vouchers.
I've gotten pretty good at complaining nowadays, last time was at o2. They won't be charging me a bill of £398.74 again any time soon.

Sorry about the length, and also please be kind =] I'm a sensitive soul.
(The-Banana, Sat 4 Sep 2010, 18:53, 1 reply)

*click* You're the reason...
we still have curved bananas.
(brutal stack Raided the beeves of Apollo on, Sat 4 Sep 2010, 23:01, closed)