Book Idea
I have a story idea for Stephen King. It came to me today, while I wasted 3 & 1/2 hours of my time, online, trying to order an autographed copy of his newest novel: "11/22/63", which was supposedly being released by Simon & Schuster. I say, 'supposedly', because repeated efforts to follow their links were only met with frustration and anger, as were my three telephone calls to what they call 'Customer Service'..., in this case, another joke.
I actually did make it thru their maze of links and twice I made it as far as their 'Checkout' buttons, only to be tossed off their site. The third time, I actually got a bit farther and was able to input my personal information, before being, again, tossed off.
Subsequently, a notice appeared on King's website, notifying would-be buyers that the sale had been halted and would be resumed on Thursday morning. Yeah, right. That ought to prove fruitful.
Update:
And finally, an even newer notice, including an email apparently overrode that first notice and Simon & Schuster has decided to raffle off the remaining books to anyone who signs up thru mid-afternoon on Friday. Sounds fair enough... except to people like me who actually did get thru during the initial offering and made it as far as the checkout. I had already become eligible for a book; what are my chances now? Assholes!
Anyhow, my story idea revolves around a guy who tries to make an online purchase, only to met by frustration and a complete lack of customer service. The guy wastes several hours trying to achieve his goal and finally, driven to the brink of insanity, goes off the deep end and metes out his own brand of justice to the company he feels has wronged him and the company's employees who are totally unsympathetic to his wasted time and efforts....
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