Justin Lee's Adventures

Look see

2007-11-18T01:22:00.000-06:00

Our One Year Anniversary Trip to Washington DC

2007-11-15T11:55:00.000-06:00

Click here for the slide show

Free Speech?

2007-09-19T09:02:00.000-05:00

This is absolutely wrong...........
University of Florida Student at the John Kerry forum.

This is new

2007-03-23T08:00:00.000-05:00

Meanest Leprachaun EVER

2007-03-18T12:42:00.000-05:00

Seriously - A cop giving tickets as a Leprechaun?

Strangest Car Crash EVER - Vdeo

2007-03-11T14:52:00.001-05:00

Water feels like concrete. Watch the video

2007-03-11T14:37:00.000-05:00

OUCH!!!!

Coke Machine hack?

2007-03-11T14:18:00.000-05:00

Does anyone know if this hack really works to get all of the change out of a coke machine?

Watch this- There is no Federal Law requiring you to pay Income Taxes

2007-03-03T12:12:00.000-06:00

1993 Document on "The Internet" -WATCH THIS!!

2007-03-03T07:37:00.000-06:00

Not a mad scientist, but this Sh+t is SWEET

2007-03-02T21:23:00.000-06:00

Look at this, I don't care if you are a scientist or a homeless - this is incredible-

What's in my Pants?

2007-03-01T09:39:00.000-06:00

Cameron Diaz sharing a roll-up with Drew Barrymore as they chill out on a joint holiday

2007-02-28T20:11:00.000-06:00

Here is the BREAKING STORY - I'm just "passing it on"
HERE'S Cameron Diaz sharing a roll-up with Drew Barrymore as they chill out on a joint holiday.

2007-02-28T19:56:00.000-06:00

I found this HERE - I'm not taking credit or advocating, just passing on.
Outsmart Best Buy, Circuit City...Save Hundreds on Electronics

Exploit an illegal practice used by these stores and more.

Dutch Simmons

Want to outsmart an illegal sales tactic and save boo coos of money on your next big screen television?

How about trimming hundreds of dollars off the price of a computer monitor, or a speaker system?

The consumer can make age-old sales tactics at Best Buy, Circuit City and Fry’s work in their favor. We can exploit an illegal practice still prevalent in schemes run by corrupt management practices.

It’s easy actually, and you can save hundreds of dollars on major purposes. I will now outline a proven method that works at most electronics stores.

First, allow me to explain the exploit. Salespeople at Best Buy and Circuit City do not make commission. Nothing. However, upper management oftentimes will receive perks on their bonus. One of the ways corporations reward management is the sale of extended warranties. It’s common to see in-store warranties yield as much as a 70% profit margin. Over-zealous supervisors apply the same pressure applied to them to their store’s line-level employees.

They feel pressure to meet quotas, not only for bonuses, but also for promotion in the company. Some managers harass workers not capturing enough ‘cheese’, a term used for the service plans that return such ludicrous profits to the store.

It makes management look good.

It’s a fatter bonus.

A major topic in board meetings.

It’s the make or break factor that seals that promotion.

It’s the equivalent of super-sized ‘value’ meals at fast food franchises. The worker at the window doesn’t make commission, and yet they always ask, “Super-size that?”. It's corporate pressure that creates a "work force". But we already know that, right?

And that's when a remarkable, though little known, opportunity is presented to the consumer. I’ve personally skimmed $150 off the price of my last television, and most recently saved on my digital camcorder. This method works at many other places offering in-store insurance policies.

It’s not full proof, but a patient consumer can save bundles of cash.

When asked if you want the insurance, the five-year plan or the two-year plan, ask about the five-year. I know that can seem like the opposite of what we want to accomplish here, which is to save money. But when the electronics rep delivers his pitch on how fantastically thorough the five-year plan is, detailing the useless protections against this and that, tell him that sounds like the plan you need. Actually, go ahead and ask if there is an even longer, more expensive plan.

At this point, you’ll need to ask the price of such a fantastic plan, which turns out, is fantastically expensive. Here’s where we launch a counterattack of craftiness against this salesperson’s pitch. What he can’t do is lower the price of the store’s insurance policy. What he can do is lower the price of the television set. Yep. You read right. Salespeople can and will lower the price on inventory at places like Circuit City and Best Buy as long as it pleases management. This is called illegal bundling and it happens all the time. And yet the pressure of gaining ‘cheese’ from in-store warranties is great enough to trickle all the way down the standard operating platform. A supervisor is wide open to lowering the price of a product on one condition only. You get the extended warranty.

Well that’s nice, you say. But I don’t want the insurance, what about saving money?

Hopefully by this time you have talked either the rep or his supervisor into lowering the price substantially on the product itself. The bigger the service plan you want, the more 'cheese' for them, and the bigger the discount for you. When the rep wheels out your brand new big screen, they’ll carry out a carbon copy form. This is the insurance plan for you to fill out at the front desk. That’s right, not right then and there in front of the sales rep, but at the front desk, where a line of other customers stand.

We’re going to have a quick change of heart when we get to that cashier at that register. Simply tell the cashier handling your purchase, “You know, I think I’m going to hold off on the ten-year plan for now. Could I purchase it later if I decide to?” To which they’ll reply, “Of course. You have thirty days to change your mind.”

And there you have it: A major discount, should you suddenly change your mind about the warranty.

Could Beyonce Get Hepatitis from Wolfgang Puck?

2007-02-27T19:40:00.000-06:00

Could Beyonce Get Hepatitis from Wolfgang Puck?

THIS WAS POSTED AT TMZ.COM - I just want to pass it on.

An urgent warning has been issued by the Health Department, warning the star-studded crowd who attended the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue party on Valentine's Day that they may have been exposed to acute hepatitis A. The list of possibly exposed guests: Beyonce Knowles, Leonardo DiCaprio's girlfriend Bar Rafaeli, and dozens of ridiculously hot bikini models.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed that an employee of Wolfgang Puck Catering was recently diagnosed with the disease, and has strongly urged anyone who attended the SI party, or any of the 13 other events catered by Puck between Feb. 1 - 20, to get an immune globulin shot by tomorrow to prevent illness.

When contacted, a rep from Puck's catering company would not tell TMZ which other events Puck catered, nor would they reveal how many other people may have been exposed to the illness. They did say, however, that no one who attended Sunday's Governor's Ball at the Academy Awards is at risk.

A rep for Beyonce told TMZ that they "were looking into it."
This is a post from TMZ.com - I just wanted to pass it along for everyone.

I'm not that Political, but a War in Iran.... BAD JUDGEMENT

2007-02-25T10:45:00.000-06:00

US generals ‘will quit’ if Bush orders Iran attack

Did they find Jesus?

2007-02-24T20:20:00.000-06:00

Well - I just read it too. Wanted to pass along. JL
esus’ burial site found - film claims

New film documents discovery of Jerusalem cave containing ten caskets believed to hold remains of Jesus, Mary, Mary Magdalene and others

HERE IS THE STORY

Paris Gets High!!!! With Pictures

2007-02-21T19:45:00.000-06:00

Well, Well, - we do have our vices - for Paris, it's weed- Here are the Picts

What happens if people buy cars like computers?

2007-02-20T20:03:00.000-06:00

Saw a quick post about the upcoming Holiday - 4/20 - great read

GREAT POST - the answers are here

Britney shaves her head - Video

2007-02-17T23:41:00.000-06:00

Bald Brit movie

The Justin Timberlake "I banged Britney" Website

Pass the time at work.....: A weapons malfuntion like this is really bad!!

2007-02-16T21:17:00.000-06:00

Pass the time at work.....: A weapons malfuntion like this is really bad!!

Why the new Link structure for Reddit and what does it do?

2007-02-16T20:10:00.000-06:00

So I enjoy Reddit and use it frequently. On some occasions if I find a snippet that I really like I'll post it on my blog for other people to enjoy as well.

QUESTION: Why is it that now when I link to a story via the page url that I was directed from at reddit is it not the page url? It's something like: http://reddit.com/goto?id=14yyn NOT the actually address.

What's up with this?

NEXT---->
This could be the most deceiving snippit I've seen in a long time....huge shark picture, story doesn't quite match when they talk about the drunk catching the shark with his bare hands.

Russians made it to the moon but can't use stoplights?
Watch this!

Surprise, Surprise it's 6:35

2007-02-16T18:33:00.000-06:00

First up, good evening and good Friday. I worked a long week as well my wife, so at the young age of 25 in a GREAT city like Chicago we are at home vegging (like vegetable) out... and damn does it feel good.

This is Crazy: Storm whips paraglider to heights of 32,000 ft

Terrorists?:

Pilot and Passengers Thwart Hijacker in Canary Islands

Here is one of the best snippets I've seen about something taht I actually HAVE wondered before! -----------> How much does it cost to leave my computer on all day?

Things I found at 2/15 at 9:34pm

2007-02-15T21:33:00.000-06:00

Cool Hair

Now it's 5:35 on Valentines Day

2007-02-14T17:34:00.000-06:00

It's been FUN.

Here I am.

1: The quicky: Vasectomy: $400. Speechless look on her face: Priceless

2: This is cool - pictures with neat angles and people: More pics here

3: I don't have an ipod, but this is cool

4. ATM Scams

5. Peter does crack

6. Check this out all google logo- http://googlelogos.blogspot.com/

Just Found This

2007-02-14T15:56:00.000-06:00

Great compilation of photos like below...entertaining
Also added them to my Squidoo site

How the F.....

2007-02-14T12:16:00.000-06:00

There are TONS of these Here

Interesting Spots after Work 6:58

2007-02-13T18:57:00.000-06:00

Here's to continuing our Adventure!!!
Spots I've been tonight.
Justin

1. Largest Drain hole in the World - with PICTURES!!
Really neat visuals!!
2. FYI: Every time a telemarketer calls you illegally - which they do all the time - you are owed $500. This guy has already collected over $6,000
Make 'em pay!!!! This guy shows you how he's netted $6500 bucks with a half hour of his time
3. Diseases that give you superhuman powers
4. Worst Commercial in history - Video
Ok, I;m in ADVERTISING, this...this is not good work to drive sales.

5. THIS IS THE BEST SET OF PICTURES I'VE SEEN IN A LONG TIME

6. Teacher snorts coke in front of class.....repeatedly!

That's all for now. Go here!

Cool things on 2.11 @7:59 AM

2007-02-11T07:59:00.000-06:00

Start my day -
Always start by checking my Squidoo Stats - see if I make any money

The Blog.... Just planning on posting where the day takes me and what we (the machine 2.0) and I.
Of course start with Reddit
And See:

WAIT: Then I remember I have to share this video about Web 2.0 REALLY GOOD work.

Digress to Reddit:

1: This because I hate Comcast -it is not Comcastic.

I've had Comcast for 4 years, because I have to. If I don't pay Comcast's incredibly high rates I don't get "TV". We can't put dish's on the apartments, so we pay $100 a month and can't get NBC or CBS to come in clearly - this defies my logic. Anyone Else? Post a Story or Link to help.

2. Interesting: The Sonnenberg, in theory, is able to withstand a one megaton nuclear bomb, as close as half a mile away

3. Don't know why, just not for me on this link: Programming stuff

4. Nuclear Winter at Chernobyl Pictures - awesome

5. Clear Water Boggles Mind

Ready for more visuals... tired of reading

Over to YouTube
Never Mind looks too boring.
MSNBC for some main stream media consumption.

6. The death of a centerfold

7. I'm a google fan, don't get me wrong, but LOVE this site: F*CK*DGoogle.com
Interesting news and thoughts on the Giant that has become 2.0 and perhaps been malicious

My Other Pages

2007-02-07T20:48:00.000-06:00

Here are my Squidoos-

All m favorite Places
Free Masons
Iraq Stuff - my best man's brother served twice. These are not his videos.
Live Cameras

First post

2007-01-26T09:06:00.000-06:00

First Click this to see FERGIE IN CHICAGO!

I know, I know, I know - it's exciting.
Hopefully this blog turns into more of a project like this at some point, but I'm just getting the creative juices flowing.

The down and dirty-
Young guy, just married, work in advertising for one of the largest automotive companies in the world. Trust me - you know us.

HERE IS WHAT I NEED YOUR HELP WITH.....PLEASE!!!!!
If you hate reading here's a :09 second You Tube where I sum it up

Working on learning how to creatively generate revenue and spread the word about new automotive products.
Couple of things I've tried and need your help on- especially for a viral campaign.
1. I posted the videos to You Tube, AOL Movies and of course Google Video.
2. I created the Squidoo Pages Here and Here then post on Digg, Reddit, NewsVine etc.

I like using Squidoo because I don't host a site anywhere and I'm just begining to try tying these mediums together to get this campaign moving quickly. Check out WhoStoletheShow.com and you will see the countdown we are working against.

Can anyone out there that's an SMM or SEO guru help out?
Trying to learn.......
JL