Comments on: Do NOT Shred it and Forget it! http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/12/13/do-not-shred-it-and-forget-it/ Where personal finance & frugal living are sexy, delicious, and fun. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:25:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jules http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/12/13/do-not-shred-it-and-forget-it/comment-page-1/#comment-7384 Jules Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:48:34 +0000 http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/12/13/do-not-shred-it-and-forget-it/#comment-7384 Crazily irresponsible marketing! But anyone who actually believes it and follows the recommendation ... well, that is scary. By the way (not related to this post, but in response to your comment on my site) — you should definitely give the Las Vegas Marathon a try! But don’t be fooled. October can be extremely cold… I once shortened a camping trip in the desert off of LV Boulevard (where part of the marathon takes place) in October, ironically, the morning of that race, because of being chilled to the bone. And, actually, it is currently snowing in LV… and school is canceled today!! So, definitely not as cold as Canada or other areas of the states (I went to grad school in North Dakota), but definitely not warm in the winter, hehe. So pack appropriately : ). And happy running! Crazily irresponsible marketing! But anyone who actually believes it and follows the recommendation … well, that is scary.

By the way (not related to this post, but in response to your comment on my site) — you should definitely give the Las Vegas Marathon a try! But don’t be fooled. October can be extremely cold… I once shortened a camping trip in the desert off of LV Boulevard (where part of the marathon takes place) in October, ironically, the morning of that race, because of being chilled to the bone. And, actually, it is currently snowing in LV… and school is canceled today!! So, definitely not as cold as Canada or other areas of the states (I went to grad school in North Dakota), but definitely not warm in the winter, hehe. So pack appropriately : ). And happy running!

]]> By: Heather@TheGreenestDollar.com http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/12/13/do-not-shred-it-and-forget-it/comment-page-1/#comment-7365 Heather@TheGreenestDollar.com Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:20:16 +0000 http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/12/13/do-not-shred-it-and-forget-it/#comment-7365 Fox, That's completely amazing that someone would make a pitch like that! But, it must be the season. Just this morning a woman contacted me about my upcoming "green product reviews" page for TheGreenestDollar.com (which plainly says that all reviews are not compensated and unbiased). She disregarded my warning on the site, and wanted to pay me to write up a good review for her products. Makes you wonder how people sleep at night...Yikes. Fox,

That’s completely amazing that someone would make a pitch like that! But, it must be the season.

Just this morning a woman contacted me about my upcoming “green product reviews” page for TheGreenestDollar.com (which plainly says that all reviews are not compensated and unbiased).

She disregarded my warning on the site, and wanted to pay me to write up a good review for her products.

Makes you wonder how people sleep at night…Yikes.

]]> By: Amy http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/12/13/do-not-shred-it-and-forget-it/comment-page-1/#comment-7362 Amy Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:36:07 +0000 http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/12/13/do-not-shred-it-and-forget-it/#comment-7362 It's great to hear how strongly so many people feel about this "pitch". There isn't much I could add, except thanks for providing a place to host a conversation that is inspirational at a time of year when many of us are getting a lot of bills. It’s great to hear how strongly so many people feel about this “pitch”. There isn’t much I could add, except thanks for providing a place to host a conversation that is inspirational at a time of year when many of us are getting a lot of bills.

]]> By: nancy (aka money coach) http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/12/13/do-not-shred-it-and-forget-it/comment-page-1/#comment-7340 nancy (aka money coach) Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:22:18 +0000 http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/12/13/do-not-shred-it-and-forget-it/#comment-7340 That's just insane, and offensive on so many levels. "the kind of retail therapy we women enjoy"?!? Clearly, Justine doesn't read enough women personal finance bloggers! My feminist hackles are raised! That’s just insane, and offensive on so many levels. “the kind of retail therapy we women enjoy”?!? Clearly, Justine doesn’t read enough women personal finance bloggers! My feminist hackles are raised!

]]> By: Moments of Fame « Funny about Money http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/12/13/do-not-shred-it-and-forget-it/comment-page-1/#comment-7338 Moments of Fame « Funny about Money Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:56:13 +0000 http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/12/13/do-not-shred-it-and-forget-it/#comment-7338 [...] Depression before  and was happy to see it in this carnival. In the weird department, check out the strange pitch Squawkfox got from some advertiser. Retire at 40 discusses a topic that has become especially apposite of late: [...] [...] Depression before  and was happy to see it in this carnival. In the weird department, check out the strange pitch Squawkfox got from some advertiser. Retire at 40 discusses a topic that has become especially apposite of late: [...]

]]> By: Kristine http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/12/13/do-not-shred-it-and-forget-it/comment-page-1/#comment-7337 Kristine Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:49:14 +0000 http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/12/13/do-not-shred-it-and-forget-it/#comment-7337 Funny, and tempting, but no. Thanks for commenting in my blog :) Funny, and tempting, but no.

Thanks for commenting in my blog :)

]]> By: Noam http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/12/13/do-not-shred-it-and-forget-it/comment-page-1/#comment-7336 Noam Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:35:52 +0000 http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/12/13/do-not-shred-it-and-forget-it/#comment-7336 Tongue in cheek, so-to-speak Tongue in cheek, so-to-speak

]]> By: Noam http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/12/13/do-not-shred-it-and-forget-it/comment-page-1/#comment-7335 Noam Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:34:51 +0000 http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/12/13/do-not-shred-it-and-forget-it/#comment-7335 Am I the only one who read that as a clever ad for a shredder? The bit about identity theft was the 'coming back to seriousness' part, and the rest was just entertaining to get your attention... Am I the only one who read that as a clever ad for a shredder? The bit about identity theft was the ‘coming back to seriousness’ part, and the rest was just entertaining to get your attention…

]]> By: Kerry http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/12/13/do-not-shred-it-and-forget-it/comment-page-1/#comment-7317 Kerry Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:31:40 +0000 http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/12/13/do-not-shred-it-and-forget-it/#comment-7317 @Coco Anyone who calls their blog "Screaming for Chocolate" has my COMPLETE attention! So happy to meet you! :D @Pamela @Frugal Vet Tech I guess after racking up the bills, you need to buy another shredder? @Carla @Vered Sadly this is as real as it gets. The PR company is real. The company selling the shredder is a BIG BOX store. Everything checks out...except the pitch. @Coco Anyone who calls their blog “Screaming for Chocolate” has my COMPLETE attention! So happy to meet you! :D

@Pamela @Frugal Vet Tech I guess after racking up the bills, you need to buy another shredder?

@Carla
@Vered Sadly this is as real as it gets. The PR company is real. The company selling the shredder is a BIG BOX store. Everything checks out…except the pitch.

]]> By: Vered - MomGrind http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/12/13/do-not-shred-it-and-forget-it/comment-page-1/#comment-7316 Vered - MomGrind Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:20:25 +0000 http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/12/13/do-not-shred-it-and-forget-it/#comment-7316 Unbelievable. I agree with Evelyn: this is spam. Unbelievable. I agree with Evelyn: this is spam.

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