"Welcome disgruntled consumer. You have reached the Simpson's replacement box hoax, I mean hot-line,"
so I was greeted by Homer Simpson after dialing the 800 number on the insert I received with my season six of the Simpsons boxed set. To back up, season six was the first set they released in the new plastic Simpson's head style (this one is Homer's head). My first thought was, "that's crummy, it will throw the whole collection out of whack on the shelf,' and after speaking to a good friend in the retail business, he explained that it was crummy because this package would be more prone to theft.
I don't mean to diminish the season because there many classic episodes such as "Homer Bad Man" which features the gummy Venus de Milo and the "sweet, sweet can...", Bart vs. Australia in which instead of taking "the boot" as a punishment for international fraud Bart moons the nation with a message on his ass (to which Lisa says, "I'm amazed at how legibly you wrote on your own butt," Homie the Clown which is becoming my favorite episode of all time, and of course, Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)
At any rate when I first bought the set I didn't care for the packaging, but had to have the season. I didn't know that there were 2 versions. When I opened the box there was an insert that looked like this...
I heard from Homer in the message above and was directed to simpsonsbox.com. At the time I could not download the form to send in and didn't continue the transaction. After upgrading to DSL, I updated the system and downloaded the form. It began as this:
Welcome complainers, all those that fear change, and greedy people who like free stuff...
I then had to answer the following question:
Reason for wanting a new box:
Anal Retentive (box must be identical)
Lonely (will pretend box is new best friend)
Will sell new box to collector nerds for huge profit
Just like free stuff
Big Baby
Obviously it was number one. So I sent it in with the original receipt and a couple bucks for shipping and handling (at the same time I mailed in the Fall Guy rebate), and waited. Just as I started to think it was a hoax, the box arrived today. Those guys at Fox are OK.
6 comments:
I am of the same mind, Elgarf. I not only don't like it when they get "cute" with the packaging of a product - I really don't like how they change horses midstream. A collection of DVD sets should look nice on a shelf - not a hodgepodge on a shelf.
Score no. 2 victory for Elgarf! Fall Guy rebate and now the Simpsons free box! Way to go!
VERY WELL DONE. THE MONEY THAT THEY SPENT ON THE PACKAGING OF THE HOMER BOX, COULD GO TO LOWER THE PRICE OF THE DVD'S OR MAKE THE PRODUCT IN THE UNITED STATES, NOT MEXICO, WHICH I PRESUME TO BE THE CASE. MY FAVORITE SHOW THE OFFICE, JUST CAME OUT IN THE 3RD SEASON, AND IT LOOKS GOOD ON THE SHELF.
I've never seen the Office but have heard good things about it. Steve Carelle was great in the Forty Year Old Virgin and to a lesser degree in Little Miss Sunshine. I know the muse did not like the movie and I would not swear by it but I did think it was OK. Alan Arkin was fantastic, as always, especially when sending the brother into the store for hardcore porn ("not that airbrushed stuff"), and gave him a few extra bucks for the gay porn.
THE OFFICE IS THE TYPE OF SHOW THATONE MAY LIKE ONE EPISODE AND HATE THE NEXT. THE MUSE AND MY MOTHER AGREE ON A LOT OF MOVIES. MY MOTHER DID NOT CARE FOR LITTLE MISS SINSHINE, MAYBE BECAUSE OF THE HIDDEN "ABUSE" FACTOR THAT WAS HIDDEN. AS THE FORTY YEAR OLD VIRGIN, THIS WAS THE ONLY JUDD APATOW MOVIE THAT I LIKED. I REALLY DIDN'T CARE FOR KNOCKED UP AND I HATED, DESPISED SUPERBAD, WHICH IS ON MY LIST AS OF THIS WRITING AS THE WORST MOVIE OF THE YEAR. I KNOW THAT I COULD SEE IT AGAIN IN A FEW YEARS AND LIKE IT, JUST THE SAME THING HAPPENED THE OTHER DAY WITH THE MOVIE ELIZABETHTOWN. I ORIGINALLY HATED IT, BUT SINCE MY RECENT TRAVELS TO THE BLUEGRASS STATE I KNOW LIKED WHAT I ORIGINALLY SAW.
By the way... I am one of those that fears change.
Just this morning I reached in my pocket, pulled out a quarter and about had a heart attack!
Bastard, Quarter!
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