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Feb. 4th, 2009 10:45 amOn the way to work this morning (which, incidentally, took flippin' ages on account of inexplicably horrendous traffic round Caversham Heights[*]) I followed a van belonging to a company called Bright & Fresh.
From the writing on the back of the van, I infer that they will come to your house and clean your carpets, upholstery, etc - and if it's not the most thorough clean you've ever seen, you can have your money back.
The scary part was the freephone number they offered for their "Customer's Education Line". Now, I assume that really it's just a means of supplying you with (probably pre-recorded) information about their services. But... customer education ?
Ladies and gentlemen, Big Brother is not only watching you; he's willing to pop round and shampoo your rugs.
[*] Doesn't Caversham Heights sound terribly glamorous and cool and LA ? It's a bit ofWest North Reading.
From the writing on the back of the van, I infer that they will come to your house and clean your carpets, upholstery, etc - and if it's not the most thorough clean you've ever seen, you can have your money back.
The scary part was the freephone number they offered for their "Customer's Education Line". Now, I assume that really it's just a means of supplying you with (probably pre-recorded) information about their services. But... customer education ?
Ladies and gentlemen, Big Brother is not only watching you; he's willing to pop round and shampoo your rugs.
[*] Doesn't Caversham Heights sound terribly glamorous and cool and LA ? It's a bit of
