2.28.2011

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

Once when Mother Dearest was in college, she bought some Campbell's soup. Now Mother Dearest was paying her own way through college & consequently didn't have much in the way of money. The Campbell's was quite a big deal for Mother Dearest. To her dismay, the Campbell's soup can contained a chicken bone. A letter was sent to Campbell's & a coupon for a can of soup was received.

Once when I was in law school (and by once I mean this morning), I bought some Diet Coke. Now I'm paying my own way through law school and student loans aren't all that generous. Plus soda is just hard to get home without a car: it's heavy & awkward. The Diet Coke was quite a big deal for me. To my dismay, one of the Diet Coke cans in the pack was sealed but contained no liquid. An email was sent to Coca Cola & no response has been received as of yet.

After sending the email, I felt proud to uphold the longstanding tradition of alerting authorities to a problem which they must remedy. Defects in production lines are not acceptable. They're certainly not worth suing over but they are worth an email or a piece of paper, envelope and stamp. These letters aren't angry or hateful. They're just matter-of-fact statements of events that have transpired. Now that I have done my part to carry on the family tradition, I can only hope that one day I will have a daughter and that daughter will use whatever the common form of communication of that day is to alert authorities to a lapse in quality control.

On a tangentially related note, I Googled Campbell's & Diet Coke to try & find a picture to match this little story. Instead, I found this:
If someone could please explain to me how this relates to either Campbell's or Diet Coke, I'd be much obliged. Please and thank you. 

1 comment:

  1. Glad I could pass something useful on to you dear! Glad you got my gumption to alert corporations to the errors of their production. Glad you used the grace and tact I used so many years ago. But, sorry can't help you with the dog food?!

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