Only 2 more episodes of Nip/Tuck left. I am exhausted! It's going to be a tight squeeze to finish all my packing and clean up and watch Nip/Tuck (I've already sacrificed my So You Think You Can Dance finale and I'll probably sacrifice Big Brother tonight). I think I am seeing Cute Butt Boy tonight. The most important thing to remember is to call a cab for tomorrow morning! I want them to pick me up at 5:15! Aloha!

Posting by email didn't work, so I guess I probably won't be doing any posting while I'm away!

Anyway, I love good customer service. If I get bad customer service, I tend to not want to go back somewhere. I haven't shopped at this one shoe store for 10 years because the manager was so rude to me. She's probably not there anymore, but I still refuse to shop at the store.

Those "Contact us" links at Web sites are LAME.

Benefit cosmetics -- I sent them a question about their products and I never got a response.
Skindinavia -- Not only was their PayPal system not working, but nobody responded to me when I told them. And nobody responded to my questions.

Lucky Brand Jeans was awesome in getting back to me. I hear they're opening up a store here, but no concrete proof yet! I can't wait to try on their stuff when I'm in Hawaii.

I love Stila products, but the people selling their stuff here are lame. Not only do I know more about their products, but the sales clerkes are just hungry for commission without caring what the customer wants or needs. I've only had good experiences with the manager here and the first Stila person whoever did my makeup (thanks, Martha at the Bloomingdales in NY!).

And Lululemon used to have great clothes. The technology in their clothes is still great, but their stuff is no longer manufactured here. They get all their stuff put together in China. So now they're paying less for labour, and their profits are huge. Their prices haven't changed, and the quality of their clothes has declined. 

I am still willing to pay for Stila and Lululemon stuff despite my dislike for the way they do business. I feel guilty.

With all that said, I am spending too much money anyway. After my trip, I'm not using my credit card for a while (except for gas).