Bwahaha! In my e-mail today:

[LaraMN]

"Dear Ms. W____,
Thank you for contacting General Mills regarding Trix cereal. It was kind of you to share your thoughts, and you have brightened our day.

In 1992, Trix round pieces changed to fruit shaped pieces. These fruit shapes came is 5 distinct shapes - red raspberry cluster, yellow lemon wedge, purple grape cluster, green lime ball and orange ball. All colors were the same fruit flavor.


There is a great deal of time and effort involved in developing our various products. We are glad that you like the change back to the original shapes. We will be sure to share your thoughts with the appropriate individuals.

We appreciate your loyalty and hope you will continue to choose our products.

Sincerely,

Emily Quintaine

Consumer Services"

[MrCoffee]

1. You emailed General Mills in re: Trix cereal?

Welcome to my DU Crush list!


:loveya:

[LaraMN]

4. I did!

I was nearly hysterical with glee that reverted back to the old ball-y shapes, and I wrote to express as much and to inquire what year they had switched to the detestable fruit-shapes.

[MrCoffee]

6. I seem to recall a Lounge thread to that effect

But emailing the company...that's a whole different kettle of corn entirely.


:applause:

[LaraMN]

9. It passes the time.

Not that *actually* have time to be doing shit like that, but I have my priorities.

[youthere]

8. I emailed P&G Re: Tampax tampons.

They changed the design and it pissed me off. I haven't heard anything from them yet. Do I win any MrCoffee admiration?

[MrCoffee]

12. Well...

you lost some points due to the lack of wackiness in subject matter. LaraMN was enraptured by the Trix reversion. It was great Lounge material, I thought.

While your subject is no less important, it's not quite as thoroughly bizarre.


All that to say that you get my admiration anyway. :loveya:

[youthere]

16. Ah thanks...actually..

I probably should have started a lounge thread on the issue...I'm rather obsessed about it...but it would probably get locked. I spent my life searching for the perfect tampon, settled on their brand (cardboard applicator and all) and the bastards changed the design..added a little "skirt" to it and even changed the wrapper. Now I have to start all over, testing various brands. It pisses me off when companies mess with a good thing...and it pisses me off more that my life is so pathetic that this is what I have to occupy me. LOL!

[malta blue]

2. I love it!

:bounce:

[LaraMN]

5. I wish I had the email I sent them.

It was borderline ridiculous and incoherent, but they responded!

[DS1]

3. That's it?

When I emailed the Frank's Hot Sauce people to tell them how awesome their Chili and Lime flavored sauce was, they sent me one coupon for a free bottle of every flavor!

[LaraMN]

7. Well, once I e-mailed Creamette pasta

about a mis-printed recipe for lasagna that called for FIVE cups of ricotta cheese. I asked if they were covertly subsidized by the ricotta cheese industry, and I got a rather scathing email in return and a sarcastically lengthy list of "alternate" recipes that "I might find more acceptable."

Creamette pasta is a jerk.

[flvegan]

11. "Creamette pasta is a jerk."

Way to support corporate personhood, Ceaucesceu.

[youthere]

10. I emailed Barilla Pasta and they sent me a shitload of coupons for

free pasta and sauce. The Quorn people did the same when I wrote them about how good their "Naked Cutlets" were. I think Lara got robbed.

[DS1]

13. I called up Jimmy Dean Sausage one time because they'd changed the

uh no.

no I didn't.

wasn't me

[Shakespeare]

14. I HEARD THAT!!

....pussy roll of sausage.... :hide:

[MrCoffee]

15. Yeah, like that time you called Haggar pants from the Oval Office?

http://tapes.millercenter.virginia.edu/clips/1964_0809_lbj_haggar/

:eyes: