Nader get refund

[ManDachine]

Mr. Nader Is Calling, and He Wants a Refund

A FEW weeks ago, Ralph Nader rang.

Now, if you supported Al Gore and are still furious about Mr. Nader’s role in the 2000 presidential election, the mere mention of his name may make you boil.

Well, boil somewhere else.

This, if you need a reminder, is not a column about politics. It’s about consumer justice, and it is hard to think of anyone who has worked more tirelessly and more effectively for that cause than Ralph Nader. For the Haggler, a parvenu in the field, hearing from this guy was like a weekend fiddler’s getting a call from Mozart.

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[Dont call me Shirley]

Mr. Nader Is Calling, and He Wants a Refund

A FEW weeks ago, Ralph Nader rang.


This one takes place in 1972, when a man — let’s call him Ralph Nader, because that was his name — bought a plane ticket from Washington to Hartford for a speaking engagement.
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Question: How is it possible that the name “Ralph Nader” did not ring the equivalent of air-raid sirens at the office of US Airways?

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The OP did not mention that the flight Mr Nader was bumpedf from was <drumroll> an Allegheny Airlines flight.

Given the average age of the Sand Castle people (Sand People?),is it possible that the person who took the call did not know who he is?

 

[Dont call me Shirley]

Mr. Nader Is Calling, and He Wants a Refund

A FEW weeks ago, Ralph Nader rang.


This one takes place in 1972, when a man — let’s call him Ralph Nader, because that was his name — bought a plane ticket from Washington to Hartford for a speaking engagement.
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Question: How is it possible that the name “Ralph Nader” did not ring the equivalent of air-raid sirens at the office of US Airways?

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The OP did not mention that the flight Mr Nader was bumped from was <drumroll> an Allegheny Airlines flight.

Given the average age of the Sand Castle people (Sand People?),is it possible that the person who took the call did not know who he is?

 

[blue collar]

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It is worth noting that the airline that Mr. Nader was to fly that day in 1972 was Allegheny, which later became US Airways. But if there was any institutional memory about this episode at the carrier, which is now based in Tempe, Ariz., it was not evident. In March, Mr. Nader sent a letter to its chief executive, Doug Parker, who, according to Mr. Nader, did not respond. Then Mr. Nader called Mr. Parker twice. Nothing.
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Yes, it was mentioned.

 

[signals]

So basically Nader should be accomodated because of who he is or what he can do? No wonder Ma and Pa get screwed :blink:

 

[SparrowHawk]

So basically Nader should be accomodated because of who he is or what he can do? No wonder Ma and Pa get screwed :blink:

Yeah basically you're correct! Think about it though, any business would be a bit stupid to attract negative attention to itself by getting into a pizzing match with Ralph Nader. Even if you win, you lose and for the very reason you suggest. What we have now is the impression that US screws the little guys and only the Ted Kennedy's & Ralph Nader's of the world get treated fairly. This whole thing should have never made the light of day, he should have been refunded and patted on the head and told to take his bat & glove and go home.

 

[X-U]

Yeah basically you're correct! Think about it though, any business would be a bit stupid to attract negative attention to itself by getting into a pizzing match with Ralph Nader. Even if you win, you lose and for the very reason you suggest. What we have now is the impression that US screws the little guys and only the Ted Kennedy's & Ralph Nader's of the world get treated fairly. This whole thing should have never made the light of day, he should have been refunded and patted on the head and told to take his bat & glove and go home.

Ted Kennedy's still flyin' ??!?!?

 

[SparrowHawk]

Ted Kennedy's still flyin' ??!?!?

Only if he went to Heaven. 😀

I used his name since he was a pretty high profile US Customer who got more than a few perks.