Thanks, Joshua, this is good to know! Do you keep it in your pocket? How often do you use it? It would be cool to hear about a time when you surreptitiously turned off someone else’s TV with it.
I have one too, and it rocks. Unfortunately, I dropped my keys too often and broke the plastic housing such that it won’t attach to my keyring.
When my brother got it for me as a present, I had it on me constantly. I love mischief, but I needed more practice to aim the thing while at the same time acting sneaky.
This is a little off the subject, but yesterday, I received two pieces of mail from Direct TV. One said my bill of $137.00 was overdue and the other said that here is your bill for $137.00. They provided a phone number to call for clarification and they explained that because I returned the receiver and wanted to end the contract early, I would have to pay them. I told him,the offer was that you could try their Direct Tv for thirty days and if you didn’t want it there would be no charge. I protested and he said wait a minute and I’ll ask my supervisor about it. He came back and said I didn’t have to pay the $137.00 after all. I wonder how many times they have pulled this and actually gotten someone to pay.
Joshua A.C. Newman
July 28, 2006 at 12:50 am
I’ve got one! It’s great! The design has a flaw, which is that you press the button by accident all the time, which kills the battery.
Crystal
July 28, 2006 at 6:49 am
Thanks, Joshua, this is good to know! Do you keep it in your pocket? How often do you use it? It would be cool to hear about a time when you surreptitiously turned off someone else’s TV with it.
Mischa
July 28, 2006 at 11:05 am
I have one too, and it rocks. Unfortunately, I dropped my keys too often and broke the plastic housing such that it won’t attach to my keyring.
When my brother got it for me as a present, I had it on me constantly. I love mischief, but I needed more practice to aim the thing while at the same time acting sneaky.
Joshua A.C. Newman
July 28, 2006 at 12:52 pm
The best is when you’re in a restaurant and there’s a game on that no one’s even watching It’s noisy and distracting. So you turn it off!
Here’s a key: don’t look at the TV when you do it. People will get upset. Even if they’re not watching, they want the TV to tell them what to do!
Mischa, I bet you could make a new case out of shrink wrap tubing pretty easily.
gramps
July 29, 2006 at 9:42 am
This is a little off the subject, but yesterday, I received two pieces of mail from Direct TV. One said my bill of $137.00 was overdue and the other said that here is your bill for $137.00. They provided a phone number to call for clarification and they explained that because I returned the receiver and wanted to end the contract early, I would have to pay them. I told him,the offer was that you could try their Direct Tv for thirty days and if you didn’t want it there would be no charge. I protested and he said wait a minute and I’ll ask my supervisor about it. He came back and said I didn’t have to pay the $137.00 after all. I wonder how many times they have pulled this and actually gotten someone to pay.
Crystal
July 29, 2006 at 9:52 am
That’s awful, Grandpa! I’m sure glad you stood your ground against those jerks.