[Hardastarboard]

Good response. To your point about me remembering the commercial - I never hear a WORD beyond what I just posted. I hit the channel button HARD when I hear that commercial, so I don't know who the company actually is. Just like with "1-800-Kars-for-Kids". I've learned to detect the cymbals at the beginning of that ad, and change the channel before it even gets to a musical note. Talk about a jingle I NEVER want in my head.

He took his computer to Best Buy!

I would posit that the above was your friend's biggest mistake. Love to shop at Best Buy, but I know more about computers than 85% of the Geek Sqad. And don't EVEN get me started on their customer service.

[rarestia]

Best Buy is worthless. When I was unemployed for 6 months a few years ago, I put in an application to work on the Geek Squad. I’m in my early 30s with over 10 years of IT experience under my belt. The zit-faced “supervisor” who interviewed me told me that he didn’t think I had the skills to do what they did.

I literally laughed in his face and asked him, “You have MY resume, right?”

[COBOL2Java]

Just like with "1-800-Kars-for-Kids". I've learned to detect the cymbals at the beginning of that ad, and change the channel before it even gets to a musical note. Talk about a jingle I NEVER want in my head.

You've got that right! That has to be without a doubt the most annoying radio commercial I've ever heard. I do the same as you, and either change the channel as soon as I hear those cymbals, or turn my radio off for several minutes (my apologies to whatever commercial follows that godawful one).

They must have one enormous marketing budget, because they flood the airwaves 24x7.