Ellen pleads on her TV show…
It’s days like this I realise how absolutely ‘anal’ I am when it comes to signing paperwork. I will not sign anything I haven’t thoroughly read and understood.
It’s really awful seeing anyone cry. Deep down I find it hard to say anything but “Give it back!” until I regain my senses, then I have to wonder just how some people live in this day and age…
“I guess I signed a piece of paper…”
So, you didn’t read the contact then? Why not? Too busy? Ah…
I saw a news item this lunchtime on FOX about mortgage rates increasing and they interviewed a man who said that he had told the agent he wanted a fixed-rate mortgage. The agent printed his contract - he signed it - then now, years later, he is complaining because his mortgage rates have increased and he is going to lose his home.
So, you didn’t read the contract either then? Why not? Too busy? Ah. FOX News may be blaming the ‘nasty agent’ for not giving the customer what he asked for, but I’m not. I’m blaming the idiot who didn’t read his contract… If you were letting someone else take money directly out of your hands, would you be so much of a pushover as you were signing that piece of paper that allowed them to take money from your bank account? If the agent knew exactly what he was doing - so did you - you knew you were meant to read it. Make the agent sit there and wait, twiddling his thumbs, you are the customer, not him, he’s being paid (by you) for his time!
It happens all-too-often and people have to learn that their lack of action also has consequences. You DO NOT sign what you have not read - never, ever, never, ever. We live in time of digital communication and fast-paced living. You cannot walk through the city of Chicago for more than five minutes without hearing a hoard of impatient car horns and everything in life is about getting it done quicker. Chase Bank has advertisements up in Bus Shelters about how you can personalise your ATM menu, because - I assume - pressing more than one button is a real issue for their customers.
Anyway, back to Ellen… Not everyone has a TV show. I am sure this type of thing happens every day and if it makes you feel bad, Ellen, then I’m sorry. You were oh-so willing to lay out the cash to try to do everything you could for that dog, you are willing to cry on your TV show for the sake of the children, why weren’t you willing to read the ‘piece of paper’ for the sake of all of them in the first place?
Tags: Animal Welfare, Contractual Obligations, Dogs, Ellen DeGeneres, FOX, TV
November 19th, 2007 at 10:43 pm
Ah, been away for a while when I somehow lost track of where this blog went to.
Did Ellen ever apologize over this idiocy? It’s too bad when people play with the life and well-being of a dog to please some crying child.
November 30th, 2007 at 10:44 pm
I don’t think so, no. That poor woman who works to save dogs every day was made to suffer because Ellen couldn’t read a contract - I think that’s pretty much how it ended up.