Stupid Shit
I am easily
bothered by stupid shit. Is it just
me? Is that why I am cranky…stupid
shit? Sometimes I stay awake at night
bothered by stupid shit.
Lately I am
bothered by the Chevy commercials. I
have nothing against Chevys, I am sure they are very nice cars. What bothers me is this J.D. Powers claim.
“Chevy has won the
award as most dependable car by J.D. Powers, three years in a row.”
That is
impressive, but who the Hell is J.D. Powers?
How does J.D. Powers make any money just declaring products the “Most Dependable?” Does J.D. Powers declare all product categories
as “Most Dependable?” Do they vote products the “best” the “most attractive”
the “most economical” the “most anything” or just the “most dependable”?
There must
be close to a jillion different cars, do they really test them all for “most
dependable”? How do they determine “most dependable?” Doesn’t it take years to determine if a car
is dependable?
Like if I
had a Chevy for three years and it ran just fine and in the fourth year the
engine just died, I would not call it a
dependable car. It would take at least
ten years for me to decide if a car was really dependable or not and yet J.D.
Powers declares a car as most dependable every year.
“This years most
dependable car is Chevy!” That makes no sense
to me.
“The most dependable
car for the last ten years was the 2008 Chevy!” That I could understand.
Is it possible
that Chevy pays J.D. Powers to declare their car as the “most dependable”?
That would
make sense to me and also explain how J.D. Powers stays in business. Is it like when a product is declared the
official product of some organization? You
know, like
“Odor Eaters is the official anti-stink
foot product of the Professional Bowlers Tour.”
And what
ever happened to the “Good Housekeeping seal of approval”? Does Good Housekeeping still seal approval on
stuff?
Stupid shit,
but it bothers me.
I wonder if
I could go into the business of declaring stuff dependable, or giving stuff the
seal of approval.
“Gold Bond Butt cream
has earned the Cranky Old Man seal of approval!”
Would that help sell Gold Bond Butt cream?
“Callaway Golf balls have
been declared “Most Dependable” by the Cranky Old Man!”
Would that make golfers run out and buy Callaway golf balls?
Stupid shit,
right?
Still if
anyone is interested, I am prepared to seal and or declare anything for the
right price.
That's the sort of stupid shit that has me shaking my head at the gullibility of people who believe things like that, but it doesn't keep me awake at night. There's not much at all that keeps me awake at night.
ReplyDeleteI have hated those Chevy commercials for years now. J. D. Powers aside, they are just plan boring. We drive Chevy's (Jim worked for Chevy dealerships for 50 years) but those commercials would not induce me to want to buy one.
ReplyDeleteExactly, we are all sheep, blindly following/believing/buying shit that is on the telly. We don't question or wonder. I think being able to identify stupid shit sets you apart from the other cranky's. ;0
ReplyDeleteYou know, I'd be willing to bet that your seal of approval would increase sales. People might not know who you are, but evidently that is not necessary. You have a cool handle that would appeal to a lot of folks. Give it a try.
ReplyDeleteI was wondering about golf balls yesterday as I watched the great final round of the PGA Championship. On the one hand (commercial) we're told that Bridgestone is the most preferred golf ball by professionals. Then a different commercial tells us that Titleist is the best ball around. Who are we to believe? Or should we believe anyone? Maybe this is where Fake News started out.
ReplyDeleteI can't tell one from another...I think you have to be a much better golfer than me to have a golf ball make a difference.
DeleteI don't stay up nights wondering about stupid shit anymore. There's so much stupid shit going on that I try to ignore most of it. You know you can't fix stupid.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous day, Cranky. ☺
No clue about JD Powers, but i know that to get the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval the company in question has to buy a huge package of advertising in the magazine.
ReplyDeleteThey must be only talking about American brand cars.😂
ReplyDeleteJ.D. Power came along more because Consumer Reports went sour than any other reason. Someone had to fill the vacuum I spoze.
ReplyDeleteWe have 3 hospitals in our area that compete for the best of the best. Best ER..Best no kill rate...best happiest drug seekers..you name it and there's a graft with red lines that declare if you're good or not. I don't think JD Powers has ever said we were the most anything. And for sure there's no "best food served in a hospital" award. Atleast not here where "they" have decided that only healthy food will be served...i.e...crap. That's what keeps me up at nights.
ReplyDeleteIf you run out of stupid shit to ponder, here's one that I wonder about (though it doesn't keep me awake).
ReplyDelete"Why do choosy mothers choose JIF?" Was my own mother not choosy enough? Because she always chose Peter Pan.
Thank's for that! Now I'll be awake for another night!!
DeleteI agree with you! I always get mad at those "best places to live, best places for job growth, best places to retire" type lists.
ReplyDeleteBecause after reading those lists for a while you may suddenly notice a city ended up on a "best place to live" and "most boring place to live" and "worst job growth" and "most increased crime rate" all at the same time...