Consumer Joe : Harassing Corporate America, One Letter at a Time

by Davidson, Paul

• ISBN13: 9780767915021
• ISBN10: 076791502X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2003-09-01
• Publisher: Broadway

Summary

In the bestselling tradition ofThe Lazlow LettersandLetters from a Nut,screenwriter Paul Davidson has been firing off humble but humorous letters to Fortune 500 companies to find answers to such hot-button questions like why hasn't Minute Maid begun to sell an all pulp, juice-free product yet, and whether it's safe to microwave a bowl of Marshmallow Fluff on high for ten minutes. And the funny thing is . . . consumer-care departments everywhere have been writing back to him, addressing his queries with deadpan seriousness. Collecting dozens of selections from Davidson's funniest correspondence,Consumer Joeuncovers why a box of fifty envelopes only contained forty-seven and how colorblind people are supposed to tell whether their Ziploc baggies ("yellow and blue makes green") are properly sealed, while making numerous product-improvement suggestions along the way (such as adding Tuna Melt flavor to the Jamba Juice product line). Taking aim at the increasingly advertising-sponsored society,Consumer Joefeatures utterly absurd but irresistible missives to companies ranging from Barnes & Noble and Fed-Ex to Southwest Airlines and Taco Bell. Full of kvetches we all can relate to,Consumer Joeis poised to become the patron saint of every beleaguered shopper.

Author Biography

<p>When not writing important letters, <b>PAUL DAVIDSON</b> writes for various film and television companies. His past projects have appeared on VH1, USA Networks, ABC, and DreamWorks TV. He lives in Los Angeles.</p>