Tuesday, November 8 [morning]

[fh_bde]

After the email was distributed to their millions of customers, the public relations office fired off a helpful tweet to let those who followed them on Twitter know:

Portalocity: Check out our new holiday deals!! http://ow.ly/7mvRR

More exclamation points meant you were sincere, right?

[OOC: Open to, nay, encouraging, the kind of Twitter flame wars we see when LJ is being similarly ingenius at public relations.]

Comments

[bitten_notshy]

jackattack: Nothing like starving children to serve as useful props in any holiday celebration. Brilliant sales pitch -- so sensitive. #portalocityfail

[momslilassassin]

callmeben: @jackattack Right? And way to bury the real problem with portal spottiness in an AD. #portalocityfail

[vanillajello]

illegalpants: wait is that why there're no working portals within my universe and i have to fucking FLY to japan?

illegalpants: also ew pig killing. #portalocityfail

[batwaffles.livejournal.com]

browniepoints: More like holiday FAILS. Really? REALLY? #portalocityfail RT @Portalocity: Check out our new holiday deals!! http://ow.ly/7mvRR

[bitten_notshy]

jackattack: @callmeben Read right past that. No offer of refunds, of course. #portalocityfail

[wwiii]

WWIII: Okay, but what is @Portalocity planning to do for people who have found themselves stranded or redirected due to shoddy service?

[needsaparrot]

havetoolswilltravel: @portalocity So nothing about the new $1000 surcharge on trips to Narnia from anytime post 2015? "Travel insurance" my ass. #portalocityfail

[vanillajello]

illegalpants: @WWIII give them free orphans. duh.

[wwiii]

WWIII: @illegalpants Just what I always wanted. "Please, sir? Can I have some more?"

[vanillajello]

illegalpants: @WWIII btw we deff can't go anywhere together right now. portalocity would strand us in the ice age.

illegalpants: @WWIII ...not that i was planning to travel with you but you know. just saying.

[momslilassassin]

callmeben: @jackattack Why start now? Paid through the nose for emerg. portal, STILL had 3 transfers. #portalocityfail

[wwiii]

WWIII: @illegalpants Nah, I get it. An ice age. With killer robots. Robot velociraptors. Who stole all the coffee.

[glacial_queen]

Kisskiss: Looks like we're taking THE BEE if we want to get anywhere. @WWIII when are you getting that back?

[wwiii]

WWIII: @kisskiss I love that it's called THE BEE now, btw. Not sure when- I'll talk to Tony about that asap.

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

therealtonystark: @WWIII @Kisskiss For calling it 'The Bee'? Never. At least make it a cool name like 'The Wasp' or 'The Hornet'

[bitten_notshy]

@callmeben: Did they at least give you free toast & popcorn? Sounds like that's their business model nowadays. #portalocityfail

[momslilassassin]

callmeben @WWIII @therealtonystar @kisskiss the Killer Bee!

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

therealtonystark: @browniepoints Think having a parents from some alternate universe precludes me from the discount?

[dollpocalypse]

brinkofgenius: Can I come?

[wwiii]

WWIII: @callmeben @therealtonystark @kisskiss Don't take this as an invite to add stinger missiles, guys.

[endsthegame]

a.wiggin: @callmeben @therealtonystark @WWIII et al: and don't take Warren's tweet as an encouragement.

[momslilassassin]

callmeben @jackattack Not at all! Bet that costs extra, along with NOT BEING CHASED BY DINOSAURS. #portalocityfail

[life_inshadow]

wiccawicca: @awiggin @kisskiss @WWIII Not to distract from #portalocityfail, but what's with bug stuff? Are there insect reflections?

[batwaffles.livejournal.com]

browniepoints: @therealtonystark You know what discounts are? Well, I'm impressed.

[time-flyer-5.livejournal.com]

pinkchronocop: @WWIII @illegalpants I hate ending up in that time period. Even with the hazard pay.