NewMexiKen lived through The Sopranos without cable, but Deadwood, which returned last night on HBO, pushed me to the brink. I need HBO and I need it now.
So I called my dealer, Comcast. They had sent me an advertisment for cable at “$25 off per month for 16 months!” Sounded good.
“But sir, you have to be an existing dish customer. This is a ‘Dump the Dish’ marketing campaign.”
“But it doesn’t specifically say that,” I reply.
“But that’s what we intended,” I hear back. “It’s a “Dump the Dish” campaign.”
The supervisor who eventually came on the line (not unlike Ernestine for those who remember Lily Tomlin’s telephone operator) pointed out that the mailer does say “Some restrictions may apply.” And so they do.
I’m going to buy a dish.