Bad timing

[Tough Guy no. 1265]

And this year's award for bad timing goes to Scottish Gas, trying to sell boiler insurance on the hottest day of the year:

[Mick]

you are too thick to understand that marketing is planned in advance it's called business, which you are too stupid to understand you are and always will be a trolling f*ck all little prick when is the last time you had a f*ck?

[Brian-Gaff]

Logically, this is the best time to have your equipment checked out and renew any maintenance agreements i would have thought, but as usual the public will only think about it when its far too late. Brian

[Richard]

I commend your analysis.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Why? Things are often cheaper/on special offer at times of least demand.

Thought even your parrot would know that.

[Tough Guy no. 1265]

People are more likely to buy something when they need it. Virtually nobody plans ahead, or can afford to.

[Tough Guy no. 1265]

Someone who can't use capital letters can't analyze.

[Tough Guy no. 1265]

Best to fix it when it's broken, which in my case is zero times in 15 years. If I'd had one of those warranty things from them, I would have spent the equivalent of 3 replacement boilers by now.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

You'd wait until the house burned down before buying insurance?

More fool them.

[Tough Guy no. 1265]

Hardly the same thing is it? You need insurance BEFORE a fire. The boiler can be fixed when it breaks. Which mine hasn't done in 15 years, saving me thousands in insurance - enough for three new boilers in fact.