[IP] boy, I will avoid those stores djf if you wish company refuses to sell Internet services or other contract-based plans to people over 70
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From: Liz Ditz <ponytrax@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: September 3, 2006 10:48:45 AM EDT
To: David Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: for IP if you wish company refuses to sell Internet services
or other contract-based plans to people over 70
http://www.boingboing.net/2006/09/03/carphone_warehouse_r.html
Cory Doctorow: Carphone Warehouse, a UK chain of communications
stores, refuses to sell Internet services or other contract-based
plans to people over 70 unless they are accompanied by a young
person. They say that septugenarians are too old to understand the
terms of telecoms contracts.
Mrs Greening-Jackson, who sits on the board of several
charities, said: "I was absolutely furious. The young man said,
'Sorry, you're over 70. It's company policy. We don't sign anyone up
who is over 70.'
"Later a young lady said company policy is that anyone over 70
might not understand the contract. She said, 'If you would be
prepared to go to the shop in town and take a younger member of your
family we might give you a contract.'
"I have just completed a visa form to go to Russia. Last year we
did one for walking the Wall in China and here is this person saying
I would not be able to understand a basic form - and it was basic. It
is pure ageism.
"Somebody has decided when you turn 70 you lose a lot of your
mind. I find this is ridiculous."
original article from daily mail
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?
in_article_id=403333&in_page_id=1770
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Liz Ditz
ponytrax@xxxxxxxxxx
blog: http://lizditz.typepad.com
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