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Basavaraj Kiitos kommentistasi Pasi!Juuri ne4in: peanoosra te4ytyy tuoda esille. Kun jotain piirrette4 tuodaan esille, jutussa on ke4rki. Yhte4 korostetaan toisten kustannuksella. Se on markkinointia.Toisin sanoen yritte4je4n on pe4e4tette4ve4, millainen he4n ja he4nen yrityksense4 on ja viestitte4ve4 site4 suunnitelmallisesti myf6s henkilf6kunnan kautta.Mine4 tykke4e4n Kinda Oy:n Pauliina Me4kele4n erottautumisesta kilteimme4ksi yritykseksi . Suurin osa yrityksiste4 ei ole kiltteje4, eike4 tuhmia, eike4 mite4e4n muutakaan.P.S. Pasi, kylle4 sinunkin yritysviestinne4sse4si voisi olla ve4he4n enemme4n se4rme4e4. Ja kun yksi sormi osoittaa kaveria, ve4hinte4e4n kolme osoittaa itsee4
re: Phuket, ThailandSonia Ryan is a young guy with a young family-he's a self-employed conartctor who has aspirations to join his hometown fire department. He likes the economic security of a firefighting career -every financial decision he makes has to fall within practical family guidelines. Except for a 2006 Mustang Saleen S 281 Extreme Ryan spotted one on Autotrader.ca for an asking price of 14,500 Canadian. That's a fraction of retail (45-55,000) for a 5000-mile car. Ryan emailed the seller for more information. It was the old divorce story (vindictive, angry, motivated ex-wife equals fire sale). Or so it seemed.Ryan isn't a na ve guy-he's seen the 20-20/Dateline car scam stories on TV so he paid 30 bucks for a CARFAX report-everything she told him checked out. The car was sold in California, repossessed with a few thousand miles on the clock, sold again, moved up to Vancouver BC Canada and eventually ended up in Edmonton Alberta Canada. This was exactly what she had told him. He asked for more pictures and she emailed a giant portfolio including pictures of the car with Alberta plates and the original California dealer sticker. So far so good.The seller then set the hook by offering a solution to the how do I get paid? question-she offered the eBay Payment Protection Plan as a solution. Basically it worked this way: Ryan would send a certified payment to a holding account with a trust company that would keep the funds until both parties were satisfied. She emailed him an invoice (eBay logo and all) detailing the terms of the protection plan: she ships the car and no money exchanges hands for 10 days until buyer is satisfied. Seller also agrees to take the car back at seller's expense for shipping if it isn't satisfactory. From Ryan's point of view she was taking all the risk so, with CARFAX, Auto Trader and eBay apparently involved, he truly believed that he'd won the Specialty Mustang' lottery.Until it didn't show up. She had emailed Ryan to expect delivery at his house on Monday night at 8 pm. 45 minutes went by. Then an hour. Then another hour.Ryan finally got an answer after several emails when she told him that the car was held up due to a shipping insurance issue with her bank. That's when he threw the penalty flag and phoned her bank in Florida to crash the deal (bank transfer recall). The manager was very unwilling to help. He told Ryan that his customer told him that Ryan had indeed received the car and the believability edge had gone to his client. It took a big move up the food chain in this Florida based banking chain and a call from the Miami police to get this guy off his protect the lowlife fraud artist position.Ryan also phoned eBay about the protection plan invoice. eBay told him that it didn't exist and they contacted IC3 (internet fraud investigation). The bank account was immediately frozen. Ryan's own city police service in Calgary Alberta told him that they see this about five times a week and it can involve anything from a car to heavy equipment and it's always done the same way.Ryan's case was typical-they'd taken pictures from a legitimate ad (in this case, like most, the real owner had actually tried to sell it earlier this year), done the same CARFAX check, built a divorce story around it and offered this bogus protection plan. Had Ryan waited another hour the 10 days would have been up and he would have been out 15,000 hard-earned dollars.The worst part about this scam is that even after Ryan phoned Auto Trader to tell them that this ad was fraudulent the same car turned up a week later on Autotrader.ca -3000 bucks cheaper and under a new e mail address. They pulled the ad right after Ryan phoned them again.The old adage if it's too good to be true blah blah blah clearly applies here but Ryan tried to be a cautious buyer and practice due diligence even with buck (or in this case) mustang fever. He relied on brand names like CARFAX, Auto Trader and eBay to protect him-and so did the crooks. None of the name brands technically did anything wrong but with any system there is weakness-predators exploit weakness.Bottom line caveat emptor -sure it's an older than dirt expression but living in the 21st century doesn't excuse us from learning an old lesson. Ask Ryan.
re: Phuket, ThailandMauri Eme4nte4 kirjoitti:Liput ovat eisasijnisesti TuKY ry:n je4senille, mutta jos niite4 je4e4 yli saavat toki muutkin ostaa. Kannattaa siis saapua paikalle jos juhlat kiinnostavat vaikka ei ry:n je4sen olisikaan. Tulimme siihen tulokseen ette4 jonottajat pystyve4t varmasti itse vahtimaan toisiaan jonotuksen ajan, eli siis periaatteella jokainen pite4e4 itse huolta jonon je4rjestykseste4. Sise4e4n tullaan sitten samassa jonossa ja tehde4e4n lista sen mukaisesti ja myyde4e4n liput siine4 je4rjestyksesse4.
re: Ensitapaamisen jatkotWali With havin so much content do you ever run into any isseus of plagorism or copyright infringement? My blog has a lot of completely unique content I've either created myself or outsourced but it seems a lot of it is popping it up all over the web without my authorization. Do you know any ways to help reduce content from being stolen? I'd really appreciate it.
re: Phi PhiDominnique Lotta kirjoitti:Hanna kitois! Me4kin oon aina kyseenalaistanut perinteisten LV-kuosien viehe4tyksen. Varsinkin Pariisissa, jossa joko ruutuja tai monogrammeja keikkuu noin joka toisen naisen olkape4e4lle4, tuntui jotenkin omituisen helpottavalta kantaa itse suht anonyymia laukkua.aino enemme4n kuin mun yhden yste4ve4n auto :D jos riitte4ve4sti kiinnostaa, tarkemman tiedon lf6yde4t louisvuitton.fr:ste4, malli on Brea GM Cuir Epi ja ve4ri ivoire.rau viitsin me4 Anteeksi!
re: Pariisi, FranceMaiju Hei, olen mielenkiinnolla lukenut blogiasi ja muutama asia mietityttää. Miten Thaikuista muualle reissaaminen on onnistunut vaihdon aikana? Pitääkö joka kerta ostaa uudestaan viisumi? Toiseksi kiinnostaa. että millainen sää siellä on ollut tänä aikana kun olet siellä asunut?
re: Phuket, ThailandTuleva vaihtari Hienoa lukea blogiasi maistuvista ruuista! Itsekin ajattelun tuon kurssin valita:) Kuulemma siinä oppii kokkauksen lisäksi paljon Thaimaan kulttuuristakin... Tuosta Go Kartista lukee myös AE:n sivulla seuraavaa: AE:n opiskelijakorttia näyttämällä 10min karting 500 THB Huom! Paikalle mentävä omalla kuljetuksella (esim. skootteri, bussi). Tuktukilla tai taxilla tuleville alennusta ei voida myöntää. http://www.asiaexchange.fi/index.php/site/vaihto-ohjelmat/kumppaneiden-alennukset-ja-edut
re: Phuket, ThailandPhuket Syndicate Co., Ltd Joo Korallisaari on kyl aivan huippu! Siellä tuleekin käytyä harva se päivä. Kalassakin tulee käytyä. Kyllä tämä Phuket on kiva paikka asustella. Ajelehan varovasti Phuketissa.
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Tuleva vaihtari Hienoa lukea blogiasi maistuvista ruuista! Itsekin ajattelun tuon kurssin valita:) Kuulemma siinä oppii kokkauksen lisäksi paljon Thaimaan kulttuuristakin... Tuosta Go Kartista lukee myös AE:n sivulla seuraavaa: AE:n opiskelijakorttia näyttämällä 10min karting 500 THB Huom! Paikalle mentävä omalla kuljetuksella (esim. skootteri, bussi). Tuktukilla tai taxilla tuleville alennusta ei voida myöntää. http://www.asiaexchange.fi/index.php/site/vaihto-ohjelmat/kumppaneiden-alennukset-ja-edut
Maiju Hei, olen mielenkiinnolla lukenut blogiasi ja muutama asia mietityttää. Miten Thaikuista muualle reissaaminen on onnistunut vaihdon aikana? Pitääkö joka kerta ostaa uudestaan viisumi? Toiseksi kiinnostaa. että millainen sää siellä on ollut tänä aikana kun olet siellä asunut?