# "Horrible" companies that you love **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 3, 2023, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-companies-that-you-love/977561 "2023-01-03T02:19:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-companies-that-you-love/977561/81 "2023-01-23T02:02:53Z")
> [@chela](#): > > Finally hooked up the free flex streaming box I hate to break it to you, but when I cut the cord with Xfinity to go ISP-only they tried to give me a “free” flex streaming box too. But it will increase your bottom line bill by about $40 in TV-related “fees and taxes” that disappear if you go internet-only. ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-companies-that-you-love/977561/82 "2023-01-23T02:16:45Z")
Koch brothers acquired Georgia-Pacific in 2005, for what it’s worth. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-companies-that-you-love/977561/83 "2023-01-23T02:59:11Z")
I am more of a fan of Aliexpress than most people seem to be. I suspect it’s used more by people outside the US because Amazon is not as good outside the US. People express horror at buying stuff from the Chinese, but IMHO this is more an emotional than logical since if I bought the same things other than through Aliexpress it would still be Chinese made, almost always. As to service and quality, I’ve generally found this to be acceptable, for the price. Things go wrong occasionally but I save so much overall that I just regard it as the cost of doing business. And IME most of the sellers on Aliexpress care about their reputation pretty much as much as anyone else. I rarely use Amazon. It’s not as good in Australia, but also I find it has a dumbed down culture. If I am buying a totally commodity item with no technicalities and no variations, it can be OK. But for anything technical, the descriptions (if existent) are too often non-existent or vague. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-companies-that-you-love/977561/84 "2024-04-15T19:15:26Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > CenturyLink: Provided me with the best internet I’ve every had. No outages and fast fast fast. Anytime I had to contact customer service (rare because as an ISP they were great) I got wonderful service. I hated moving because I don’t have them at my new house and I would go back to them in a heartbeat. And finally CenturyLink is available at my new location. Absolutely loved the service both ordering and install. No downtime at all. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2024, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-companies-that-you-love/977561/85 "2024-04-15T19:33:15Z")
> [@Dr.Strangelove](#): > > The bill is exactly $100.00 and hasn’t gone up a single penny. Well, nothing lasts. It’s up to $114 now (after going up to $103 and then $108). Oh well. At least they’re no longer pretending that the $0.37 fees they kept adding are legitimate. They’re just raising the prices by even dollar amounts. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-companies-that-you-love/977561.md?page=4)