when i was a younger man i tried them all
brut, english leather, bay rum
you name it
i tried dozens in my late teens and early 20s
i found that what i liked the best was old spice cologne
and i’ve been using it regularly for over 40 years
the last time i went to buy a bottle, the bottle had been changed
(years ago the bottle went from glass to plastic)
the new bottle has a spray nozzle
i tried calling the president of the corporation
i was told by the switch board at proctor and gamble that calls weren’t permitted
i could only write a letter
so i mailed and facsed a letter to the ceo
first i got an email back from “the team” thanking me for my interest in their products
it assured me that my opinion was very important to them
weeks later i received an anonymous letter from some part of this corporation stating pretty much the same thing
what a bunch of crap
an american corporation making a product for american men that doesn’t give half a rat’s kazubie what american men think
so i bought a new bottle
pulled the new top off with a pliers
so i can continue to use the product
if i, as an attorney, treated the public the way that way proctor and gamble treated me
i would be on the corner selling apples
what is this illness in our country with our corporations
i think of david crosby singing that we have to speak out against the madness
we do
don’t ever stop
