so who do we hate more? duracell or JC penny?

kateskouros

13 years ago

freaking duracell, for sure.

*&^^!@$%&!!!

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lisa_a
13 years ago
OMG!!! I thought it couldn't get worse.

I was wrong.

If this doesn't stop and soon, I'm never buying a Duracell battery again!
cj47
13 years ago
Grrrrr!!!!! What new devilry is this?!
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marcydc
13 years ago
they could at least target us with some kitchen stuff. i need new dish towels to go with new kitchen for example.

Jeesh. I sure don't need a new skirt --- all the eating out after not having a kitchen for 6 mos. has not made me feel much like running to JCP and buying that orange skirt!
lisa_a
13 years ago
I sent a complaint and request for help to Tamara. Someone (sorry can't remember who) suggested doing this on the "annoying pop-up" thread. Anyhoo, at the bottom of the KF forum page is a link for "Technical Problems". Click on that, choose "Technical Question" in the pull down menum type your message and send it off.

I agree with whoever suggested doing this that if enough of us kvetch, these damned things might go away. Or at the very least, Tamara will tell us how to make them go away.
User
13 years ago
JCPenny. For days I have had to look at that stupid outfit . I only started seeing the battery one as I opened tonight. I will NEVER go in to or buy from JC again . Really poor advertising and I am surprised that their acct. people don't know this. c
plllog
13 years ago
Whom do we love most?

The very clever people who designed Ad Block Plus for Firefox.

I have no idea what you all are talking about. I got ABP when the dancing baby came and haven't seen anything awful since!

I highly recommend it. IE might be necessary for certain multimedia sites, but Firefox complies closest to the international standards.
doonie
13 years ago
I am loathing the JC Penny outfit too. The more I saw it, the less I liked it. I tried ignoring her, but she kept blocking the center of my screen. How much more annoying can you get?

plllog, you are making me laugh with the dancing baby! I'd forgotten. Wasn't that creepy & disturbing!

When that spidery wire ad popped up at the top with cell phones and what not....that was the last straw! I finally broke down and read how to block them.

It's similar to how the tv commercials blare out 50 decibels louder than the tv programming or when Billy Mays would start yelling at me about something I really needed. I can't find the mute button fast enough!
Buehl
13 years ago
Over and over again we tell everyone...use Firefox w/Adblock Plus...I never, and I mean never, see any of these ads you all keep complaining about!
ci_lantro
13 years ago
Yup. Firefox user w/ Adblock Plus here & I didn't have a clue what you're complaining about. Had to open the thread to find out.
John Liu
13 years ago
The odd thing is that the advertising doesn't take advantage of the subject of the forum. This must be one of the most active kitchen forums around. I'd think this particular audience would be most valuable to advertisers of kitchen-related products and services. Appliances, flooring, fixtures, cabinetry, lighting, paint, and so on. Yet I can't recall ever seeing an ad for a GE dishwasher or anything like that. It is just generic advertising, that could be on any forum or blog or other website.
doonie
13 years ago
buehl, I'm listening to you and trying Firefox. I hope nothing bad happens. If you don't hear from me again. I have crashed...send out the rescue teams!
kateskouros
Original Author
13 years ago
i HAVE adblock installed. everything was fine until now. going to check it out again tonight. it's really crazy though: do the marketing geniuses who come up with these things actually think they are enticing us to buy from them?
boxerpups
13 years ago
JCP Or Duracell????? No pop ups for me. Maybe they
are on their way.

I don't have any JCP pop ups... Ummm
and Duracell... only at the top bar on my pc. I wonder why?

ummmmmm ... I hope this gets solved for
everyone else though.
jakabedy
13 years ago
JCP. Hands down.
lcm_maine
13 years ago
I installed AdBlock for Firefox (thanks for the suggestion) and have had no problems since then.

However, before doing that I found that the ads took on an eerie Twilight Zone quality. My niece was nearing the due date for her first baby last month, and for two weeks I was haunted by the dancing baby boy, not just here but other sites as well. She gave birth to a boy (the first boy born in our family in 50 years) and the next day the dancing baby was gone in favor of Hostess whole wheat muffins.
boxerpups
13 years ago
lmc-maine,

Congrats on your new nephew baby boy !!!
I would be spooked too with twilight hazy baby floating
around my screen. Enjoy the REAL baby.

I must have some Firefox system. My DH is an IT person
so I am certain this is why I don't have pops ups.

But for the vote I would say Duracell is disliked more.
I love JCP towels.
~boxerpups
doggonegardener
13 years ago
FI-ER-FOX...FI-ER-FOX...FI-ER-FOX... solves all your woes.
Buehl
13 years ago
kateskouros...you're using Firefox w/Adblock Plus and still getting the ads? Hmmm....I'm not.

If you are, simply right click on the ad and add by selecting "Adblock Plus: Block image"

Oh, and be sure it's enabled....click on the menu arrow of the Adblock Plus icon (the stop sign that has "ABP" in it) and be sure the "Enable Adblock Plus" option is checked. If it's not, select it.

The other thing you should do is "subscribe" to the "EasyList (USA)" filter subscription. Click on the menu arrow of the Adblock Plus icon (the stop sign that has "ABP" in it) and select "Preferences". Then, click the "Filters" command in the menu that runs across the top. Select "Add filter subscription" and follow the prompts.
lascatx
13 years ago
buehl, we tried firefox w/adblock and were able to use it for a while, but something happened and it wasn't working for us anymore. I don't why, but we had to go a different route.
lisa_a
13 years ago
Like kateskouros, I also have Adblock Plus and yet still get pop-ups. They disappeared for a day after I added this feature but after that brief reprieve, no joy, they're baaaaack!

I'm going to bug computer whiz hubby tonight to see what other tricks we can try. If I can't get this to cease and desist, I won't be responsible for my actions!
lisa_a
13 years ago
I posted Tamara's response in another thread (see link) but thought you all might wish to read it, too.

Tamara responded to my complaint, stating that she had reported the problem this morning and a fix should be in place soon. She also told me that generally these types of ads should only appear once per session. If only they were that infrequent! I even had the Duracell ad show up on the message preview page and I've never seen an ad there before - not even when we were dealing with the underlined green word hyperlinks mess.

Oh, scratch that. I just noticed the Dove bleed-in ad from the right when I previewed my reply. At least it's not nearly as annoying as Duracell or Penney's ads.

I've seen the Penney's ad once so far today but no Duracell ad. I'm hoping they've gone away for good.

Here is a link that might be useful: REALLY annoying pop-up on this forum - anyone else?
doonie
13 years ago
Firefox is great! Now I've wasted 1/2 my day exploring, but at least the popups are gone!
dianalo
13 years ago
Wow! I am the only person who I know uses Firefox (and got dh on it) and yet it seems like a lot here are onto it too! Must be the smart GW-TKO gene, lol.....
cj47
13 years ago
I've used Firefox for a long time.
And now I've installed the Ad Block that was suggested. So far, so good! Take that, Duracell!
debbie_2008
13 years ago
I hate them equal and that stupid scribble thing with the cell phones...grrr
Stacey Collins
13 years ago
Firefox. No pop-ups. LOVE IT!!!!!!
Circus Peanut
13 years ago
The great thing about Firefox with AdBlockPlus is that you can right-click on any annoying ad that still manages to make it through and zap it forever after. Yay! Kateskouros, you might want to try this?

Also, Firefox displays virtually any site correctly (unless the site is really badly coded), and in terms of using interactive sites it's a slightly better alternative to Safari for Mac users (there's no IE for Mac).
lyno
13 years ago
I only get the JC Penney popup, I'm not complaining that I'm not getting Duracell's, but it IS curious!
gillycat
13 years ago
did not understand what this was all about.
But then i am a firefox girl.
That fox does not let me see any pop-ups
It obliterates them

get the fox!!!!!!
Buehl
13 years ago
I actually do have issues with some sites using Firefox...including at work (Sharepoint doesn't work very well with Firefox...not surprising since Sharepoint is from Microsoft! Figures, right?!)

It's either bad or lazy coding...some developers don't want to be bothered to support both, so they take the lazy way out and just code for IE. I've run into this not only in the "outside" world, but even at my company when we're creating webpages for clients!!!! It's not that much more work nor is it that much more difficult...that's why I say it's more about "lazy" developers! (I'm in the IT business, I know!)

BTW...Land's End is an example of this. I like their clothing, but I hate using their site! It's only been since they "improved" their site that it's been an issue (a couple of years now.)
cpartist
13 years ago
ok when I was in Fl on my ipad I didn't see what everyone was talking about. Now I'm home, using a mac and that jc penney ad keeps interfering. Anyone know if adblock works with safari?
idrive65
13 years ago
BTW...Land's End is an example of this. I like their clothing, but I hate using their site! It's only been since they "improved" their site that it's been an issue (a couple of years now.)

I've never had a problem with Land's End and Firefox. What happens?
writersblock (9b/10a)
13 years ago
cpartist, get glimmerblocker:

It installs as a system preference, so it doesn't mess things up when there's a safari upgrade. No more ads, no underlines, etc.

Here is a link that might be useful: glimmerblocker
User
13 years ago
YEAH ! Glimmeblocker took less than a minute to install and the ads are gone from my Mac !! Thank you !!
lisa_a
13 years ago
I have Firefox with Adblock Plus and I was still getting both the Duracell and Penney's pop-ups before Thursday. Thankfully, it seems that whatever fix Tamara and GW put in place on Thursday has solved the issue for me because I haven't seen Duracell since late Wednesday or Thursday morning (days blurring together) and I only recall seeing the Penney's pop-up once or twice since then.

kateskouros, did their fix solve your pop-up issues, too? I think you and I might have been the only Firefox users who were still bothered by these stupid pop-ups. Lucky us.

so who do we hate more? duracell or JC penny?

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