There's an episode of Seinfeld where Kramer hires an intern because he feels he has a number of good ideas that were "stolen" that he didn't have time to act on. Dauber's World feels his pain.
On Friday night Dauber's World went to the Sundance Kabuki Theater with official ex-boss and ex-boss' wife Ryan and Melissa to see Iron Man (Dauber's World won't comment on the film other than to say actor/director John Favreau appears to be back in his "Singers" physique). The Sundance line of theaters actually allows you to reserve seats! Where on Earth did they come up with that idea? Virtually every other entertainment event requires some form of seats (with the excepting of things like the floor space at a rock concert). For years when Dauber's World was waiting in lines for an hour and then getting seated 30 minutes before the show. Dauber's World thought that theater owners were missing a golden opportunity to extract more money from customers who valued their time. The additional cost is $1.50 which is nothing when you consider that the theater is also incredibly nice, w/ spacious seats AND they have a bar in the balcony so you can drink beer at your seat. Dauber's World is an instant convert. Incidentally if you don't show up to the theater 15 minutes before show time the theater will give up your seat assignments -- a perfectly fair system in Dauber's World's opinion.
This morning Dauber's World landed in Logan Airport and picked up a rental car from Avis. Dauber's World hates renting cars. Among the many stated reasons is that in cities with lots of tolls (Boston, Chicago and Dallas were common offenders in the past) you pay a real penalty for not having a toll transponder device. Well, imagine Dauber's World surprise this morning when he learned that all the cars now come equipped with an EZ Pass. It's in a clever little shielded box -- you don't have to use it. If you want to use it just slide the EZ Pass out of the box and you're charged $1.50/day plus the toll charges. Dauber's World has been clamoring for a service like this for years and finally has it. Some cities expect that everyone has a toll transponder, but since there isn't a standard travelers are almost forced to get a different transponder for each city they travel to regularly or pay the price. Dauber's World doesn't know what other rental car companies or cities offer this feature, but it's certain to catch on quickly.
As happy as Dauber's World is at the release of these two, long-awaited services Dauber's World wonders what could have possibly took the respective industries so long to satisfy what is an obvious customer need? What other needs are going unfulfilled? Dauber's World will ponder this hard and bring ideas back to you, the loyal reader.
Bonus note of the day. Dauber's World likes to read the comments that readers leave on the blog. Late last week official father of Dauber's World left a message on the blog that Dauber's World thought was pretty funny, so it's being given additional airtime. You can look at his message here
1 comment:
Of course if you go to Reston Town Center in Virginia, you'll find that you can arrive 1 minute before the show because 99% of the populace is too stupid to realize there is a line to purchase tickets in the middle.
And FYI, many chain theaters with newer locations have already adopted this approach of assigned seating. For example, you can sit in a huge comfy seat with an assigned seat in the Lowe's Fairfax location.
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