boy, I will avoid those stores djf if you wish company refuses to sell Internet services or other contract-based plans to people over 70

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Liz Ditz <ponytrax () batnet com>
Date: September 3, 2006 10:48:45 AM EDT
To: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Subject: for IP if you wish company refuses to sell Internet services  
or other contract-based plans to people over 70

http://www.boingboing.net/2006/09/03/carphone_warehouse_r.html

Cory Doctorow: Carphone Warehouse, a UK chain of communications  
stores, refuses to sell Internet services or other contract-based  
plans to people over 70 unless they are accompanied by a young  
person. They say that septugenarians are too old to understand the  
terms of telecoms contracts.

    Mrs Greening-Jackson, who sits on the board of several  
charities, said: "I was absolutely furious. The young man said,  
'Sorry, you're over 70. It's company policy. We don't sign anyone up  
who is over 70.'

    "Later a young lady said company policy is that anyone over 70  
might not understand the contract. She said, 'If you would be  
prepared to go to the shop in town and take a younger member of your  
family we might give you a contract.'

    "I have just completed a visa form to go to Russia. Last year we  
did one for walking the Wall in China and here is this person saying  
I would not be able to understand a basic form - and it was basic. It  
is pure ageism.

    "Somebody has decided when you turn 70 you lose a lot of your  
mind. I find this is ridiculous."

original article from daily mail

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html? 
in_article_id=403333&in_page_id=1770

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Liz Ditz
ponytrax () batnet com

blog: http://lizditz.typepad.com

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