Obvious Diversion

I moved into a new apartment this weekend which is my official excuse for the light posting over the last week. Some shopping was done to make the space more functional and a number of these items came with mailable product registration cards. The one that stands out as the most obnoxious is for a Calphalon Wok which requests the following information:

• What magazines you subscribe to or read regularly
• Your date of birth
• Marital status
• the gender and age of everyone living in your household
• Your annual family income
• Your occupation
• Your interests and activities. Options include “Fishing”. “Grandchildren”, “Buy prerecorded videos”, “Surf the Internet”, “Fashion clothing”, “Our nation’s heritage”, “Casino gambling”, “Science Fiction” and the always popular “Moneymaking opportunities”.

I don’t know who in their right mind fills this thing out and sends it in, but someone must do it or they wouldn’t bother to ask. Oh, and you have to add the postage if you actually want it to get there.