slacker Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Irregular News for 01.24.07 Wisconsin -- An American GI assigned to one of the harshest posts in Iraq had a simple request last week for a Wisconsin mattress company: send some floor mats to help ease the hardship of sleeping on the cold, bug-infested ground. What he got, instead, was a swift kick from the company's Web site, which not only refused the request but added insult to injury with the admonition, "If you were sensible, you and your troops would pull out of Iraq." Army Sgt. Jason Hess, stationed in Taji, Iraq, with the 1st Cavalry Division, said he emailed his request to Discount-mats.com because he and his fellow soldiers sleep on the cold ground, which contains sand mites, sand flies and other disease carriers. In his email, dated Jan. 16, 2007, he asked the Web-based company, registered to Faisal Khetani, an American Muslim of Pakistani descent: "Do you ship to APO (military) addresses? I'm in the 1st Cavalry Division stationed in Iraq and we are trying to order some mats but we are looking for ships to APO first." On the same day, Hess received this reply: "SGT Hess, We do not ship to APO addresses, and even if we did, we would NEVER ship to Iraq. If you were sensible, you and your troops would pull out of Iraq. Bargain Suppliers Discount-Mats.com" Khetani on Monday told FOX News that the person responsible for the email reply had been fired. The Web site, meanwhile, has been temporarily taken down. Hess emailed that he has since found two mat suppliers willing to ship to an APO address in Iraq. Quote Link to comment
AR Husker Fan Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 What a moronic response. Even if you dislike the reasons for the war, you simply don't do that. Quickest way in the world to ruin your business... Quote Link to comment
slacker Posted January 24, 2007 Author Share Posted January 24, 2007 Yep, this guy pretty much screwed himself. Notice that the website is down. I did a quick search and found this is making the internet rounds like gang busters. That domain was registered publicly so this dudes address, phone number, name... were available for all to see. Stupid stupid stupid. I'm sure he is now regretting his lack of support for the troops. Quote Link to comment
rawhide Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 The owner needs the feds to put him/her in a protection program perhaps. :asshat Quote Link to comment
slacker Posted January 25, 2007 Author Share Posted January 25, 2007 I saw this on CNN today, it was actually an employee who sent the email, an employee who has since been fired. It has pretty much ruined this guys business.. Quote Link to comment
NU fan in Denver Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 The message on their website is pretty comical. Sounds like they are trying to save their a$$es. I have a feeling this business won't recover. Quote Link to comment
Drowning_in_the_Sea_of_Red Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 I'd burn down the building.......save them the time of going bankrupt Quote Link to comment
huskernumerouno Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 f#*k EM, I hope they never sell another mat or any other item. Quote Link to comment
gamecocks Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 I'll never consider buying anything from them. Quote Link to comment
BIGREDIOWAN Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 That company is screwed now!!! I think they should have shipped the employee that sent that e-mail back to him over to Iraq along with some mats. Then let the soldiers deal with him!!! Quote Link to comment
MCAT800 Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 That company is screwed now!!! I think they should have shipped the employee that sent that e-mail back to him over to Iraq along with some mats. Then let the soldiers deal with him!!! Yea that would be fun to watch Quote Link to comment
BIGREDIOWAN Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 "Pull pin shove grenade up ass watch show!!!" Quote Link to comment
huskernumerouno Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 "Pull pin shove grenade up ass watch show!!!" That should do the trick Quote Link to comment
Drowning_in_the_Sea_of_Red Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Who wants to watch a man shove a grenade up his hole? Quote Link to comment
husker rob Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 probably all of the soldiers that were sleeping on the ground getting bit buy sand fleas. Quote Link to comment
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