Tiger Woods Speaks Again

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I really enjoyed seeing Tiger Woods in this latest interview. Why? Because he is being so down to earth and humble over his mistakes. He is showing his human side. He is facing his mistakes head-on, talking about them and he is even showing us that he is insecure about golfing in front of the public again. That’s three stars for Woods!

What other famous, rich person have you seen do this?

Read moreI honestly can’t think of another apology, off hand, where the person was so humble. Usually, the stars have a chip on their shoulder that is so huge, even after admissions and an apology, the arrogance steams off of them like hot pavement being hit by a cool summer rain. This is absolutely missing from Woods and a strong indication he means what he is saying.

When someone apologizes to me, this is what I need:

a). I need to hear the apologizer say what they did wrong: repeatedly, if I need it. If they can’t do it–forget the apology.

b). I need to see them say it in a humble way: any sign of arrogance or resistance–forget about it! They haven’t accepted their actions and are not sorry.

c). I need them to allow me to ask questions like “Why did you do this”? If the person can’t discuss it how I need to discuss it and as often as I need to discuss it, and give me what I need, they haven’t come to terms with what they did wrong.

d). I need the apologizer to let me chose the time frame to accept that apology. If someone wants instant gratification that I forgive them, it’s over. I am the one who is hurt and considering giving them a second chance. That means the relationship, to begin with a second time, is on my terms. PERIOD. They hurt me and now they need to give me the space to heal as I need to do so, if they are truly regretful.

I’m a tough cookie with apologies. Hurt me once, shame on you. Hurt me twice, shame on me for not demanding what I needed! My guidelines have sniffed out a lot of no-so-sorry people in my life. Thank god!

Shopping Experience: Is this deceptive?

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A week ago (10 days ago), I ordered a bathing suit online at JcPenneys. They advertised it was on sale $10 off the full price, and since I found a free shipping coupon online, I ordered it. It arrived. I don’t live near a store.

Yesterday I realized that I was going to a dentist near a Penneys, so I decided to go in and look at what they were charging locally. I went in, found the suit, and low and behold the suit was $20 off the regular price.

It’s sad to say that I expected as much.

Read moreOnline they give you one price and at the store, you find another. Some times the store is cheaper, sometimes online is cheaper. You never know which it will be, so I check frequently when I am able to.

I went up to the register with my receipt and I asked for a credit. The woman at the check out counter told me that she couldn’t help me. The catalog business she explained is not the same as the store. I immediately piped up in front of the other waiting customers that this was a deceptive practice!! You should have seen their faces…

I said if you are one store, you should sell the product for the same price across the board. The customer service rep then said to me, “Well, did you get free shipping?” I acknowledged I did and shot right back at her, “Yeah, so does that make it right–charging me for shipping underhandedly?” Everyone around me was tense because I laid my thoughts on the table. People looked away! It always amazes me. The customer service rep told me to go to the catalog department to find out what could be done.

So I trucked on over to the catalog department and said, “I want a credit. This is $10 less than what I paid in the past week or two”. She promptly informed me it was not their policy to price match in the store. I said fine. Ring up this suit here, and I will be back tomorrow and I will bring you the other one so you can give me a credit. I’m not paying ten dollars more for nothing. You’ll just have to do more work– that’s your choice. She told me she would give me a credit, though it was against their policy.

Do you find these practices deceptive? I sure do…

I think as consumers we need to speak out against this and stop it!

Misty Croslin Voice Stress Test

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A reader asked me for an opinion on my Feedback page about Misty Croslin. What is fascinating is when I was listening to it, I heard something interesting.

If you go to time marker 7:00 and listen from there, you will hear Misty say, “I didn’t have nothing to do with her. I love that little girl more than anything, would never hurt her, if I knew who hurt her, I wouldn’t tell.”

Did I hear that right? Does she says she wouldn’t tell?

Isn’t that fascinating. She wouldn’t tell?

That’s the truth!

River Cruz

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The other day a reader asked me for my opinion on River Cruz on my Feedback page. Cruz is the woman who claims she had an affair with George Anthony, and that George confessed to her that Caylee’s death was an accident.

Read moreThe reader wrote:

River Cruz supposedly had an affair with George Anthony two years ago. Supposedly authorities came to her to get the info. She says that she is not hoping to make money off of the information. Both she and her sister Skye Benhaida were interviewed. Videos of both are on WFTV. http://tinyurl.com/y... more

River Cruz supposedly had an affair with George Anthony two years ago. Supposedly authorities came to her to get the info. She says that she is not hoping to make money off of the information. Both she and her sister Skye Benhaida were interviewed. Videos of both are on WFTV. http://tinyurl.com/ykrveth

http://www.wftv.com/news/22846532/detail.html

http://www.wftv.com/video/22828740/index.html

They’re all short videos. Do you think that the two women are being truthful. I thought that the sister seemed to be taking delight in the whole thing on her first interview. River Cruz herself seems to want to be left alone and doesn’t seem interested in getting attention for this although my guess is that she’ll be happy enough if she gets some money from the tabloids in the end.

http://www.wftv.com/video/22847997/index.html

I responded two days ago on the 17th (I just see UserVoice isn’t showing dates! What the heck? They used to):

These two are sending mixed messages. There is quite a bit of shoulder shrugging where I wouldn’t expect to see it. This is also not a high stake lie, but I don’t believe we are hearing 100% of the truth. I’d need to see more to break it all down.

There is definite interest to get money from this, if you want my opinion, from both women. Was there an affair? I am undetermined at this time.

Nancy Grace interviewed River Cruz’s sister on her show on the 17th. You can read the transcript here, and River’s sister denies selling the story to the National Enquirer or having interest in any money.

Yet last night on Nancy Grace, what do you suppose Nancy Grace was holding up? The National Enquirer with River Cruz’s story!

Is that a hit? A success at calling out a liar? You decide. I’m pissed User Voice doesn’t have date stamps anymore! We all need to complain to them to change that!

Shantina Smiley’s Ex-Husband Jerry

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Shantina Smiley, 29, mysteriously disappeared last weekend under strange circumstances. You can read the story here.

When I watched this video of her ex-husband, I was immediately concerned by his demeanor and emotions. While this video is nothing conclusive (one hot spot by itself isn’t enough to say anything), I want to see more of him. If anyone sees more video of him speaking about this, will you share it with me?

I saw a video of the fiance, and he appeared genuinely concerned.