by sumac | Dec 4, 2015 | Corporate Apologies
November 28th, 1979, an Air New Zealand sightseeing flight to Antarctica smashed into Mount Erebus, instantly killing everyone aboard. It was the first air disaster in New Zealand’s history and is still the worst. The sightseeing flights began in 1977. They were...
by snarly | Oct 9, 2015 | Corporate Apologies, Funny-on-Purpose Apologies
In general, SorryWatch frowns on the concept of pre-apology. (Also its polar opposite, post-unapology.) Apologizing in advance for something you know is wrong but that you’re going to do anyway is douchey (unless you are Chris Pratt and you are pre-mocking your...
by sumac | Sep 25, 2015 | Corporate Apologies, True Crime Apologies
It’s possible to be harmed by peanuts even if you don’t have a peanut allergy. In 2009 a widespread salmonella outbreak was traced back to the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA). Hundreds of people got sick when they ate tainted peanut butter or products...
by snarly | Aug 27, 2015 | Corporate Apologies
We’re late to this one, but Susan is in the desert, presumably with no pants on. So it’s my fault that we haven’t weighed in on the group of women (10 Black, one white) who were kicked off Napa Valley’s Wine Train for laughing too loudly. Slate...
by snarly | Aug 13, 2015 | Corporate Apologies
A social-media celebration of International Women’s Day from Bic South Africa did not go over so well. Caroline Criado Perez, author of Do It Like A Woman…and change the world, added in a separate tweet: *stabs eyes out with Bic pen* — which is...
by sumac | Aug 3, 2015 | Corporate Apologies, Religious Apologies
A Tesco market in Liverpool Street, London, is located near a large mosque. Exquisitely sensitive to customers’ needs, they of course were delighted to put up a Pringles display of handy foods with which Muslim customers might break a Ramadan fast. Including...
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