iPoop

I'm a big time Apple fan. I've got an iPod, an iTouch, a Macbook and an iMac, which is just a fancy, cryptic way of saying "desktop." When Verizon FINALLY gets the iPhone, as they've been promising for years that they will, I'll have one of those. If it's made by Apple, chances are I'll definitely consider buying it. I don't even like buying Apple products from a non-official store. But even my undying faith to this company can't convince me to buy one of these new idiotic contraptions called an "iPad."

I have several reasons for not wanting this not-miniature-enough-to-throw-in-my-purse, portable touch screens. In the rare instances that my iTouch isn't enough, there are few places that I cannot take my Macbook to do the job. There's almost nothing that this thing can do that a laptop or and iWhatever can't do. What was the initial "We need something that can do this!" thought that spurred the invention of this... thing?

My biggest pet peeve about the iPad is that it gives my customers one more thing to do at my desk to ignore me. I have a hard enough time keeping people focused with cell phones, this has just made my job SOOO much easier. I had to ask someone a question 3 times today... 3 times!!! All because he was typing away at his iStupidthing.

This has created a whole new breed of technology junkies. Laptop people and iPad people are NOT the same. Like milk and creamer... looks the same but not the same, not even close. I'll give you an example. Laptop people do not complain when a business doesn't have WiFi. They know where to go for it. Panera, Starbucks, the library. These people are resourceful. iPad users, on the other hand... Oye. They come to the bank and get mad at ME personally because we don't have WiFi. Um, here's a good question- why would you expect us to? Do you see people just chillin' in the lobby with their fancy coffee? Nope. We are a bank. We give you a safe place to keep your money. We already have enough people who make themselves at home at least 2 or 3 days a week, like we need any more motivation for idiots to just hang out here. Get real. I have seen one instance where an iPad was potentially helpful, the lady had some major identity theft and was taking notes on the notepad app of all the hoops she'd have to jump through to get it fixed. The notes were was illegible and she kept messing up and having to delete it and start over. Witnessing this obvious struggle, I just passed her a Post-It pad and smiled. I love being a smart ass, it's a happy life.