E-Statement Billing Reminder - how impersonal!

[sigmtr]

Got this in my inbox today:

Dear $FIRST_NAME,

Your DISH Network statement is now available to view online. To access your statement, please log on to My Account at dishnetwork.com and select "Manage Your Bill".

etc.

Looks like their billing system wasn't pulling data from the customer database. Oh well, I wanted to be a string variable some day.

sigmtr

 

[Hemi 6.1]

I'm not sure I follow you?

 

[KAB]

I'm not sure I follow you?

It appeared EXACTLY as he typed it...fields were not filled.

 

[joewhite57]

I got mine about a week ago, but it actually had my name on it.

 

[Hemi 6.1]

It appeared EXACTLY as he typed it...fields were not filled.

Got Ya! I just thought he was blocking his own name.

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[delta_charlie]

Got this in my inbox today:

Dear $FIRST_NAME,

Your DISH Network statement is now available to view online. To access your statement, please log on to My Account at dishnetwork.com and select "Manage Your Bill".

etc.

Looks like their billing system wasn't pulling data from the customer database. Oh well, I wanted to be a string variable some day.

sigmtr

Now if only the bill would look like that you would have it made.

Amount you owe this month is $CURRENT_MONTH

Later, DC

 

[fordpre]

Reminds me of this xkcd - A Webcomic - Exploits of a Mom

 

[Pete K]

I don't know why this bothers you $FIRST_NAME, I think it was decent of %^*&( to send you a reminder in the first place.

 

[jmccurrytech]

Nothing but a son of a string variable if ya ask me!

 

[bookworm370]

Yup, I got mine and it was the same.

Someone didn't check their code before the moved it into production. Figures.....

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[Darrell S]

My reminder had no text of any kind this month except for the subject line.

 

[bookworm370]

Mine had the text, all the variable $name, etc were not substituted.