The PYMWYMI Letter Project

Dear AAFES Exchange,

For many years, my family and I been shopping at your store. We are very satisfied that your store has reasonable prices for your wide variety of merchandise and has excellent customer service.

Every year my family goes to your store on Black Friday because of your good cheap deals. The week before Black Friday, we received your AD for your sales. We noticed that you were selling the HP Desktop Bundle for only $349 when the original price was about $600 or $700. On November 26, 2010, the after Thanksgiving Sale, we stood in line for the HP Desktop Bundle. We all woke up at about 3 in the morning and managed to be the 6th people in line. While waiting for your store to open, one of your workers came out handing out vouchers for the computer. However, the worker only passed out 5 and we were the 6th people in line, so we did not get one. After waiting for about 3-4 hours in line, we came out empty handed and filled with disappointment. For something like this, you guys should at least carry about 10-20 of that specific item on sale. Not three or five. Maybe even sell a different brand with the same price. That way people wouldn't need to waste their time standing line for nothing.

This hasn't happened only once, it happen a few other times also. The same thing happened to us last year, when buying a bed. You guys advertised it in your AD and when we got to your store, you ran out because you only had two in stock. Because of this, my family is reconsidering at shopping at your store on Black Friday. We're thinking that it would be just a waste of time standing in line because you seem to have a very low amount of the things that are on sale. We won't recommend your store for Black Friday to others because of this. In the future, I think you should at least carry about 10-20 of that item or offer to sell a different brand for the same price.

Sincerely,

Kevin Caguillo

HP Desktop Bundle w/ 2GB, 320GB, 20" LCD Monitor

Pro/Con

Being a teen in today's society is already hard. We tend to be stressed out from school, home or from friends. For some teens today, they are experiencing being abused. There are different forms of abuse which are physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. Some say that abuse should be kept to themselves because its something really personal. Maybe the person who is being abused is scared to tell people because they're afraid that no one would understand them. Teens being abused should go through counseling.

The best way I think they should deal with it is to tell someone. The person being abused and the abuser should go through counseling so they can open up and talk about their problems. In addition, it is up to the abuser to change their ways while going through counseling. If they don't change their ways, then i guess the only right thing to do is to punish them by sending them to prison if it gets to that point. However, if it's a family issue, maybe from going to counseling the counselor can recommend to the parents to give their child up for adoption. Parents are suppose to love, care and provide food for their child. If the parent can't do that, then maybe another family can.

Kids and teens deserve to be loved and respected. If they are being abused they shouldn't be afraid to tell someone. There will always be someone there for them who will understand what they are going through. Same goes for the abuser, if they are going to express their anger they shouldn't express it through abusing, they should express it in counseling by talking about their problems. If they keep it to themselves the problem may get worst. To me, i think the only way to deal with this situation is to go through counseling.