Matt Mullenweg Rips ThinkGeek

Posted by Justin on January 08, 2008
Company Reviews

I had to laugh this morning when I logged into WordPress and actually noticed something from Matt’s blog mentioning ThinkGeek. It seems, I’m not the only one that thinks their website is clunky and outdated.

It’s bad when customers complain, it’s really bad when someone as popular as Matt complains…

I’ve always found the Wishlist concept to be cool, especially as Amazon implements it. I love it when the developer of a plugin or software I use links to their Wishlist because then I can buy them something personal, it seems less crude than a Paypal donate link where you’re putting an explicit price on things.

The other day Kent Brewster found a JS problem on WordPress.com. I was browsing his FAQ and saw this: “My ThinkGeek Wish List is always open.”

If you click that link, you’ll see in red letters: “To shop from this wishlist, please add items to your cart using this form only! Otherwise, your gifts will… Read More