You don’t!
This site is an e-shrine dedicated to the amazing Macca, legendary wrangler of the Great Deal in the Sky.
Here you’ll find the collected tales of people who “should’ve listened to Macca” but didn’t. Pity them! And more importantly, learn from their mistakes…
Nov 26, 2010 @ 02:51:40
I went to check in to our flight to Perth and Macca said no…
Next thing I know he’s wrangled us a whole row on the plane between four people. What a deal machine!
Nov 28, 2010 @ 22:05:45
I once had a problem with my slingbox in California. I told Adam about it, but before I could finish, he already knew what I was talking about! This is incredible because he doesn’t even have a slingbox! I didn’t ask him to fix this problem, but I’m sure he could have in no time.
I joined TA when Adam was on his honeymoon and we were almost crippled without him. Everything is always better when he’s around.
Nov 30, 2010 @ 03:55:16
Jess: Im going to Thailand
Adam: Oh good check with me before you book
Jess: Okies
Pffft we can manage this without Adam’s help, we proceeded to book without checking with Adam.
Result: Paid top dollar for flights and stayed at a resort which according to online reviews is referred to the “mountain of hidden death traps’’.
Summary: We escaped harm free but we should have listened to Macca.
Jess: Im buying a laptop
Adam: Oh good check with me before you buy
Jess: Okies
Pffftt I can manage this.
Result: Epic failure of epic proportions. Harvey Norman completely ripped me off….
Summary: I now have an expensive monthly reminder of why I should have listened to Macca.
Conclusion: Since my sister married Adam and given past experience where clearly I should have listened to Macca, I now can’t help but to ask myself before every online purchase, I wonder what Adam would think? Could I do better, am I searching the right sites… hmmm I might call him. The Debreceny family honestly cannot live without his online wisdom.
Dec 01, 2010 @ 02:55:17
I bought a game pack from Steam which included a few games I already had. The Steam site said that since I already owned these games I wouldn’t get a second copy.
Macca somehow figured out that if I “gifted” the games to myself via another email address I’d get the extra copies to give to friends. What a fiend!
Dec 08, 2010 @ 02:49:23
I went to apply for a new credit card and Macca told me to go for a gold one. The bank offered me a platinum one though and I thought “Hey, platinum is better than gold right?” So I said yes.
Wrong!
When I told Macca what I’d done he explained that platinum cards charge higher merchant fees and aren’t accepted at some retailers.
I guess I should’ve listened to Macca…
Dec 08, 2010 @ 03:08:06
I needed a digital set top box. Macca found me one at ALDI for $80.
I needed a new HD TV. Macca found me one at Coles for $400.
Did you? No? You should’ve listened to Macca.
Dec 08, 2010 @ 03:55:10
If you’re driving, flying, ebaying, emailling, paying tax, not paying tax, colouring in whiteboards, destroying IKEA member cards, or sending something across the Pacific Ocean …then you know who you have to ask.
Every time your computer bursts into flames and gets trampled out by rhinos, then you know who you should have asked.
Every minute 5.9999999 billion people fail to ask Macca before making a decision…
…you can help reduce this number.
There is strong evidence to suggest that the GFC could have been avoided if more people had listened to Macca. Politicians and investment bankers, everyone, learn this lesson – ask Macca and make the world a better place.
Dec 08, 2010 @ 04:05:13
Working remotely with only the company of dogs and a cow and lorikeets and butcher birds and galahs and kookaburras and King parrots and snakes and finches and wallabies and rabbits and hares and white cockatoos and black cockatoos and bats and goannas, it can be problematic when I need IT help as all of the above know more than I do about how to fix this !@#$%^& laptop. But then there’s Macca! Thank you Macca.
Dec 08, 2010 @ 05:07:31
I needed to rent a car in Tasmania for the Christmas holidays one year. All the cars were booked out on the entire island. Macca said I should book through Thrifty’s UK web site. I ended up getting an unbelievably good deal on a large, family car. How the hell did he know about that?
Dec 08, 2010 @ 05:09:41
Now that I think about it, every day Macca saves our company money and makes everything run smoother. VoIP telephones, fast broadband, up-and-running computers, phones, wifi, laptops, printers, projectors, teleconferencing, air conditioning. You name it, he fixes it. Thank you, Lord Macca!
Dec 08, 2010 @ 22:15:25
I’d have to say that one of the best things about working with Macca is simply listening to him talk about tech on a daily basis. It doesn’t matter how random or arcane the topic, he’s ready to jump in an explain the latest gadget, how to get the most out of it, and where to get it on the cheap.
Dec 09, 2010 @ 00:21:53
I learnt long ago to always listen to Macca. There is no worse “I told you so” than the one when you should’ve listened to Macca!
Being married to the ultimate deal wrangler means that each day brings the discovery of some uber-cool deal which makes my life brighter &/or easier &/or happier! Thank you for sharing your awesome-ness
Dec 15, 2010 @ 08:09:52
Why didn’t I think of asking Macca?
I left yt and started a business without even consulting him.
Needless to say, I’m on my way back to Australia and my business was a complete disaster.
Clearly, I should’ve asked Macca.