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Originally Posted by imevilduckie

The best means possible would be to talk directly to Playmates. They have e-mail, Twitter, and Facebook pages. Complain where it might actually do some good and where others can see it. Complain to Nickelodeon and let them know how you feel. Let them know that you don't support anti-competitive business practices, and more importantly, that Nickelodeon is losing money by allowing Playmates to do this.

Dude, seriously, you have no idea the depths of their sh*ttiness. I give you props for the business insight & such, you know your stuff & I appreciate you presenting it with a calm demeanor, but you clearly don't have the experience with Playmates that we do. I can tell because you'd be feverish as the rest of us if you did.

They are jerks, straight up. When they're not deleting our comments (& blocking us after the fact) they're being rude, dismissive, or in some cases, outright mocking us. One guy from the company joined the forums a few years back & straight bullied the hell out of a member who was then a very vocal, disgruntled buyer. Someone who was fair & constructive in their criticism, asking questions & making suggestions in a totally reasonable fashion. The Playmates rep who came here basically wrote a novel of insults, berating him on a pretty personal level, as well as the rest of us by extension. Saying that they would read his emails aloud & laugh at the absurdity of an adult caring about these things or whatever.

They even have in-house shills. I remember a bunch of us were ticked off about something on their Facebook, this guy was saying all kinds of foul sh*t under the guise of being a defensive fan of theirs. After a little snooping about, I learned he worked for the damn company.

They do not care about us or our opinions. If you get a response via email, it's cookie cutter copy & paste nonsense, corporate as all get out. As far as social media goes, anything that isn't complacent praise is either removed or met with attitude. The first time, they'll delete your comments, the second, they're passive aggressive (if they reply at all), they'll outright block you, too. Messages aren't even read. Trying to get them to hear us out is a lost cause. By all means, if you can think of/know/find parties at Viacom who would hear these cries, please direct us to them. I'd be happy to write an informed & impassioned letter were it not to fall on blind eyes.