Here’s the ladder we’ve put together to determine, by your votes, the Worst American Company.
Stay tuned for the forthcoming round 1 battle: Halliburton vs. Monsanto.
P.S. Face-off contendors determined solely by those who sumbitted here and on the tip line. Don’t see a company you’re sharpening a knife for? Nominate it, along with a reason why, in the comments here and we’ll be sure to put them up on the chopping block next time.
Postal Service! Postal Service!
Hey Joel, you have the bracket seedings set up wrong. #2 should be at the bottom, so potentially it doesn’t meet #1 until the final. #8 winner should play #1 right after #1′s first round.
And what kind of pandering are you up to by omitting Microsoft????
Some of these matchups are weird. EG, southwest vs jetblue. Where is United and American in this?
Where is the Borg (Microsoft)? Or is Evil not “Worst”?
No Microsoft, no America West (or whatever they’re calling themselves these days), no McDonald’s. I smell a fix in the air. Either that or I didn’t vote.
Haliburton
H&R Block
Verizon
Wal-Mart
JetBlue
Sallie Mae
SonyBMG
Enron
Face-off determined solely by those who submitted here: http://snipurl.com/mu5e
God I love February Madness!
Just to let everyone know, Joel is no longer running the consumerist. Apparently Ben Popken knifed him in his sleep. Salient details on his blog link…
As for the matchups missing McDonalds and Microsoft, come on how boring would that be when they actually won? What a snorefest. Who would we be pandering to then, the slashdot knee jerkers?
I’m curious to see how the battles actually take place. Thoughtful discourse followed by voting?
True, mrscolex. However, Joel stays on as Executive Editor and writes the Morning Roundup, and whatever other post he likes (though most of his time is now focused on Gizmodo) for the time being.
Really. How can Walmart not be the no. 1 seed? It just doesn’t seem right.
Kind of a crappy introduction, sorry about that
Ben Popken everybody!
*applause*
I think Jet Blue is the new Gonzaga. They’re gonna surprise some people in the tourney.
We’re giving Popken his proppers next week, I promise.
Is there a betting pool?
What’s the difference between editor and executive editor here at SuperMegaGlobal Consumerist Corp.? Does someone get an “executive assistant” now? Corner office? All the corn dogs you can eat?
Monsanto ate my dog.
Down with Monsanto!
I know, very late to the party here, but can I get a Ticketmaster(TM) in the house. I ended up paying $9 in fees on a $31 ticket.