May 06, 2015

Boys Of Summer: Memorial Centre Rolls Out The Green Carpet For Peterborough Lakers

May 06, 2015/ PTBOCANADA

The PMC live tweeted the transformation from hockey to lacrosse, as the Peterborough Lakers prepare to start their 2015 season!

THE BEFORE...

. @Ptbo_Canada..getting ready for the boys of summer. Carpet next @PtboLakersLax. Home Opener is June 4th @ 8 p.m.! pic.twitter.com/amtf4H3hj9
— Ptbo Memorial Centre (@PtboMemCentre) May 4, 2015

The installation begins...

. @Ptbo_Canada installation of the @PtboLakersLax carpet happening now! One step closer to the Home Opener June 4th! pic.twitter.com/pZEQh19PD6
— Ptbo Memorial Centre (@PtboMemCentre) May 5, 2015

Almost there...

. @Ptbo_Canada we have reached just over the halfway point. The season is getting closer @PtboLakersLax @Jr_Lakers. pic.twitter.com/uK99NxVnc5
— Ptbo Memorial Centre (@PtboMemCentre) May 5, 2015

Rock 'n roll...

. @PtboLakersLax all done! That feels better. Now for the season. Season ticket holders tickets are ready for pick up pic.twitter.com/sP450WlMa6
— Ptbo Memorial Centre (@PtboMemCentre) May 5, 2015

The Lakers home opener is June 4th. Get your tickets here!

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April 24, 2015

Opening Day At Silver Bean Cafe Is May 1st

April 24, 2015/ PTBOCANADA

It's a homerun and grand slam! Opening Day at Silver Bean is Friday, May 1st!!

We will give a gift certificate (max $200) equal to however many RT's this gets by the #silverbeanopening on May 1st, 2015. Must RT to win!
— Silver Bean Cafe (@silverbeancafe) April 24, 2015

From 10 am to 11 am on Opening Day, there is also a special YWCA BEAN UP tweet-up at Silver Bean in support of the YWCA. The event will feature speaker Lynn Zimmer, Executive Director of the YWCA, talking about the important role the organization plays in our community.

Artist Brianna Gosselin will also be live-painting with the finished piece to be won by one of the monthly donors to YWCA who sign up that day.

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March 29, 2015

Peterborough Writer Tweets His Fury To Future Shop & Best Buy About His Computer

March 29, 2015/ PTBOCANADA

Friday, it was business as usual at Future Shops across Canada with consumers going into the store and making their purchases and such.

Peterborough-based freelance writer Philip Preville was one of them. He took his computer into the Peterborough location Friday for repairs. Saturday, he learned—along with the rest of consumers across Canada—that Future Shops were closing across the country, including Peterborough, which will be converted into a Best Buy.

Now Future Shop, and their parent company Best Buy, obviously knew the plan. But consumers didn't. Logically, Preville wouldn't have brought his computer into the store Friday to be fixed if he had known what was what about to go down.

Preville is self-employed. He relies on his computer to work, to make money. He needs his computer back. Read his tweet exchanges below to Best Buy and Future Shop—it's all so confusing who to even direct tweets to—about being got caught during a massive rebranding...

Friday I took my computer in to @FutureShop in @Ptbo_Canada. @GeekSquad said they'd call Saturday. Now I learn FUTURESHOP IS CLOSED FOREVER
— Philip Preville (@ppreville) March 29, 2015

HEY @FutureShop AND @BestBuy MY COMPUTER IS HOSTAGE TO YOUR IDIOCY. HOW DO I GET IT BACK????!??
— Philip Preville (@ppreville) March 29, 2015

@ppreville Thanks for your Q. We'll contact you directly when your computer is fixed to arrange a pick up. More info: http://t.co/Nzr4nnHSfq
— Future Shop (@FutureShop) March 29, 2015

.@FutureShop And when will that be? It was supposed to be ready today. My livelihood is on hiatus while you guys rebrand. Unacceptable.
— Philip Preville (@ppreville) March 29, 2015

.@FutureShop My computer was supposed to be fixed today. Period. Had I been told it would take any longer I'd have never left it with you.
— Philip Preville (@ppreville) March 29, 2015

.@FutureShop So if my computer's not fixed on Monday morning when I must return to work, what will you do to help me?
— Philip Preville (@ppreville) March 29, 2015

.@FutureShop I am self-employed. That computer truly is my livelihood. You cannot leave me wondering when you'll get around to it.
— Philip Preville (@ppreville) March 29, 2015

@ppreville @FutureShop You should be addressing these to @BestBuy, I doubt anyone is monitoring the other account any more
— John Corbett (@CorComm) March 29, 2015

Hey @BestBuyCanada, please see my feed regarding dispute with @FutureShop. While you're busy rebranding you're leaving me unable to work.
— Philip Preville (@ppreville) March 29, 2015

@ppreville @FutureShop Pretty sure that you are not among their top 1000 priorities now. Too bad, but time to start shitting on BestBuy now
— Steve Legler (@slegler64) March 29, 2015

.@slegler64 @FutureShop @BestBuyCanada Let's ask them. Hey, corporation: where do "customers" rank on your list of rebranding priorities?
— Philip Preville (@ppreville) March 29, 2015

.@CorComm Did you notice? @FutureShop just favorited your tweet, as if to say, "hey @BestBuyCanada, you deal with this angry guy."
— Philip Preville (@ppreville) March 29, 2015

@ppreville We want to help you, but can't on social media. Please call 1-866-BEST-BUY to speak to Cust Service. Pls let us know how it went.
— Future Shop (@FutureShop) March 29, 2015

.@FutureShop @BestBuyCanada Get it straight Einstein. You have my number. I'll be here on social media until you call me.
— Philip Preville (@ppreville) March 29, 2015

We are not alone “@Alor_PinProject: WTF @FutureShop I was getting my laptop fixed how am I gonna get it back now?? #fail”
— Philip Preville (@ppreville) March 29, 2015

@ppreville We'd like to escalate this & get your computer back to you. Pls send us all the details at twelp@bestbuycanada.ca. Thank you.
— Best Buy Canada (@BestBuyCanada) March 29, 2015

.@BestBuyCanada All the details are in your @Ptbo_Canada store, with my computer and my contact info. Go get them. That'd be "escalating."
— Philip Preville (@ppreville) March 29, 2015