It’s proving to be the most controversial poll since the Christmas number one battle even though it’s, well, about ten thousand times more important. Yes, it’s the Bitterwallet Worst Company In Britain 2009 competition – the public vote that’s led to almost six inches of rabid complaining. Maybe Bitterwallet should have been included in the line-up? A-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!!!

Just a reminder that you’ve still got until midnight to cast your vote in what, lest we forget is JUST A BIT OF FUN REALLY AND NOT ACTUALLY THE GENERAL FUCKING ELECTION. Then, we’ll announce who you’ve voted as the worst company of the past year and the head honchos of said company will at best raise an eyebrow and carry on being shite.

Undaunted, we’ll soon be accepting your nominations for the Best Company in Britain 2009, and we’re REALLY looking forward to the warped arguments that competition will lead to.

Oh you lot: we love you to bits but GAAAAHHHHHHH!!

At long last, we bring you the final of Bitterwallet’s Worst Company In Britain 2009 competition, and not without a smattering of controversy. After studying our reports of voting patterns, we learned that the results of the second semi-final were tainted by multiple votes for DSGi, a stunt that was probably pulled by a bored paedophile or someone with an unfeasibly tiny penis, like a chipolata as viewed through the wrong end of a telescope.

As a result, the DSGi votes have been disregarded and Paypal and Orange have been put forward into the final, where they join eBay and Royal Mail. Bitterwallet’s decision is final but feel free to mewl on about it until 2010 if it’ll make you feel better.

Voting will go on until midnight on Tuesday, offering you ample time to try and hack this poll as well. But we don’t care because we have SO many other methods of determining a winner, some of which involve a pin and a top hat. Bitterwallet’s decision is final so etc etc etc…

Thrill yourselves skinny with the results to date, which are here and back by popular demand for the final is the picture of the large toy giraffe lurking outside a Travelodge. Go on then, VOTE!

EDIT: After studying our reports of voting patterns, we have learned that the results of the second semi-final were tainted by multiple votes for DSGi, a stunt that was probably pulled by a paedophile or someone with an unfeasibly tiny penis, like a chipolata as viewed through the wrong end of a telescope.

As a result, the DSGi votes have been disregarded and Paypal and Orange have been put forward into Monday’s final. Bitterwallet’s decision is final so don’t even bother not shutting the fuck up about it. This is not Tehran – democracy will prevail.

Welcome, dear reader, to the second semi-final in our Bitterwallet Worst Company in Britain 2009 spectacular, with the remaining TWO places in the grand final up for grabs from today’s contenders.

We would like to apologise again for yesterday’s cock-up which saw the voting scrapped shortly before noon after it was discovered that Barclays had mistakenly snuck into the draw instead of Royal Mail. Voting has been extended until noon today if you’d still like to join in.

So, with all mistakes behind us, we look forward to today’s juicy tear-up between the four other companies who have staggered through rounds one and two – namely Clarks shoe shops, Marlboro, Cheltenham Town FC and Echo & The Bunnymen.

Hang on – that’s not quite right. In actual fact, you can choose between Orange, DSGi, Sky and Paypal. A motley crew and no mistake, and, unless some kind of unseen screw-up is spotted, the voting will end at midnight tonight. Remember, the two highest-polling companies will reach the final.

The final will commence on Monday and voting will go on for the whole of 2010. Not really. You can check out who the victors of the first semi-final were here from noon and go down memory lane with all of the results so far here.

Well – what are you waiting for? START VOTING, YOU MAGNIFICENT BASTARDS!

Dig, if you will, a picture, of two huge grizzlies embroiled in hideous bear-on-bear conflict. It’s horrendous – you can scarcely bring yourself to look. But peer a little closer at the skinny fit t-shirts that they’re both simultaneously sporting and clawing at.

One of them is wearing a t-shirt with the Paypal logo on while the other one has Vodafone’s badge of shame emblazoned across his furry chest. How horrendous is it all now? And which bear would you like to see triumph, holding the severed head of its rival high in the air and roaring “Adrian!” in bear language?

That’s the dilemma you have as avid Bitterwallet readers today as the second round of our Worst Company In Britain 2009 crawls closer to its end with the horrible brawl we’ve just described.

You’ve got until midnight tonight to decide who will make it into the last eight, and may the worst company win. You can catch up with the outcome of yesterday’s clash between Littlewoods and Sky here and swot up on all of the results since the competition began here. You know, just in case we test you later.

Money money money money money. That’s what it’s all about with today’s clash in our Worst Company In Britain 2009 competition.

On one hand you’ve got giant mega-global bank HSBC and on the other is one of the hot favourites, nasty old Paypal.

If the nominations are anything to go by, there’ll be a lot of spite spilled in the comments section before voting closes at midnight.

You can find out who came off worst in yesterday’s tussle between Sky and Microsoft here, catch up with all the results to date here and, for possibly the final time, enjoy a picture of a massive toy giraffe lurking outside a Travelodge here.

Ah, PayPal. Your uncanny ability to seemingly piss off the planet without your double charging, questionable terms & conditions and miserable customer services knows no bounds, yet everyone still uses you day in, day out.

Those with a grudge regarding your handling of problems do have a point, though – it’s not as if you pay a great deal of attention to them, now is it?

[Consumerist]