The Queen’s own postal service took more than a third of the vote in the end and there are many factors that led to this conclusion – a shoddy service provided by unmotivated and disinterested staff; further shoddiness caused by strikes; the price of stamps going up well above the rate of inflation; the fact (possibly untrue) that all posties knock off at midday and get to spend the rest of the day on the piss.
Either way, they’ve taken the crown from Setanta Sports and we’ll be delivering the esteemed golden turd trophy to the Royal Mail HQ in the New Year – possibly via an alternative courier company.
Thanks again to all of you who voted – we’re sure this result will be debated well into the early hours of Christmas Eve. Stick around over the holiday period as we’ll be looking for your nominations for the BEST Company In Britain 2009 over the next week or so.
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…
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.
EDIT: There was a colossal, White Lightning-fuelled cock up which saw Barclays incorrectly put through from round two instead of Royal Mail. So we’ll have to start again. We’re extending the voting time until noon tomorrow. Apologies for any upset, confusion and loss of sleep you may suffer from because of this technical error. (Thanks to keen-eyed avid reader Digital E)
It’s now semi-final time in Bitterwallet’s Britain’s Worst Company of 2009 voteathon. From the original 32, we’re now down to the eight shittiest companies according to you, our avid readership.
We’re altering the format slightly for the semis and over the next two days you’ll have the choice of four companies per day for y’all to direct your rage towards. The top two from each showdown will make it into next week’s pre-Christmas final.
Today’s quartet of consumer crapulence are eBay, BT, Phones4U and Barclays Royal Mail. Ugh – just typing out their names makes us want to vomit chunks into a pail.
You’ve got until midnight tonight noon tomorrow to cast your vote and you can check out the pretty-bloody-close-actually outcome of yesterday’s final second round tussle between T-Mobile and Orange here. Ooh, it was a tight one.
There’s also a rundown of all of the results so far here. Check back tomorrow for the second semi-final. Tense doesn’t even begin to describe it all…
Right then – we’ve just got one more match-up in the second round of our Worst Company In Britain 2009 contest, and we thought we’d save this one till last as it’s got added spice about it.
For you to choose between, we give you two mobile service providers who have both shafted their paying customers over the past few months. There’s Orange, who shipped a huge amount of customers after we helped readers to get out of their contracts early thanks to the arrogance and incompetence of Orange themselves.
Then there’s T-Mobile – they pulled a similar trick when they increased their international roaming charges but when customers tried to get out of their contarcts, T-Mobile stuck their head in the sand and went ‘la la la la la la la’ until most of them went away.
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.
Fess up then – how many of you stayed up until midnight on Friday to discover the outcome of the weekend’s REAL voting battle? We’re talking of course about the scuffle between Ryanair and DSGi in our Worst Company In Britain 2009 competition.
In the end, over 1200 votes were cast and by the end, the difference between the two companies was merely a dozen. You can find out the final result here.
Today’s showdown seems a little less glamorous, but could be just as tight. It’s between Littlewoods and Sky. Who do you hate more? Let us know and help send one of these two into the last eight.
Now then, here’s a couple of companies who more than a few of you love to gripe about around these parts – Ryanair and the DSGi group.
What’s going to win the day here – the managerial incompetence of the electrical retail giant or the grotesque arrogance and stubbornness of the Irish airline and their Sky Captain Marshall?
It’s a tough one to call, but we’ll have to say goodbye to one of the deadly duo once the voting ends at midnight tonight. There’s a comments box below as well, but you already know that don’t you?
It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new light and we’re feeling like shining the spotlight on another pair of shabby contenders for the title of Bitterwallet’s Worst Company In Britain 2009.
The deeply troubled Royal Mail go up against the deeply troubling Barclays in today’s Clash Of The Bastards, with a place in the last eight awaiting whichever one of them amasses the most votes from you lot.
Here’s how dedicated we are – a few hours ago, your Bitterwallet team were carousing their fat faces off, having gatecrashed the HotUKDeals Christmas party in a vibrant London nitespot.
Now, at an obscenely early hour, we’re up and at it, bringing you the latest showdown in our Worst Company In Britain 2009 voting bonanza. Today sees a clash between Phones4U and npower, two companies who seem to think it’s acceptable to fuck about with the conventions of the English language in their names. God, we want to vote for both of them already.
You can vote yourselves right up until midnight and catch up with the result of yesterday’s British Gas v BT tussle here. There’s a full rundown of the story so far here. Oh, and don’t expect too much from us for the remainder of the day – we’re all feeling somewhat hot around the skull.
It’s day two of the second round of Bitterwallet’s Worst Company In Britain 2009 marathon, and today sees a veritable Battle Of Britain as British Gas and BT go toe to toe in a bid to hoover up your votes of hate.
Which of them have bothered you the most over the past year? Tell us, and the shabbier of the lousy pair will make it through to the quarter finals of the competition that is directly responsible for The X Factor being axed before this weekend’s grand final owing to lack of interest.
Right then – the babies have all been put to bed and the big bad boys and girls are left as Bitterwallet’s Worst Company In Britain 2009 competition enters its second round. The tension mounts… on with the body count!
Today’s match-up between two of your 16 most-hated companies is between Halifax Bank Of Scotland and eBay – two giants who have no qualms about unfairly and shamelessly removing money from the pockets of their victims customers.
You’ve got until midnight tonight to cast your vote and all of the first round results can be found here. If you’re looking for a picture of a massive toy giraffe hanging about outside a Travelodge, you’re wasting your time. That stuff is so first round.
It’s the end of the week and also the end of the first round of voting in our seemingly-endless Worst Company In Britain 2009 contest. Don’t worry – like an advent calendar, it’ll all be over by Christmas Day and there’ll be no cheap and nasty chocolate to scoff on the way.
We end the first stage with another phonedown showdown – today’s grapple of crapness is between Vodafone and O2. Perhaps you’ve never used either company and couldn’t give a toss. Perhaps you want to vote for O2 out of spite because they brought the iPhone to the UK. It’s entirely up to you, but you’ve only got until midnight.
It’s finally over. The Bitterwallet readership have spoken and the noise they are making is that Royal Mail is the Worst Company In Britain for 2009.
Either way, they’ve taken the crown from Setanta Sports and we’ll be delivering the esteemed golden turd trophy to the Royal Mail HQ in the New Year – possibly via an alternative courier company.
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