Well, maybe she said "Mr. Hill" because the reserved dvd had his name on it? Or, like Disneykid said, maybe he went to the counter and said something like "I'd like to pick up my
Treasure Planet dvd - under Jim Hill", to specify which preorder it was. *shrug*
Maerj and Simba - Jim Hill doesn't write bullshit articles. He's a well-known and respected freelance writer who used to have bi-weekly features called "Eye Drive" for the
Orlando Weekly, detailing seedy behind-the-scenes stuff at Disney. He's well-connected to company insiders, and gives the hard, sad facts about the Disney business, past and present. This is mainly films and theme park attractions, but the lowdown about them is highly interesting.
His writings proved so popular, however, that in mid-2002 he founded his own nonprofit site -
JimHillMedia.com. Here he's expanded his features to include book reviews, "ruminations" and other (sometimes off-topic) articles from guest columnists, and Q & A sessions called "Why For?"s, where he answers readers' emails.
Like I said before, Jim doesn't write about just any ol' thing he feels like. He's very much into all things Disney, and it shows. The business side is particularly intriguing to him, and the reason he detailed the bizarre experience he had with this DS clerk is because he wants to know if this is standard practice at all the DSs now - notice how he asks the readers for their input. If it
was standard, he undoubtedly would have researched into it more - to find out WHY the sales tactics are so aggressive. It wasn't just some stupid anecdote on his part. Everything he writes - especially personal stuff - is usually by way of explanation. Like earlier in the same article, he details his fiancee's leg troubles to explain why he was
still packing for Florida - when he should have been there a week ago.
Jim is so well-known and oft-referenced because he is the
only Disney "muckraker" who freely and regularly posts professional, "periodical"-type articles in one place,
dedicated to the topic. You really can't get this kind of info anywhere else outside the studio buildings themselves. And in a time where a
lot of people are pretty pissed at Disney's state of affairs, Jim's objective articles prove very informative... and cathartic.
At least they do for this little girl!
, either some salesperson really needs to learn customer service or something disturbing is going on at Disney Store. Look at this excerpt from Jim Hill's latest article detailing the really wierd experience he had when picking up his Treasure Planet disc at Disney Store. (This is the one reason why I'm sort of glad I don't preorder with them.)
