Welcome to the Internet.
Earlier this week, @ElleRafter complained to U.S. Airways about a late arrival and poor customer service. The company’s response included a top contender for the most sexually graphic photo ever tweeted by a brand. U.S. Airways apologized for accidentally causing a run on eye bleach and ensuring that we’ll never look at a toy airplane the same way again.
As for @ElleRafter, apparently there’s no such thing as returning to Internet obscurity after an airline sends you hardcore plane porn.
Before the not-safe-for-work photo thrust (sorry!) her into the spotlight, @ElleRafter’s tweet count hadn’t even reached 100 — since 2009 — and a number of those were tweets giving companies a piece of her mind.
The complaints didn’t go unnoticed, and naturally, complainers complained.
Because Internet. In many cases, the complaints were pretty vicious.
https://twitter.com/JimKidwell1/status/456325275618254849
https://twitter.com/NicoleKnuckles/status/456604107441057792
A handful of responses from @ElleRafter:
Any other unsolicited suggestions for @ElleRafter?
https://twitter.com/bitchramblings/status/455822208301277186
From “not terribly interesting” …
… to “Bitching several times a year since 2009.”
Well played.
