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Techie Labelled 'Disgusting Filth Merchant' By Disgusting Hypocrite

The Register, Friday, September 15,2023

For once, the boss rescued IT from a revolting customer

Welcome once again to On Call, The Register's weekly reader-contributed column that recounts readers' stories from the frontlines of tech support.

This week, meet a reader we'll Regomize as "Ogden," who shared a story from a couple of decades back when he worked for a young firm that sold mobile phone ringtones, wallpapers, and the like.

Some of the shop's digital tat was not safe for work (NSFW), as it featured images of pretty people in provocative poses. Those running the shopfront were mindful not to advertise those images widely, reserving promotion for publications that are completely unsafe for work - and probably best not left in public places.

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