Heard a rumour on the grapevine earlier in the week that Sopranos DVDs can be found on special at the moment for about $35 per box set. I reckon it’s the best thing on TV at the moment, my favourite, so I dropped past JB’s tonight to pick them up. And there they were, seasons 1 to 4, $34.99 a box. Out with the credit card — purchased. I predict a Sopranos marathon or two at my place at some stage. That’d better be my lot in DVDs until the end of the year. Anything else I want, I’ll plead to my relatives to get for me for my birthday or Christmas.

(For the purists, season 1 isn’t in widescreen, but at $35 for 6 discs, it would be churlish to complain.)

If you follow The Sopranos, and haven’t seen Monday’s episode yet, stop reading here.
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Remember the $13.62 mobile ringtone? Well there’s a happy ending.

Well I got a letter from yourtv.com.au/HWW apologising for it, and a $13.62 refund cheque! Obviously someone there has been reading my diary, and they worked out where to reach me. Such is the power of the web these days that evidently they thought it was worthwhile.

In the letter they point out that they weren’t responsible for running the ringtone service, or the charges involved (fair enough), and that they’ve now taken ringtones off their web site “to avoid any further customer dissatisfaction”.

Personally I hope they can find a more decently-priced ringtone service to hook up to, but full marks to them. That, ladies and gentlemen, is good customer service.