Alibis Wanted for Worthless Pieces of Crap

Abraham Simpson was a wise man, indeed.
I've had some difficulty deciding whether or not I wanted to cover Toronto Alibi, a relatively new company in the city. On the one hand, they satisfy a a despicable clientèle with disturbing services.

Their specialty is helping people get away with extramarital affairs without getting caught.

On the other hand, writing about Toronto Alibi gives me the chance to shit all over them. Score.

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Toronto Alibi provides what they like to call a number of services, but what it boils down to is that they will cover your ass, for a price. Owners/managers "Stephano" and "Paul" (no, I'm not convinced those are their real names as introduced on CFRB Radio) openly state that while Toronto Alibi will create and sustain alibis for a myriad of reasons and situations, their primary source of business comes from men and women gettin' busy behind their partners' backs.

Checking the site FAQ page's first bullet point gives you an idea of the bullshit being pedaled.

"Should family and friends be hurt by a temporary fling?"

The answer is no, family and friends shouldn't be hurt by your temporary fling, YOU should be hurt by your temporary fling.

I've met a few people who are polyamorous and have very healthy relationships with other people who either share the same lifestyle, or are simply comfortable with their partner's lifestyle choices. If you feel the need to get your jollies off with more than one person, or you have some other choice of lifestyle or fetish, you can be sure there's a Yahoo Group waiting for you, as well as a bunch of people in a city as large and populated as Toronto who are looking for someone like you.

Stephano and Paul hide behind a veil, saying (paraphrasing here) that it's been happening for centuries, and has usually involved bringing friends and family into the equation which only serves to create internal turmoil- Toronto Alibi is a neutral middle man that aims to help out the mother fuckers.

Pure and simply, Toronto Alibi is trying to cash in on Toronto citizens' indiscretions.

Here's my unsolicited advice; if you suspect that your partner is screwing around behind your back, buy Toronto Alibi's services for a limited period of time. Paul and Stephano stated that everything is masked up, that even bills on statements go under a different company name and whatnot. What better way to find out this information than to use it yourself? Pretty soon you'll learn what faux-hotel names and numbers they use and what names to expect to see on your partner's bank statements, and that's gotta make for a rock solid case in divorce court.

I'm all for divorce if the person screwing around gets hit with monstrous settlement costs. If you're going to end your marriage because your partner's a piece of shit, then you might as well get paid for it!

At this point I'd like to point out that Toronto Alibi does provide "legit" services, like calling in sick to work for you and crap like that, but if you can't either man up and do it yourself, or ask your friend to give you a "Save me!" phone call when you're on a horrendous blind date, then you lack the balls required to survive on this plane of existence. Original photo by -stacey- as posted to the blogTO Flickr pool.

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This service is a copy cat service of a bunch of businesses that already do this. I read an article about two other companies like this (European I think) some time ago.

So it's nothing new in the grand scheme of things.

On another note - I appreciate your no holds barred and seemingly anger fueled approach. No jokes - it's a breath of fresh air to hear someone actually speak their mind. Keep up the good work.

Posted by: Hans Lucas at January 15, 2008 12:10 PM

Nah, it isn't anything truly new in the "grand" scheme of things, but it is pretty new in the Toronto-specific schema. I totally recommend listening to their radio interview on CFRB (linked in the entry), as it really highlights their main business practices.

It's pretty fucked up. And thanks, btw. Holds may not be barred, but nipple twisting is frowned upon.

Posted by: Ryan C at January 15, 2008 12:18 PM

This service is new to TO but not new overall. But if you are going to go to such crazy lengths to cheat, why not spend the money to ditch the spouse altogether? Your relationship is probably going to fail anyways due to the inevitable lack of attention, etc., so just man (or woman) up and leave.

As an aside, why is the site design/layout total so crappy? If they've botched their chief promotional tool, what would they do with the services they provide?

Posted by: RBeezy [TypeKey Profile Page] at January 15, 2008 1:07 PM

I thought about commenting on the site design itself, RB, but figured it was as pertinent to my "discussion" on the site's services.

RB's right, the site somehow manages to not only look like a crappy geocities-esque site, but the main stock photo they used of the business-y man and woman on the right is inexplicably stretched vertically. They look like freakin' Taltos (circa Anne Rice's witches, for anyone who dunno wtf I'm referring to).

Posted by: Ryan C at January 15, 2008 1:13 PM

It really depends on the situation whether it is ethical to use a service like this. You can't say that it is always 100% bad. Clearly there are cases where lying about having an affair is the right thing to do.

Posted by: Ben at January 15, 2008 2:26 PM

If y ou're having an affair to begin with, Ben, then you're a piece of shit for a human being to begin with. Lying about it as well only makes you an even shittier human being. Ya piece of shit.

Posted by: Ryan C at January 15, 2008 2:31 PM

Thank you for mentioning polyamory, defining it well, and correctly presenting it as the opposite of cheating. For some people it can work wonderfully -- if you're especially good-hearted, emotionally intelligent, honest, trustworthy, communicative, and a lot else. AND, if you take the time to research the hard-won wisdom of the poly community. (For instance: http://www.xeromag.com/fvpoly.html ).

This is still a social frontier, and the trails are rough, but it's no longer the uncharted wilderness it once was.

Alan

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Posted by: alan at January 15, 2008 2:34 PM

Hah. I love how your no-holds-barred trash piece ends up suggesting that people sign up for the service.

"Here's my unsolicited advice; if you suspect that your partner is screwing around behind your back, buy Toronto Alibi's services for a limited period of time."

These people are offering a despicable service! Give them money!

So jokes.

Posted by: Chris at January 15, 2008 2:34 PM

Dammit Chris, stop making valid points!

I suppose if you'd hired a private dick to help you out (lawlz) you could mention this site and see if your suspected of cheating partner is making obvious usage of it.

BTW, Alan, I edited your comment so your first link mentioned is also clickable. That ups my awesome-o rating to 4.

Posted by: Ryan C at January 15, 2008 2:46 PM

the funny part is, if you're stupid enough to actually need this service, (which obviously means you're not smart enough to get away with doing the deed on your own,) then you're probably going to get caught anyway. because, well, you're stupid.

but kudos to them for making money off of stupid people.

Posted by: ronotoe [TypeKey Profile Page] at January 15, 2008 3:17 PM

It could be worse... they could be selling touch therapy, homeopathy, or colloidal silver ;)

Posted by: J at January 15, 2008 3:29 PM

Or, hell forbid, ACUPUNCTURE!!!

Posted by: Ryan C at January 15, 2008 3:44 PM

nothing mentioned about sneakers? your picture lied to me.

Posted by: mark at January 16, 2008 3:47 AM

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