ATTN Fellow New Englanders

[Mangrove]

All the stuff we've bought from Bob's (2 beds, a chest of drawers, loveseat & couch) has been really good and no complaints about the merchandise.

Only complaint is that one of the salesmen in one of the stores followed us with all the stealth skill of Inspector Cluseau and thus we wanted to stab him.

(Interesting side point: Bob is Step Mang #3's landlord and has been really cool, fair & sanely priced. I have it on good authority that aside from his psychosis inducing ads, he's a decent guy).

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There's always these guys:

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1796493

[Suu]

I'm sorry, the only people who could possibly beat Ni-Ro-Pe are Bay City Plywood down in Florida. Their commercials just aren't right.

[East Coast Hustle]

when it comes to bad commercials, there are only two words that need be spoken:

JOLLY JOHN.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riRK3b_0Qfg

[AFK]

Like Mang's experience with Bob, I have to say that Jolly John is a pretty decent fellow.  Back in the Retail Hell days he was a loyal customer of my shop.  Definitely a different character than his "on-air" personna.  But yeah, the commercials are pretty bad. 

[Richter]

Compared to Dave Dinger Ford.. in Braintree
                                          ...in Braintree

(A radio spot STILL famous in the advertising world for it's annoying catchyness.)

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when it comes to bad commercials, there are only two words that need be spoken:

JOLLY JOHN.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riRK3b_0Qfg

THIS

[Suu]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBs455jwb8w

THIS.

[Mangrove]

when it comes to bad commercials, there are only two words that need be spoken:

JOLLY JOHN.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riRK3b_0Qfg

Holy fuck.

Well, it turns out my brother was right. I was talking to him on the phone last year and we were discussing concerns & problems I had with advertising and marketing my business. He said "Dude, you're in the land of CRAZY HARRY'S DISCOUNT CAR LOT."

[sigh]

[AFK]

"Come on down to Crazy Mang's Massage Emporium.  Where we beat the Shiatsu out of your back AND the competition!"

[AFK]

Yes, I know that doesn't make any sense whatsoever. 

[Cramulus]

I gotta say I appreciate bob's sense of humor a bit better after reading his youtube comments:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_HhQX-lwfE

ThomdReeves: You are a fraud with nothing better to do than mock the greatest furniture salesman of ALL TIME!!! so how dare YOU!! The real Bob would be mighty disappointed in you. For shame!!!

BobsFurniture: the REAL frauds are my competition. They can't stand up to my low prices. And I am the real Bob, I am just trying to be funny. Apparently I am not one to entertain the masses, but still they just keep coming back for more!


ThomdReeves: Well then.... if you are really bob.... why speak in first person????

BobsFurniture: You dare to question me and my amazingly low prices! Guards, take him away!!!

[AFK]

So we ended up laying down some considerable cha-ching for furniture at Eddies Wheel and Deal.  It's a pretty weird furniture store.  They have these two big barn/warehouse kinda buildings stuffed full of furniture.  But then there also is this gift shop where you go and pay for your purchase, that has incense, figurines and well, sex toys and novelty items.  But, we did get a pretty good deal on some cool furniture. 

[East Coast Hustle]

FREE SEX SWING WITH EVERY RECLINER!

I'd shop there.

[AFK]

I was pretty much sold when he told me he'd deliver everything for 30 bucks.  And he knocked an extra $50 off the purchase.  Pretty sweet deal.  Oh, and my wife is super happy with the purchases.  All is good in the WHN compound.