"I couldn't possibly fail to disagree with you less."
25 April 2007Another reason to read the fine printI didn't have much use for 2.4-GHz cordless phones, especially since I'd just replaced all mine with 5.8-GHz cordless phones, so I didn't read to the bottom of this Woot product description:
The sun fought the clouds that morning over the little green house in the Carolina hills. While the human inhabitants fussed about getting ready for work, the household’s three cats lounged around the living room. And as cats will do, they gossiped. Mercilessly.
Which, if you're familiar with Woot, is not especially unusual for a product description: getting to the point is only occasionally necessary. But somewhere in the midst of all that feline gossip:
"Velcro, where's the romance in your soul? Termite, have you noticed the way they check Woot together every morning? Like, today, they probably don't need that Uniden 2.4GHz Cordless Phone With 4 Handsets & Digital Answering Machine — not even with features like intercom, call transfer, two-way Directlink mode, baby monitoring, and speakerphone. They don't look at Woot because they need a digital answering machine or Caller ID with 100-number memory. No, for them, sharing the Woot experience is just one more way they express their love. And the couple that Woots together stays together."
Just then, the cats heard the humans speaking, and:
"Termite, you speak a little human," Onyx said. "What did Logan say? Was I wrong — are they breaking up?"
"No, no," the gray-and-white cat replied, his cynicism melting. "You were right. He said 'Beth, will you marry me?'" Even this particular scenario isn't too far out for Woot, but this time there was method to their madness. All is explained in the newsletter:
Love was in the air last Friday as Logan Buell of Black Mountain, NC proposed to his girlfriend Bethany Rice in the most romantic way known to man: through a Woot product description! Our staff worked with him to nestle the big question in the writeup for some cordless phones. After he and Bethany checked Woot together like they do every morning, Logan presented the ring in a refashioned Woot box for maximum matrimonial style. We wish those kids nothing but the best! Get your hankie ready and read the whole heart-tugging story.
Oh, and she said yes. I heard of one fella that proposed with a specially made card in an Apples to Apples game. Posted by: Dwayne "the canoe guy" at 7:45 AM on 25 April 2007So of course Woot has a bridal registry. Right? Posted by: McGehee at 9:36 AM on 25 April 2007Or at least a theme song: "It's a nice day to start again / It's a nice day for a Woot wedding...." Posted by: CGHill at 9:33 PM on 25 April 2007 |