Monday, February 21, 2011

The Power Of Marketing

Mama is off today for President's Day. She decided to leave us behind and go to the mall and then do some other shopping. Can you believe that? She stopped at Trader Joe's. It was her first time. She said she met the nicest people. There were some elderly gentlemen that recommended the sweet potato fries. They were even giving her tips on how to prepare them. One of the men told her to spray olive oil on them. She had never thought of that and luckily, Trader Joe's had the spray. The checkout lady even told her it was great and to try it on salad. Anyway, the reason we are telling you all of this is because Mama brought us something special from Trader Joe's and the only reason she bought it was because of the box.

Do you see why? There is a greyhound on the box! His name is Bradley. We have to say that the peanut butter treats get 8 paws up from us. Yep, we love them. We are so glad that Bradley put his photo on the box otherwise we would have never have gotten them. Yep, that's the power of marketing and we are glad that Mama fell for it.

Thank you to everyone for their nice comments concerning us not getting the house. We really wanted it and we could still buy it, but they just want more money than we are willing to pay for it. It needed too many repairs and Daddy said we would be loosing money on it. If the bank people come to their senses, then we will re-consider. We know that is not very likely. LOL We hope something good comes on the market this week. Mama is starting to feel like we are just going to have to settle on something. :::sigh:::

Jack
The Greyhound Who Likes Trader Joe's
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4 comments:

  1. Lori @ According to GusFebruary 21, 2011 at 1:53 PM

    So sorry to hear about the log cabin. I have a feeling something better will be around the corner!

    In the meantime, you have those delicious TJ biscuits to eat. :)

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  2. FANCY the Red Standard PoodleFebruary 21, 2011 at 5:13 PM

    Hi Y'all!

    My Humans love Trader Joes...so glad y'all got yummy treats!

    Now, let me tell you a story...when the Humans were buying the house in the mountains they found one they loved with a great view. They talked about how much to pay because it needed a few repairs.

    Papa made an offer and said he needed to know within 24 hrs because he was looking at another house. At the time they hadn't made an offer on the other.

    The people didn't get back so they offered on the other house and got it.

    Then the first people called and wanted Papa to buy the first house, but he wouldn't. When Papa says something he means it and keeps his word.

    Now every time they drive by the first house they say they are so glad they didn't get it!

    The second house turned out to be a much better location and they spent the extra money the first house would have cost fixing their house the way they want it.

    So believe Lori. It will be worth the wait. A home is for a long time.

    Hawk aka BrownDog

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  3. houndstoothFebruary 21, 2011 at 5:20 PM

    The power of marketing indeed! We don't have a Trader Joe's or I'd be sending Mom or Dad off to buy some of those for us, too. There's a restaurant near us that serves sweet potato fries, but Mom looked at them like they were crazy! She says she'll stick to normal potatoes.

    I still think your perfect house is coming along soon!

    Bunny

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  4. SaraFebruary 21, 2011 at 7:18 PM

    Looove Trader Joe's but *shhhh* haven't gotten Bella any treats there. I'll have to change that :)

    Sorry that the house-hunting isn't going smoothly! The right one will come along soon, I'm sure!

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