Dear Blog Readers,
We have become the kind of blogger we never wanted to be — the kind who has a "read our blog" button on our website but the newest post is months old. We blame Facebook for this — it's so much easier to write something there and we seem to have more followers there than we did here on the blog. Still, we can't quite bring ourselves to give it up altogether yet — so instead, we're posting this little note to explain our lack of current entries. Please do check out our facebook page, we think it's fun, if not quite as long form.
sincerely, the Joie de Blogger.

Friday, January 21, 2011

Why Did You Buy Me That?

I discovered a funny website a month or so ago where people post pictures of weird items others have bought for them with a little bit of commentary. Most of the things I've seen have been pretty awful . . . but I've had a secret fear that someday I would go to the site and see an item that we sell at Joie de Vivre. And . . . it happened last night. I was scrolling through the site and saw our beloved Cat Butt Magnets. With the following text: "From Sarah: My aunt just gave this to me for Christmas. It’s a CAT BUTT MAGNET SET. I’m not even kidding. Yes, I have a cat. But that doesn’t mean I want to stare at a bunch of cat ass on my refrigerator every day. The funniest part is that the package says its for “true cat lovers.” More like, it’s for total weirdos. HATE IT!" Gee . . . I guess our customers qualify as total weirdos - I can't tell you how many of this magnet set we've sold over the years. I hope the majority of the recipients were happier than Sarah! And . . . I hope it's the last item I recognize on Whydidyoubuymethat?.com !

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