On my way back to the office this evening I caught this guy putting up one of our Garden City posters. In a way I was a bit disappointed. I felt like I killed “The Magic of Advertising”. I liked the fact that I would go to sleep at night to find our ads magically appear in the morning on the way to work. It’s kind of like believing in Santa Claus only to find your Mum and Dad stuffing your stocking on Christmas Eve. Thank God I’ve got a short memory. I’ll forget all about this horrible turn of events within a week. On the bright side, however, the posters looked great and the dude installing them was doing a smashing job. Incidentally, I apologize to the traffic that got stuck behind me as I fumbled with my iphone.
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A Nice Sprize
So, the other day I’m at the Gap and I suddenly realized how it got its name. When you buy something, wait 5 minutes and the price will be reduced by at least 30%. I had purchased a few items a couple of days prior to my second visit and sure enough, the items I bought were on sale for almost 50% lower than what I paid (and I already bought it on sale). Maddening? Yes. Agitating? Yup. Confounding? Fo sho mo fo. However, if I was in Vancouver, I wouldn’t care, thanks to Sprize, a service available only to select Vancouver Gap stores that automatically refunds you the difference if a recently purchased item goes on sale. In a city as thrifty as Winnipeg, you’d think someone here would have come up with this idea first. Damn you Vancouver, first you get the Olympics and now this.



