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| Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:20 am Post subject: HAS ANYONE SEEN THE NEW "BLUE APPLIANCE CREW" COMM | |
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I think we are turning into Best Buy.
I just saw a TV commercial with a young woman showing a red GE washer and being called the "new blue appliance crew". Yes she was wearing a blue shirt. How unoriginal can we get?????? |
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| Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 3:38 am Post subject: lowes knows | |
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For some reason I keep on thinking Lowes when I hear blue and appliances mixed together.
Doesn't Lowes have a blue vest. |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 5:45 am Post subject: | |
| has anyone heard about a new dress code for brand central.. I have not. and was it a blue polo or more of a dress shirt style. | |
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| Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 5:46 pm Post subject: | |
| i like basic black... which means they will change it. | |
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| Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 7:10 pm Post subject: | |
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just saw the commercial last night. Had to laugh because I reconized who the actress is and the smile is so fake (LOL). You would think they'd pick another color not being used.
Red= Target Orange = Lowes Blue= Home Depot/ Best Buys Yellow = can't think of the company/Best Buys security Brown= UPS Black= a good color for Sears since we are in morning. Blue would be good for us because we are singing the blues. Ok I'll stop LOL |
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| Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 7:13 pm Post subject: | |
| no one still does not know if it will take place on the dress code? hopefully we can still wear black polos i just bought a few more... | |
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| Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:51 pm Post subject: strip mall | |
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See L T's post on the strip mall appliance Sears
They're pushing a better trained associate to educate the consumer and offering 0% interest for a year ALL year round. And still think they want some subliminal association with Lowes and Best Buy. |
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| Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 5:07 am Post subject: | |
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Don't forget the "free delivery" (read as no mail in rebate) all the time and our "proactive" price checks...
I hope my blue shirt comes with an $8 hourly wage so I can say that "I don't work on comm" like Best Buy does... |
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| Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 6:05 am Post subject: | |
| Lowe's has red vests. They however have a huge blue sign outside of our buildings. That could be one of the best things that Sears has done in their appliance marketing. Blue will bring the customers to Lowe's. Thanks Sears. | |
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| Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 6:09 am Post subject: | |||
You have Lowe's and the orange box mixed up. |
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| Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 4:14 am Post subject: | |
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Actually the blue/black people in the Sears ads look exactly like the HHGregg employees...
example: 
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| Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:45 am Post subject: | |
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I want to wear blue...man, I feel like I work in a prison, only being able to wear khaki, black, and white...and sometimes red for Troop Support day!
Blue would be nice. Any color other than black and white would be nice! |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:51 am Post subject: | |
| Okay, blue and khaki or blue and black vs. black and khaki or black and blue. What's the diff? You still won't have the freedom of choice that a ditch digger has. | |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 5:10 am Post subject: | |
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Meh, I just like bright blue, so I would like to wear it. Uniforms/dress codes are a part of daily life. Had them in school, had them at work.
For god's sake, it's a job. I know that. Ditch digger? 
I just want a nicer dress code. I don't care that we have to wear one. I'm tired of wearing black and khaki. It's sort of plain and blends in. Not even our name tags have color on them ('cept if we wear buttons or pins.) I want color! 
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| Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 5:29 am Post subject: | |
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regardless, you'll have to buy your new shirts. I doubt they'll be given to you.
someone let me know if they have made that change. seems like they would since a blue polo is going to be really hard to find. not unless they are ok with navy--if thats the case, then maybe some bleach would take care of those black polos=ha ha |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 5:53 am Post subject: | |
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" would since a blue polo is going to be really hard to find."
Where do you shop? I have at least six in my dresser. Land's End must have a dozen different blue polo shirts. |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:28 am Post subject: | |
| i think we should still keep our black and white polos and black or brown pants... just add a blue polo would be fine to give us another color... | |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:55 am Post subject: | |
| I liked it when I came in dressed really nice, I did not like the dress code. I felt it too restricting and too much like working at a car plant where all working employees in the assembly line wear the same. It's just too drab, on the other hand. Because the younger set wants to wear what isn't really appropriate, I can understand the dress code. | |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 2:40 pm Post subject: | |
| So what do you think about Whirlpool ceasing the inlet hoses on their top loading washers? This new idea will soon be sweeping the entire industry. First the top loaders then the front loaders. I'm pretty certain the cost of manufacturing the hoses just became too much. Let's gouge the consumer just a bit more. | |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 2:59 pm Post subject: | |
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Snurble,
The point was to make a joke. If the blue crew changes its shirts, you guys will be the ones paying for them. Which, I have always had the opinion that if they want a certain uniform, they should at least buy a couple of shirts for the dept. I was also thinking about royal blue. Lands In never occured to me because its expensive. I think that appliance salespersons should dress like they used to in professional clothing. I have never liked the polo idea--but that is just my opinion. |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:47 pm Post subject: | |
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I don't get the joke. I have to pay for my black shirts, what's the diff?
Okay, Lands End is a bit pricey compared to Kohl's, WalMart, or even Sears menswear. The point is that blue shirts are available all over the place. One day there was a big pile of black Lands End shirts stacked in the hub at my store. They were marked $10 each for associates. I bought one but I wish that I had bought more. It would be nice if they could do that sort of deal more often. Better yet, for those of us in Home Improvement, a blue chambray, denim, or oxford cloth shirt with the Craftsman logo on it. |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 4:26 pm Post subject: | |||
I had that Craftsman polo idea sent up to District when I still worked there. Got shot down. Land's End employees were able to wear any color they wanted too as long as it was Land's End, yet I couldn't wear a blue Craftsman polo. |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 4:52 pm Post subject: | |
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Here's the ad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6xU9l8Vw9o |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 6:22 pm Post subject: | |
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The basic cotton Covington polo shirts are frequently on sale for 10-14 bucks and hold up quite nicely in my experience. I prefer them to the Lands End and Ralph Lauren polos i was wearing, both for comfort (thinner, easier to wear given the shite A/C systems) and for durability in the wash.
In fact, I am stunned at how well they have held up. |
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| Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 3:07 am Post subject: | |
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What a joke! Gee.....associates dressed in blue, Makes me want to just run to S-Hole and buy an appliance!
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