OT: funny YETI cooler article: OT

RRP

If you are a Southern Living  magazine subscriber be sure to read Rick Bragg’s article on page 128 of the August issue. He pokes fun at window stickers in general and then zeros in on YETI cooler decals.

GrateEggspectations

Do you have a link, Ron?

RRP

GrateEggspectations said:

Do you have a link, Ron?

Sorry my wife is only a print edition subscriber - though I’m not sure it is available any other way anyway.

nolaegghead

Take a picture, I'm all about mocking Yeti fans.

SGH

nolaegghead said:

Take a picture, I'm all about mocking Yeti fans.

I wrote a song to do that very thing. Called it “Yeti Land”. Unfortunately it got buffaloed years ago 🤦‍♂️

GrateEggspectations

nolaegghead said:

Take a picture, I'm all about mocking Yeti fans.

Anyone accumulating as many toys as you do (i.e., “”What Is Nola Buying Now?”) while ridiculing those who spend a few extra bucks on a cooler deserves a fiercely stern reprimand and 5 laps! 🙃

RRP

nolaegghead said:

Take a picture, I'm all about mocking Yeti fans.

OK - try reading this...

Photo Egg

RRP said:

nolaegghead said:

Take a picture, I'm all about mocking Yeti fans.

OK - try reading this...

Love it!

JohnInCarolina

Thanks for posting that, Ron!  I enjoyed the article and the writer’s perspective.

I’ve never agreed with or understood the need some people have to broadcast to the world how well they or their kids have done through decals, bumper stickers, or whatnot.  That always seemed kind of silly to me, to try and show off that way.  That’s why you won’t see any bumper stickers on my Huracan or F40.

nolaegghead

I like to show off all my cheap, practical and free stuff so the world knows me as a poor pragmatist.  Except maybe for the Festool stuff.  I'd put a bumper sticker on my truck: "Festool", but almost no one would know what the hell it meant. 

lousubcap

The only bumper sticker I ever put on a car was in 2008: "The devil wears pant suits."  

Kayak

That doesn't seem exactly 'cutting edge' type reporting. Did Southern Living just now hear of Yeti coolers and their fans? Let's hope someone catches it before they run the article on 'Best day's to visit the Twin Towers'.

nolaegghead

Kayak said:

That doesn't seem exactly 'cutting edge' type reporting. Did Southern Living just now hear of Yeti coolers and their fans? Let's hope someone catches it before they run the article on 'Best day's to visit the Twin Towers'.

You need to keep in mind the context of the readers.  Different folks than the New Yorker.

nolaegghead

(I'll deserve every single flag that ^^^ gets... )

johnmitchell

I saw some show off with a BGE sticker on his SUV the other day..

WeberWho

I'm not the biggest decal guy. I have this one on the back of my truck window. 



Yes, it needs a wash. I was hauling rock and dirt the other day. I hit the bed with a pressure washer do get the main dirt out. I need to run it through the carwash yet. 

RRP

JohnInCarolina said:

Thanks for posting that, Ron!  I enjoyed the article and the writer’s perspective.

I’ve never agreed with or understood the need some people have to broadcast to the world how well they or their kids have done through decals, bumper stickers, or whatnot.  That always seemed kind of silly to me, to try and show off that way.  That’s why you won’t see any bumper stickers on my Huracan or F40.

That's like me and car dealer emblems! When I buy a car or truck I specify I won't take delivery until such advertising is removed!

WeberWho

RRP said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Thanks for posting that, Ron!  I enjoyed the article and the writer’s perspective.

I’ve never agreed with or understood the need some people have to broadcast to the world how well they or their kids have done through decals, bumper stickers, or whatnot.  That always seemed kind of silly to me, to try and show off that way.  That’s why you won’t see any bumper stickers on my Huracan or F40.

That's like me and car dealer emblems! When I buy a car or truck I specify I won't take delivery until such advertising is removed!

Reminds me when I begged and pleaded to my parents for $80+ pair of Nike shoes when I was kid. (Back when $80 for Nike shoes was expensive) I finally convinced my dad on the idea but his only stipulation was that he got to unstitch the Nike logo from them when getting them home. (He was serious) I never ended up getting the shoes as I knew the logo would come off. 

That taught me a lot over the years. Am I buying the product for the name or the product itself. I don't think I've ever seen my dad wear a shirt with a logo or print and I can guarantee that he's never owned a pair of Nikes. 

dbCooper

My only bumper sticker...

SGH

dbCooper said:

My only bumper sticker...

There is a lot of truth in that statement 👍

caliking

WeberWho said:

I'm not the biggest decal guy. I have this one on the back of my truck window. 



Yes, it needs a wash. I was hauling rock and dirt the other day. I hit the bed with a pressure washer do get the main dirt out. I need to run it through the carwash yet. 

I flagged you… because I don’t understand why folks wash their cars, let alone wash their truck beds. 

caliking

johnmitchell said:

I saw some show off with a BGE sticker on his SUV the other day..

I think I see what you did there…

WeberWho

caliking said:

WeberWho said:

I'm not the biggest decal guy. I have this one on the back of my truck window. 



Yes, it needs a wash. I was hauling rock and dirt the other day. I hit the bed with a pressure washer do get the main dirt out. I need to run it through the carwash yet. 

I flagged you… because I don’t understand why folks wash their cars, let alone wash their truck beds. 

Ha! Not all that bad in summer but we are in the salt belt during the winter. It's a must during winter months. Any dirt in the bed finds its way into the cab if you have the windows down. Especially if you have sliding rear window. It's like a vacuum in the cab. 

YukonRon

Best sticker ever:

CTMike

nolaegghead said:

I like to show off all my cheap, practical and free stuff so the world knows me as a poor pragmatist.  Except maybe for the Festool stuff.  I'd put a bumper sticker on my truck: "Festool", but almost no one would know what the hell it meant. 

I’d understand:

PigBeanUs

WeberWho said:

Reminds me when I begged and pleaded to my parents for $80+ pair of Nike shoes when I was kid. (Back when $80 for Nike shoes was expensive) I finally convinced my dad on the idea but his only stipulation was that he got to unstitch the Nike logo from them when getting them home. (He was serious) I never ended up getting the shoes as I knew the logo would come off. 

That taught me a lot over the years. Am I buying the product for the name or the product itself. I don't think I've ever seen my dad wear a shirt with a logo or print and I can guarantee that he's never owned a pair of Nikes. 

I and my brother grew up in this era too, when “everyone” had nikes (leather cortez).

my brother haunted my father for a pair. Answer was always no. They were like $40, and what kind of moron would pay that for sneakers, right?

One day my father had some new sneakers on. Canvas, simple rubber sole etc. 

My brother came in and saw them and thought they were pretty cool and retro. Dad said “you like them? They were only fifty bucks, and I thought they were cool, so what the heck, I got a pair”

My brother was impressed. Dad said “tell you what. You want a pair? I’ll buy you a pair!”

holy smokes. Jackpot!

my brother and father hopped in the car and when dad pulled into Marshall’s parking lot, my brother started getting nervous. 

They walked back to the shoe department and there was a literal bin, a big wooden crate with an open top and mountain of loose shoes. You had to dig through and find a matching pair, left and right the same size. 

Price? $3 a pair 

oh heeeeeeeeLL no. My brother balked. No effing way. 

When he thought they were $50, he was on board. 

My father laughed his asss off all the way home, my brother sitting there all glum and shoulders rounded. 

Botch

Stunning observations on Human idiosyncrasies appear in the oddest places.
I love this forum.   

lkapigian

JohnInCarolina said:

Thanks for posting that, Ron!  I enjoyed the article and the writer’s perspective.

I’ve never agreed with or understood the need some people have to broadcast to the world how well they or their kids have done through decals, bumper stickers, or whatnot.  That always seemed kind of silly to me, to try and show off that way.  That’s why you won’t see any bumper stickers on my Huracan or F40.

@JohnInCarolina what was that bumper sticker you and Carey put on @henapple s jeep ?

JohnInCarolina

lkapigian said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Thanks for posting that, Ron!  I enjoyed the article and the writer’s perspective.

I’ve never agreed with or understood the need some people have to broadcast to the world how well they or their kids have done through decals, bumper stickers, or whatnot.  That always seemed kind of silly to me, to try and show off that way.  That’s why you won’t see any bumper stickers on my Huracan or F40.

@JohnInCarolina what was that bumper sticker you and Carey put on @henapple s jeep ?

PigBeanUs

RRP said

That's like me and car dealer emblems! When I buy a car or truck I specify I won't take delivery until such advertising is removed!

my father once bought (ordered) a  car and specifically had the salesman write “no dealer emblem” or whatever on the write up. Big letters. 

Came the day to pick it up and lo and behold there was one of those chromed plastic dealer plates in script, stuck to the rear deck right next to the make/model badge: “Newman Ford” 

(fun fact: dealership is/was about a mile from
fishless’ shop)

dad finished the walk-around, sat in the car, etc etc then got out and said “looks good to me. Hey. Wuick question, have you got a pair of channel-lock pliers anywhere!”

weird look from the salesman, but in a minute or so someone came from the shop with them. 

Dad said “thanks!” and grabbed the name plate with the pliers and tore it off, handed both back to the salesman. 

(I have a great story about that car years later when he traded it in to the same dealership…. Another day another thread)

fast forward to my buying days, and i have asked the same thing. No stickers etc. They always do it anyway, and they peel off easily when new. Try a hair dryer if you really need to.

But now, I just say “hey, no dealer stickers anywhere on the thing. But I *will* be happy to take a license plate frame with your name on it. No back and forth. Guy seemed happy to oblige. 

 (Between you and me, those things are uglier than hell, and I cannot fathom why any moron pays tens of thousands of dollars for a car and lets the dealer slap that craap on it. )

When I picked up my last car, sure enough: no stickers, but an ugly dealer license plate frame. Ok by me. 

Shake hands, drive away. Pull in at an Autozone, unbolt the plastic dealer frame and toss it in the trash. Went in and bought a simple chrome frame, bolted it on, and drove away. 

JohnInCarolina

The American capacity to purchase a product from a company and then help them advertise it (for free!) really is amazing.  I’m not sure any other country comes close to us in this regard.