Comments on: Shoplift from The Gap!*

By: Readers’ Links | The League of Ordinary Gentlemen

Readers’ Links | The League of Ordinary Gentlemen — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:14:39 +0000

[...] And Nathan Origer wants you to shoplift from The Gap! [...]

By: Nathan P. Origer

Nathan P. Origer — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:26:52 +0000

Thanks for that, Greg!

Algalord, I’m not sure if I’m supposed to chuckle because you’re joking, or because you’re not. Either way, I seem not at any point to have mocked Solstice, and I wish you a very solemn/holy/joyful/*insert appropriate adjective* holy day.

By: Greg Panfile

Greg Panfile — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:46:22 +0000

Two relevant urban legends… supposedly back in the day, there was a guy shilling for Florida vacations who literally said, ‘come on down, be my guest’ and some people came on down and charged it to him and won the suit. Secondly, Sears used to literally say ‘we install what we sell’ until someone bought house paint and demanded the installation… winning the suit, and Sears had to paint the place for free. Do not know if these are true. But it is indeed legally interesting to see how the Gap would defend against people breaking the rules in their store, after they told them to in their ads…

By: Algalord the Wise

Algalord the Wise — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:07:12 +0000

As a level 26 Black Mage, I resent your mockery of Solstice. I’ll be shopping at the GAP this year, thank you very much.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:34:24 +0000

Thank you Gap! My pantheist boyfriend celebrates all holidays (because he considers all religions to have grains of truth) and he’s been waiting for someone to mention solstice for years! I might just join him this year, I’d much rather celebrate the day getting longer than receive presents. XD

By: Nathan P. Origer

Nathan P. Origer — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:18:38 +0000

Oh, Jeremiah, you’re right: They do capitalize all of the letters in the name! How rude of me!

Steve, touché! But apparently that’s not rule-breaking-enough, because The GAP left it out. I am offended!

By: SteveM

SteveM — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:21:00 +0000

Frank Costanza eight-sixed the rules and gave us Festivus.

By: Jeremiah Whitmoore

Jeremiah Whitmoore — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:45:06 +0000

A fine post,

I chuckled at the disclaimer.

“Two, four, six, eight, ’tis the time to liberate. […] You eighty-six the rules, you do what just feels right.”

Yes, liberation through shopping. Don’t forget to sign up for a GAP credit card!