Sunday, September 3, 2023

Context? CCLXVI

I'm trying to remember if the TV commercial was for a carpet or a furniture store years ago.  I think it was probably a carpet store, but I just remember one of the business owners singing, "You gotta go (to whatever the store name was.)"  A co-owner or other employee might have accompanied him on banjo, guitar, or ukulele during this jingle.

Although my memory of the commercial is vague, I remember thinking, "Care to give me actual reasons to go to your store?  What are your incentives?  Do you have a wide selection of what you're selling?  Do you beat your competitors' prices?  Does your customer service surpass that of other such stores?"

Call me persnickety, but I need more compelling justification than someone singing, "You gotta go..."