Straight and to the point, You hit the nail right on the head, Roger and Jan! well done..... Jan Van Hoy wrote: > Here's the "answer" I got. Maybe the execs will actually > respond?!? --Roger van Hoy, '55DeSoto, '42DeSoto, '66Plymouth, > '73Duster, Washougal, WA [Nordstom home country]-----Original > Message----- > From: contactparamus@nordstrom.com <contactparamus@nordstrom.com> > To: vanhilla@pacifier.com <vanhilla@pacifier.com> > Date: Wednesday, December 29, 1999 9:39 AM > Subject: RE: Make room for shoes... NOT! [JFU1999122900000268] > > Dear Mr. Van Hoy, > As per your request we have forwarded your e-mail to our > executive offices. > > Ron > Customer Service > Contactparamus@nordstrom.com > http://www.nordstrom.com > > > > > > > > > Sender : vanhilla@pacifier.com > Tracking Number : JFU1999122900000268345809 > Pool : Store Paramus-Fur > Sent to : <Contactparamus@nordstrom.com> > Date : 12/29/99 7:54 AM > _____ > > It escapes me how you think that your ad, objectifying a woman > "shoe lover" as a mindless bimbo who would destroy a valuable > classic car, is going to sell shoes. It is not only an insult to > men and women classic car lovers, but a put-down of women in > general. > > > You just don't get it. Your ad is not, as you put it in your > canned replies to other complaints, either "humorous," > "lighthearted," or "comic." You came closer to the mark with > "irrational" and "outrageous." > > > Everyone to whom I have spoken who has seen the ad destroying a > 1957 Cadillac, whether they are car lovers or not, has been > outraged and has vowed to boycott your store. > > > I suggest that you take these concerns to the Nordstrom family. > They built the company on a solid reputation of hard work and > integrity. Irrational destruction of valuable items does not > sell shoes, it breeds resentment. > > > --Roger van Hoy, Washougal, WA > >
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