Re: [FWDLK] Fw: Make room for shoes... NOT! [JFU1999122900000268]
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Re: [FWDLK] Fw: Make room for shoes... NOT! [JFU1999122900000268]



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
>
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>      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."
>
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>      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.
>
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>      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.
>
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>      --Roger van Hoy, Washougal, WA
>
>



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