Comments | lpgreen: Disco Items

lpgreen

Disco Items

Aug 25, 2008 18:18

Maybe it's time I upgraded to a camera phone because I feel like I missed an opportunity today. Stop and Shop had a big rack full of "Disco Items," which as it turns out is just short for Discounted Items, but I would have had a lot of fun Photoshopping in a disco ball on one of the shelves interspersed with the sundry crap. On closer inspection ( Read more... )

Comments 5

dilast August 25 2008, 23:29:42 UTC

May I suggest "None of the above," "Other," or "Various Artists"?

lpgreen August 26 2008, 01:47:28 UTC

I was leaning towards "Your Ad Here" but Various Artists did make me chuckle.

Disco toastqueen August 25 2008, 23:30:28 UTC

The Pizza Place down the road from me had "Senior Disco" on Mon & Wed. I never got a chance to take a picture before the rest of the letters were replaced, but it took a while.
Good for your company to offer reusable cups. Good for you for using your noggin to come up with the dishwashing idea.

Stop & Shop typos anonymous August 26 2008, 19:25:54 UTC

In another unrelated Stop & Shop moment, while I was in the Natick store, there was a display of Butter Fingers with a plastic sign. Either the letters fell (or someone took them) so that the sign read "BUTT FINGERS 2.99" In a sign that I still do not feel like a real adult, me and the guy behind me just busted up laughing.

Aaron

Re: Stop & Shop typos lpgreen August 26 2008, 20:07:25 UTC

Butt Fingers.. what's he asking for 'em?
> 2.99
2.99! Tell 'im he's dreamin'!

OK, that modified movie reference is just too obscure so I'll give it to you. It's from an Aussie comedy called The Castle. My Aussie relatives arrived in the states today and if they're reading this, they'll definitely get it.