I went to Old Navy for a used battleship.
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September 29th, 2008

I went to Old Navy for a used battleship.

I’m going to open a store called “Liquor Hut,” and only sell dried fruits and copier paper.

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Retail Misdirection Comics

Until 2004, I didn't know that Pottery Barn doesn't actually sell pottery. It's a furniture store for yuppies with more money than sense. Four years later, I still don't get why you'd CALL a store Pottery Barn, and NOT SELL pottery in it. How can I be responsible for raising another human being?

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  1. Rebecca Watson says:
    September 29, 2008 at 11:05 am

    I used to work at a store near a Crate & Barrel, and one day while creating a window display I needed an actual barrel. I got in a 20-minute argument with the salesperson before leaving empty-handed.

    “Okay, well how about a crate, then? I’ll settle for a crate. CHANGE YOUR NAME.”

    • Oskar Kennedy says:
      September 29, 2008 at 11:16 am

      Originally Posted By Rebecca Watson
      I used to work at a store near a Crate & Barrel, and one day while creating a window display I needed an actual barrel. I got in a 20-minute argument with the salesperson before leaving empty-handed.

      Heh heh. I wonder if it’s not a phenomenon of upscale stores. If you don’t know what they actually sell, you can’t afford to shop there.

      Did you ever find a barrel?

  2. herbert says:
    September 29, 2008 at 5:39 pm

    heh. Crate & Barrel.

    I had no idea Pottery Barn wasn’t all about pottery. I figured it was, so I never went inside. it could’ve been an illegal marijuana retail outlet and I would never have known.

    huh. I still haven’t verified. do the stores always open at 4:20?

  3. Wordblindness says:
    January 7, 2009 at 2:29 am

    I always thought “Pottery Barn” was bad until I saw “Dress Barn.” The name just conjures up images from the end of Animal Farm.