XHonusWagnerX - 10-29-2007 at 10:15 AM
Red Sox title means free furniture for some
October 29, 2007
BOSTON --Thousands of Boston Red Sox fans are waiting to cash in on the teams' second World Series victory in four years.
That's because back in March they took advantage of a local furniture store's promotional offer for full rebates if the Red Sox win the World Series.
Jordan's Furniture promised free sofas, chairs and beds to customers who bought between March 7 and April 16th, if the Red Sox win the title.
The Red Sox beat Colorado 4-3 to finish their second World Series sweep in four seasons.
As Boston held a 3-0 Series lead over Colorado, callers to Jordan's were being directed to its Web site for information on applying for rebates.
Jordan's took about 30,000 orders during the promotion.
Chief executive Eliot Tatelman hasn't disclosed how much the rebates would be, but he won't have to pay it all. He bought an insurance policy to cover
losses if the team wins.
BDx13 - 10-29-2007 at 11:31 AM
awesome idea.
clevohardcore - 10-29-2007 at 01:07 PM
YA the insurance is covering the cost. Alot of places do this as a promo. Usually it doesn't pay out. Kind of like a car dealership offering to give a
away a vehicle. Someone pays for that shit. Insurance does but then they figure that all in with our rates. So in the end everyone pays for it.
Discipline - 10-29-2007 at 08:39 PM
One hell of a promotion.
Gooch - 10-30-2007 at 03:47 PM
i remember this happened in chicago a few years. something with the Bears, if they shut the team out or won by a certain number of points, anyone who
bought furniture that week got it for free.
i'm pretty he was covered by insurance as well.