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Buy 300 Pieces of Verizon Wireless Swag To Impersonate a Verizon Wireless Employee
Posted by Jason Chen at 9:40 AM on September 19, 2008
Have you ever wanted to impersonate a Verizon Wireless employee? This is your chance! Some former employee is now auctioning off his sad, sordid history with the company (he actually saved up 300 different pieces of flair from his time there) to the highest bidder. There are mobile phone holsters, fanny packs, flip flops, balloons (never been blown), candy bars, bandanas, photo frames, mobile phones, beach volleyball blow-ups, lunch bags, ankle socks, SPF30 sunblock, licence plate with "very catchy and clever saying" (guess what it is), and various other things nobody would ever buy used. As a bonus game, guess the end price of this listing in the comments. [eBay - Thanks Tim!]
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x23
Posted 10:21 AM 19/9/08
@keronian: are you seriously referencing a line from a skit over 8 years old?
i just looked at my calendar and it is 2008. were you aware of that?
let me guess... you think "Priceless" comments are high humor as well?
x23
DeadWriter
Posted 10:20 AM 19/9/08
It's a sad world when I see Verizon trucks with faded GTE logos and go, "I miss GTE".
DeadWriter
BiZarRroBALlmeR
Posted 10:10 AM 19/9/08
@92BuickLeSabre: If that doesn't attract groupies then I don't know what will.
BiZarRroBALlmeR
jcoberg10
Posted 10:09 AM 19/9/08
I currently work for verizon and its absolutely ridiculous that they even give us this stuff because we are not allowed to wear it to work anyway. they just want free advertising and actually think that we wear this stuff. and the candy bars are from the release of the new chocolate 3.
jcoberg10
keronian
Posted 10:05 AM 19/9/08
Verizon guy: "Can you hear me now?"
Guy on phone: "I need... MOAH COWBELL!!!"
keronian
alphadog00
Posted 10:03 AM 19/9/08
And $75 to ship a box of crap! This guy is a genius!
Anyone notice that although the balloons have "never been blown", there is no promise regarding the shoes, socks, shirts, etc. having been worn or used. It is eBay, so i guess the coffee cups could have residue too.
alphadog00
jkr's bold comment
Posted 10:01 AM 19/9/08
So you can avoid finding bodies, in style? So you can sneak into peoples homes and say, "It's OK, I'm part of the network."? So you say, "Can you hear me now?" and look even geekier?
jkr's bold comment
92BuickLeSabre
Posted 9:56 AM 19/9/08
cellphone holsters ✓
fanny packs ✓
flip flops ✓
balloons (never been blown) ✓
candy bars ✓
bandannas ✓
...
92BuickLeSabre
PaaatrickBabyBoy
Posted 9:51 AM 19/9/08
"never been blown"
is that the direct to dvd sequel to "never been kissed"?
PaaatrickBabyBoy
jspec1594
Posted 9:50 AM 19/9/08
why does verizon waste their time on this stuff?
jspec1594
Kaveh
Posted 9:50 AM 19/9/08
Me? Impersonate a Verizon Wireless employee? What a hoot!
Kaveh
PollockRoc
Posted 9:48 AM 19/9/08
Candy bars?
PollockRoc
exer881
Posted 9:46 AM 19/9/08
they had socks?
exer881
keronian
Posted 9:45 AM 19/9/08
"w/ 2004 SLC Olympic Luge Cow bell"
MOAH!!!!
keronian
Kaiser-Machead on the Edge
Posted 9:44 AM 19/9/08
Better than Apple Genius swag. It's just a black shirt, a neck tag with an overly simplistic layout, and a pack of Listerine pocket strips.
Kaiser-Machead on the Edge
mcdj
Posted 10:35 AM 19/9/08
I would so trade my Citibank sun visor for those Verizon flip flops. I'll even toss in a Remax "5K Fun Run" shirt. C'mon yo. Hook a drone up.
mcdj
parcaelum
Posted 10:29 AM 19/9/08
@jcoberg10: mmmmm new chocolate 3 chocolate candy bar.... *drools*
parcaelum
Mikael
Posted 11:07 AM 19/9/08
Marketing stunt?
Mikael
shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog
Posted 10:56 AM 19/9/08
No skid marked jock straps? I'm out.
shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog
wizardofpants
Posted 12:00 PM 19/9/08
@mcdj: there's no such thing as a 5k run being fun. it's all part of a 'down sizing' campaign right after they cut your health insurance, but right before they tell you.
wizardofpants
wolfenstein-3d
Posted 11:51 AM 19/9/08
Does it comes with an over-priced 2-year agreement? I didn't see that listed, but i'm sure it's within the small print
wolfenstein-3d
Daytodaz3
Posted 11:45 AM 19/9/08
@jcoberg10: I totally rock my boulder T-shirt at the gym! Just hack the sleaves off and... BOOM!!! The ladies know you're tough, ruggedized, and you've always got a good connection.
We had a whole box of chocolate 3 chocolates that we gave to customers as a psuedo-closing gift.
I guess I should have ebayed them... :[
Daytodaz3
Unknown2U
Posted 1:42 PM 19/9/08
@DeadWriter: Yeah, I miss GTE too. They treated their employees like family, not a number like Verizon.
Unknown2U
homerjay
Posted 9:29 PM 19/9/08
This'll get pulled down before it closes.
homerjay
strider_mt2k
Posted 9:18 PM 19/9/08
Destroy it.
The world will be better without it.
strider_mt2k
theblackdog
Posted 11:49 PM 19/9/08
The SLC Winter Olympics were in 2002, not 2004.
He now says on his Ebay page that everything is unused and unworn.
theblackdog
FiveLiters
Posted 6:29 AM 20/9/08
@PaaatrickBabyBoy: Trust me,anyone who collects all of that kind of stuff...the balloon isn't the only thing that has 'never been blown'.
FiveLiters
infmom
Posted 7:44 AM 20/9/08
@Unknown2U: Too bad GTE treated their subscribers like crap. When we first moved here, we were advised by multiple people to find out whether a prospective residence was served by GTE or AT&T, and if it was GTE, go somewhere else.
infmom
BlackMage66652
Posted 3:07 PM 20/9/08
They made a Verizon Cowbell?!
I'm sold!
BlackMage66652