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Failing to understand that other companies pay for this kind of product placement, La-Z-Boy forces end of 'motorized La-Z-Boy' auction because the chair isn't theirs



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noYOUare
2009-11-03 10:04:01 AM


The company representative told the chief to just make sure the eventual buyer doesn't continue referring to it as a La-Z-Boy chair.

Yokey doke.

 
animal900
2009-11-03 12:04:32 PM


I never heard about it until now. So I guess they're getting more publicity by making a big deal about. Surprise, surprise.

 
BunkoSquad
2009-11-03 12:05:35 PM


Here I sit and here I'll stay.

 
vudukungfu
2009-11-03 12:06:50 PM


For a company that made its fortune creating a new breed of fat, sloth-like citizens, they should be proud, flag waving patriots and well respected by all.
/Niagra owner. Never use the damned thing, but the cats like the heater.

 
sulco
2009-11-03 12:07:38 PM


La-Z-Boy isn't working very hard for this advertising.

 
akya
2009-11-03 12:08:02 PM


If only he knew he was sitting on a $40,000 throne, he probably wouldn't have crashed it..

/wonders what it would fetch without the media frenzy
//also wonders if he has to "prime" it as it's a lawn mower engine.
///Is someone mowing the sidewalk or is Drunk Dennis at it again?

 
oakwolf
2009-11-03 12:09:01 PM


When I motorize a recliner, it'll be a... a... what's another brand name for these things?

 
djcunix
2009-11-03 12:13:47 PM


listing is Here (new window)

 
Vash's Apprentice
2009-11-03 12:13:47 PM


I guess I shouldn't sell that ball of mine, then.
www.firstshowing.net

 
Grandemadaca
2009-11-03 12:14:02 PM


oakwolf: When I motorize a recliner, it'll be a... a... what's another brand name for these things?

Barcalounger (new window).

 
Ziplin
2009-11-03 12:15:12 PM


HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

 
Kazan
2009-11-03 12:16:35 PM


idiocracy..

 
jehovahs witness protection
2009-11-03 12:18:28 PM


Ziplin: HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HAR

 
Xenu's Giant Pink Replicock
2009-11-03 12:19:10 PM


JUNE: We sold everything we had in the world just to buy this business, your honor.
BOB: The pickup truck, all the livestock...
JUNE: Granny even wanted to sell her wheelchair, but Bob wouldn't hear of it.
BOB: Well, it isn't really a wheelchair. We strapped her barcalounger to a furniture dolly.

 
oakwolf
2009-11-03 12:20:01 PM


Grandemadaca: oakwolf: When I motorize a recliner, it'll be a... a... what's another brand name for these things?

Barcalounger (new window).


The Icon (new window) looks like the HighwayChair for me.

 
anditiye
2009-11-03 12:20:27 PM


Came for the Fruvous reference, can leave satisfied.

 
elf6c
2009-11-03 12:20:49 PM


Its for trademark purposes to avoid having the word become generic and unenforceable. The Ziploc, Kleenex and Zerox brands face the same issue.

Now back to the clue rambling posts already in progress.

 
elf6c
2009-11-03 12:22:14 PM


clue = clueless;
/proofing fail
//cue ha ha guy
///loves slashies

 
Big_Fat_Liar
2009-11-03 12:22:28 PM


Ha, Ebay knows the law better than the police.

 
nickerj1
2009-11-03 12:23:52 PM


Submitter, failing to understand trademark law, doesn't realize La-Z-Boy has to do this, lest their trademark become the generic term for all recliners (which it is very close to doing) and thus unenforceable.

 
farkingatwork
2009-11-03 12:24:23 PM


wow, I love how they try to pull trademark on this. Also, publicity must definitely be skyrocketing.

/this should have been tagged asinine.

 
bungle_jr
2009-11-03 12:24:29 PM


elf6c: Its for trademark purposes to avoid having the word become generic and unenforceable. The Ziploc, Kleenex and Zerox Xerox brands face the same issue.

Now back to the clue rambling posts already in progress.


fixed, etc

 
KellyX
2009-11-03 12:26:55 PM


Why do the police get to steal this guys property and then sell it?

 
cookereh
2009-11-03 12:27:35 PM


It might have something to do with them not wanting to read the next follow-up headline.

"Drunk man hit and killed by train while driving a La-Z-boy recliner"

 
oakwolf
2009-11-03 12:28:10 PM


nickerj1: Submitter, failing to understand trademark law, doesn't realize La-Z-Boy has to do this, lest their trademark become the generic term for all recliners (which it is very close to doing) and thus unenforceable.

I think they timed it out brilliantly. They let the auction run up to 40k, got all the La-Z-Boy press they got from that, and then they pulled the plug and are getting all the publicity AGAIN. Obviously, they felt the same way about the infringement the entire time, but they waited until the initial buzz was dying down and then threw another cup of gas on the fire (to ruthlessly mix metaphors). Genius, really.

 
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