Yeah, I know you guys wanna know what’s going on… the inner dirt at TeleBrands, so to speak. Well, I can’t divulge too much info from the Top Secret file, but I’m sure I can answer your questions, concerns, and inquiries about the insane world of direct! What I unfortunately can’t do is help you in the least with any problems you might have had with a product or order. Like the old saying goes, “Dat’s not my yob, mang.” I am simply just the court jester, here to entertain and spread my mirth and merriment at a fun-tastic rate.
Okay, questions, I do see that you do have some questions. Yes you in the front row waving the Go Duster in the Iron Maiden t-shirt…
Hey Tommy,
I see there’s an upcoming TeleBrands Inventor’s Day in Philadelphia. They seem like an awful lot of fun, but I’m sure they’re actually a heck of a lot of work. What are your most memorable moments so far – good and bad? Any trouble makers or over the top people?
- Martin Short, Mississauga, Canada
Our time in Los Angeles back in March was definitely most memorable – mostly because I had the distinct honor of being on the judging panel. That was an incredibly long day because we kept accepting people to show their inventions who were showing up unannounced. We want to be nice an fair, but it does get to be too much. Even though they only get five minutes to do their pitch, we saw forty-four people that day, and combine that with the long flight and time difference, we were all ready to croak. But it was awesome having a media blitz there and being on the Today Show gave us some great exposure.
As far as over the top people, yeah, there’s always an extremely colorful person or two. It seemed that in LA, some of the flower children from the Valley waited until the very end to show us their stuff. It’s not every day you meet the guy who was the inspiration for Reverend Jim Ignatowski on Taxi, and lucky for us, we got to hang with his wife, friends, and family as well. No one ever causes trouble, in fact it’s great to meet everyone who comes out to give their all and pitch the inventions that they believe will be the next big TeleBrands product.
I’m really looking forward to hanging with the good people in the city of Brotherly Love. We’re meeting some great people wherever we go and you just never know when you’re going to find the next great invention. Now, this TeleBrands Inventor’s Day for August 11, is filled to capacity with inventors, but if you have a great idea, go to www.telebrands.com, go to the Inventors Link and let us know what you’ve got!
Dear Tommy,
What has to be the strangest or wackiest invention you’ve seen to date? – Wilma Bedrock, Las Vegas, Nevada
Hey Wilma, First off, I hope Fred and Pebbles are doing well. You know there’s been a lot of weird and wacky stuff invented and marketed in the direct industry, but I think one of the top vote getters in this category has to be one of our own – an item called the Comfort Wipe. God knows what we were thinking but this baby came and went faster than poop through a goose. And trust me, that’s a good analogy because the Comfort Wipe was a handle designed to pick up toilet paper and clean up after yourself in the bathroom without your hands going near any of the yukky stuff. It was basically developed for seniors and rather large people who have trouble reaching around and, well, you know. I don’t need to get graphic here. I could, I mean I’ve been known to go for the low hanging fruit, but I’ll spare you the gory details for one day. Yeah, it was one of the crazier things I’ve ever seen and wouldn’t you know it, it didn’t test on tv too well. I guess people can tell a crappy product when they see it. Oh no, I didn’t just say that. Uh, yeah, I think I just did.
Well, thanks for checking in today, and keep throwing me these mind boggling questions. I’m ready for ya!
- Tommy Z
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