Great Snowblower Ad

killerkeith

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http://moncton.kijiji.ca/c-ViewAd?A...um=Social+Media&utm_campaign=Post+To+Facebook

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Do you like shoveling snow? Then stop reading this and go back to your pushups and granola because you are not someone that I want to talk to.

Let’s face it, we live in a place that attracts snow like Magnetic Hill attracts cars, only that ain’t an illusion out there. That’s 12 inches of snow piling up and, oh, what’s that sound? Why it’s the snow plow and it’s here to let you know that it hates you and all the time you spent to shovel your driveway. Did you want to get out of your house today? Were you expecting to get to work on time? Or even this week?

You gave it your best shot. You tried to shovel by yourself and I respect you for that. I did it, my parents did it, some of my best friends did it. But deep down inside, we all wanted to murder that neighbor with the snowblower who was finished and on his second beer while you were still trying to throw snow over a snowbank taller than you are.

So, here we are. You could murder your neighbour, which could ensure that you won’t need to shovel a driveway for 25 to life, but there are downsides to that too. What to do?

Here’s the deal. I have a snow blower and I want you to own it. I can tell you’re serious about this. It’s like I can almost see you: sitting there, your legs are probably crossed and your left hand is on your chin. Am I right? How’d I do that? The same way that I know that YOU ARE GOING TO BUY THIS SNOWBLOWER.

I want you to experience the rush that comes with smashing through a snowdrift and blowing that mother trucker out of the way. The elation of seeing the snow plow come back down your street and watching the look of despair as your OTHER neighbour gets his shovel out once more while you kick back with a hot cup of joe (you don’t have a drinking problem like that other guy).

Here’s what you do. You go to the bank. You collect $900. You get your buddy with a truck and you drive over here. You give me some cold hard cash and I give you a machine that will mess up a snowbank sumthin’ fierce. I’ve even got the manual for it, on account of I bought it brand new and I don’t throw that kind of thing away. Don't want to pay me $900? Convince me. Send me an offer and I'll either laugh at you and you'll never hear back from me or I'll counter.

You want a snow blower. You need a snow blower.

This isn’t some entry level snow blower that is just gonna move the snow two feet away. This is an 11 HP Briggs and Stratton machine of snow doom that will cut a 29 inch path of pure ecstasy. And it’s only 4 years old. I dare you to find a harder working 4 year old. My niece is five and she gets tired and cranky after just a few minutes of shoveling. This guy just goes and goes and goes.

You know what else? I greased it every year to help keep the water off it and the body in as good as shape as possible. It's greasier than me when I was 13, and that's saying something.

You know how many speeds it has? Six forward and two in reverse. It goes from “leisurely” slow up to “light speed”. Seriously, I’ve never gone further than five because it terrifies me. I kid you not, you could probably commute to work with it dragging you.

You know what else is crappy about clearing snow in the morning? That you have to do it in the dark. Well, not anymore! It has a halogen headlight that will light your way like some kind of moveable lighthouse (only better, because lighthouses won’t clear your driveway).

Oh, and since it’s the 21st century, this snow blower comes with an electric starter. Just plug that sucker in, push the button, and get ready to punch snow in the throat. If you want to experience what life was like in olden days, it comes with a back-up cord you could pull to start it, but forget that. The reason you’re getting this fearsome warrior was for the convenience, so why make it harder on yourself?

By this point, you’re probably wondering why I would sell my snowblower since the first snowpocalypse is upon us today. I’ll tell you why: because I heard it was time for you to man up and harness some mighty teeth and claws and chew your way to freedom, that’s why.

This is my snow blower. Make it your snow blower.

UPDATE - I assure you that the snowblower is real, and it is still available. Do not despair if you have made an offer on this glorious tribute to man's triumph over nature and I have not responded yet, your time has yet to come.
 
Seems like there are alot of ad's like that as of recent. Here is one I found on a Nissan Skyline:

Skyline! 1990 GTSt - $5000 (Maple Ridge)

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This isn't your normal skyline. This motherfcker is the skyline God would drive if he wasn't busy doing God sh*t like making tsunamis and crap. Its set up to go fast, and go fast sideways. Who doesn't like to get sideway?! Terrorists, thats who. Are you a terrorist? No? Then you need this car.

Handling? This car handles like a junior executive CEO. Go around corners like the devil himself is chasing you, and not give a fck.

Whats that? You like drifting? Well I've got some great god d@mn news for you. This car was a drift project of mine, and the last owner was planning on making it a drift machine too. Interior is for pussies so we got rid of it. Manly as fck. It literally oozes testosterone. So much so that its puddling up in the back.

Seats? this cocks*cker has got two. One for you, and one for the hot @ss broad thats gunna be all upons your dick after you buy this car. You're a girl? Sh*t works both ways. One seat for you, and one seat for that hot @ss dude you've been trying to hook up with for weeks. Deal with it,sh*ts getting serious.

Stereos and AC are for hippies. Fortunately this car has neither. Oh look at me, I like listen to Simon and Garfunkel and think about puppies. F*ck that. The only noises you're gunna be hearing is the ultra manly engine noises coming from this sweet turbocharged, intercooled, 24 valve inline 6. Sh*ts getting real, real f*cking fast.

This car has got a bright orange ebrake handle (b*tches love orange) with a drift button for those super ultra megahellatastic bar room brawler ebrake lockers. F*ck. Yes.

Now, I'll be honest. The wheels are a little lackluster, although everyones gunna be so focused on your super gangster drifting that nobody is going to give a f*ck about your ******* stock 16s. Don't worry, I've got you fcking covered. Its like we're in Vietnam and you just got ambushed by Charlie. Don't worry, friend, I've got your fcking back and I blow charlie to kingdom fcking come. For an extra $450 I can throw in some added p*ssy magnets for wheels, just don't come crawling back to me complaining that you're getting TOO much vajayjay. Bright fcking green 18s. Greens not your thing? Super legit silver 18s. Done like dinner.

This car has got 1.5 metric f*ck tons of awesome parts. Bride, Greddy, Brembo, the list doesn't f*cking END. It just keeps going and going, like the energizer bunny on speed.

You like going fast? Ever tried to outrun 24 police cars and 3 helicopters? You need this car. It will go so fcking fast that you may very well go back in time. It happened to me once. Just once, but it was fcking rad. Its like someone took a rocket and opened its mouth and poured steroids down its throat and and threatened to kill its family if it wasn't the fastest motherfcker you've ever driven.

I get it. You're busy, I'm busy, lets not waste time. If you're interested send me a message and I'll get back to you ASAP. You send me a message, I send you one right back. Thats how this works.
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ROFL @ the snowblower ad!

I kinda do like those five red levers. Now after all that great salesmanship, I want to know which one of those levers I have to pull to get Christmas carols.

Not impressed by the car ad as much.
 
lol the snow blower ad seems legit~~ i'd buy it just for the ad, dude's too funny
 
I would definitely buy something from this guy, He is pretty funny lol

[video=youtube;1yB8_Tqq-mU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yB8_Tqq-mU[/video]
 
I would definitely buy something from this guy, He is pretty funny lol

HAHAHHAHAHAH, YES! - I wish there were more sales people like this lloloololoolololololo :lmao:
 
$900 for that.. I bought the same platform but in 30" for $700 brand new. So that's $800 with taxes. And he wants $900 for a 4 year old? Thanks, but no thanks :cool:
 
$900 for that.. I bought the same platform but in 30" for $700 brand new. So that's $800 with taxes. And he wants $900 for a 4 year old? Thanks, but no thanks :cool:

I got mine free, plus I save on my gym membership
 
I got mine free, plus I save on my gym membership

Good model for a modern suburban postage stamp.. Not so good for long old-school driveways, where you've gotta o 50' before getting anywhere.
 
Viral snowblower ad brings job offers, proposals — and a sale





The Canadian Press
MONCTON, N.B. The snowblower that ate the Internet has been sold — and for nary a penny less than the asking price of $900.
As for the inspirational, 900-word call-to-arms on Kijiji that Weh-Ming Cho wrote in order to sell it — well, that’s priceless.
The Moncton man’s message, posted Wednesday on the popular classified ad website, takes pity on snow shovellers who always “wanted to murder that neighbour with the snowblower who was finished and on his second beer while you were still trying to throw snow over a snowbank taller than you are.”
It goes on to describe the item in question as “a machine of snow doom that will cut a 29-inch path of pure ecstasy,” promising would-be owners “the rush that comes with smashing through a snowdrift and blowing that mother trucker out of the way.”
The reason for selling it?
“I’ll tell you why: because I heard it was time for you to man up and harness some mighty teeth and claws and chew your way to freedom, that’s why,” wrote Weh-Ming, who describes himself as a “data guy” in his regular life.
By Sunday afternoon, the ad had been viewed by more than 347,000 visitors. The snowblower has long since been sold.
In a blog post titled, “The Snowblower that ate the Internet: SOLD,” Weh-Ming said that while he received many offers, he agreed to sell the snowblower to a Moncton writer whose offer had a lot going for it, including “full sentences, with grammar and spelling and everything.”
But what sealed the deal, according to Weh-Ming, was this sentence: “As a professional writer, I think we writer guys ought to stick together on matters of snow jobs!”
Weh-Ming said he was simply trying to ensure the ad stood apart from all the other snowblowers for offer on the site.
He said he received nearly 1,400 emails — including marriage proposals, job offers, requests to teach people to write ads, and even a request from a teacher for permission to use his ad as an example of persuasive writing.
“Although it was my ad and my snowblower, the phenomenon itself I think belongs to the Internet,” he said.
“The only thing I can take ownership of are the folks who reached out to me to tell me that I gave them a laugh (to whom I have invariably responded: “You owe me $1 for the laugh. Find me on PayPal.”)
 
Good model for a modern suburban postage stamp.. Not so good for long old-school driveways, where you've gotta o 50' before getting anywhere.

Point taken
 
This ad was on CBC and CTV news.
Kijiji's record for most views on a single ad is about half a million.
As I write this post, he's currently at 447,000.
 

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