โฒ 576 โผ Is there a business in your town, which you are 100% sure is a front? (lemmy.ml) submitted 3 years ago by vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml 352 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[โ] Mastens@lemmy.world 30 points 3 years ago (3 children) Mattress Firm. ...I've said to much... permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [โ] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 18 points 3 years ago* (2 children) Like who the fuck needs to buy mattresses so often that theres gotta be a Mattress Firm on every corner. And whats with the name? Its so weird... Mattress Firm? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] dan@upvote.au 11 points 3 years ago And whats with the name? Its so weird... Mattress Firm? I think it's a fun name. It's got a double meaning. They're a firm (business) that sells mattresses, and mattresses can also be firm. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (2 children) Yeah! Why not Mattress Soft? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] NABDad@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) It was going to be called Mattress Soft, Medium, or Firm, but then they got the quote from the sign company and changed the name to Mattress Firm. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] AstralWeekends@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago Sure, Dad permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 1 point 3 years ago But then I'd expect them to be selling software permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 7 points 3 years ago Right, who buys that many mattresses that there needs to be three large mattress shops in the one area and than another actual house shop like Harvey Norman furniture right near by too permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Scrollone@feddit.it 7 points 3 years ago* Are you Italian? Because there's a famous mattress firm that does ads all the time on TV, and they've been doing it for 30+ years. There was a satirical magazine many years ago where people could vote for "the best things list", and one of the items on the list was always "let's chase away the Mafia from town of the mattress firm" permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 18 points 3 years ago* (2 children) Like who the fuck needs to buy mattresses so often that theres gotta be a Mattress Firm on every corner. And whats with the name? Its so weird... Mattress Firm? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] dan@upvote.au 11 points 3 years ago And whats with the name? Its so weird... Mattress Firm? I think it's a fun name. It's got a double meaning. They're a firm (business) that sells mattresses, and mattresses can also be firm. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (2 children) Yeah! Why not Mattress Soft? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] NABDad@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) It was going to be called Mattress Soft, Medium, or Firm, but then they got the quote from the sign company and changed the name to Mattress Firm. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] AstralWeekends@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago Sure, Dad permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 1 point 3 years ago But then I'd expect them to be selling software permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] dan@upvote.au 11 points 3 years ago And whats with the name? Its so weird... Mattress Firm? I think it's a fun name. It's got a double meaning. They're a firm (business) that sells mattresses, and mattresses can also be firm. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (2 children) Yeah! Why not Mattress Soft? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] NABDad@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) It was going to be called Mattress Soft, Medium, or Firm, but then they got the quote from the sign company and changed the name to Mattress Firm. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] AstralWeekends@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago Sure, Dad permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 1 point 3 years ago But then I'd expect them to be selling software permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] NABDad@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) It was going to be called Mattress Soft, Medium, or Firm, but then they got the quote from the sign company and changed the name to Mattress Firm. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] AstralWeekends@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago Sure, Dad permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 1 point 3 years ago But then I'd expect them to be selling software permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 7 points 3 years ago Right, who buys that many mattresses that there needs to be three large mattress shops in the one area and than another actual house shop like Harvey Norman furniture right near by too permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Scrollone@feddit.it 7 points 3 years ago* Are you Italian? Because there's a famous mattress firm that does ads all the time on TV, and they've been doing it for 30+ years. There was a satirical magazine many years ago where people could vote for "the best things list", and one of the items on the list was always "let's chase away the Mafia from town of the mattress firm" permalink fedilink source parent