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An oral history of the Bed Bath and Beyond coupon

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Re: An oral history of the Bed Bath and Beyond coupon

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Not related to the article. But can anyone shed light on why every other article I see starts with "an oral history of"? If it is written isn't it no longer oral history.

It bugs me, too. Nowadays, "An oral history of X" just means "We interviewed multiple people related to X, and here is a written article containing some of their quotes."

That's a lot different from what the Oral History Association describes in its principles and best practices, where the focus is on preserving sound recordings of interviews:

https://www.oralhistory.org/about/principles-and-practices-r...

Re: An oral history of the Bed Bath and Beyond coupon

#6

Not related to the article. But can anyone shed light on why every other article I see starts with "an oral history of"? If it is written isn't it no longer oral history.

NYT is still a notch above "You wont believe the history..." or "Your jaw will drop when you find out about...", but they need some hook to make you curious.

Re: An oral history of the Bed Bath and Beyond coupon

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What is the audience for this article? No, I don't have BB&B coupons (or any coupons) clipped to my car visor. No my mother-in-law doesn't have a folder full of coupons. I have no coupons at all. Was this originally published in some coupon-clipper magazine?

Re: An oral history of the Bed Bath and Beyond coupon

#8

What is the audience for this article? No, I don't have BB&B coupons (or any coupons) clipped to my car visor. No my mother-in-law doesn't have a folder full of coupons. I have no coupons at all. Was this originally published in some coupon-clipper magazine?

I'm the audience for this article. I upvoted it. I enjoyed reading it and seeing how they did what they did.

I'll read an article like this one to see if I can gleam anything useful from a sales or marketing perspective.

Re: An oral history of the Bed Bath and Beyond coupon

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post #6

Not related to the article. But can anyone shed light on why every other article I see starts with "an oral history of"? If it is written isn't it no longer oral history.

NYT is still a notch above "You wont believe the history..." or "Your jaw will drop when you find out about...", but they need some hook to make you curious.

“We asked a professional shopper about BB&B coupons and you won’t believe what he had to say”

“This one weird trick you can only use at BB&B”

“10 things you can do with a BB&B coupon. Number 8 will amaze you”

“BB&B managers hate him”

“BB&B coupons considered harmful”

“BB&B coupons are an anti-pattern”

“BB&B coupons now available on npm”

“BB&B coupons with Tensor Flow”

“CSS-only BB&B coupons”

“BB&B coupons in 6 lines of JavaScript”

“Paul Graham on BB&B coupons”

Re: An oral history of the Bed Bath and Beyond coupon

#10

What is the audience for this article? No, I don't have BB&B coupons (or any coupons) clipped to my car visor. No my mother-in-law doesn't have a folder full of coupons. I have no coupons at all. Was this originally published in some coupon-clipper magazine?

I'm the audience for this article. I upvoted it. I enjoyed reading it and seeing how they did what they did. I'll read an article like this one to see if I can gleam anything useful from a sales or marketing perspective.

Ah! So they still exist.

I was just commenting on the OP bold assumption that we're all the same, even to the point of ridiculing my mother in law. A strange article.

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