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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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Post by burnthrow »

x87678r wrote: post #6
thecrimsonchin wrote: post #2

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.

> The verdict was still out on social media. One user tweeted "Why do I keep getting these in the mail? Nonsense." Another argued "I quite like these coupons, they're a nice treat."

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

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Post by hellojason »

adventured wrote: post #8
JoeAltmaier wrote: post #7

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.

Also in Marketing here, and I enjoyed the article as well for similar reasons. Plus it’s interesting to get insider honesty about the coupon’s brand awareness vs profits dilemma.

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

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Post by standardUser »

JoeAltmaier wrote: post #7

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've received these coupons in the mail for no apparent reason for more years than I can remember. I assumed everyone got them.

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

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Post by wscott »

IgorPartola wrote: post #9
x87678r wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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…

A new one I have seen recently: "BB&B has fixed the worst thing about coupons"

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Post by eli »

thecrimsonchin wrote: post #2

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.

You're being overly literal. The definition of "oral history" in this context is telling a story through the personal experiences and recollections of people who were there.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_history

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

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Post by RankingMember »

IgorPartola wrote: post #9
x87678r wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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…

"I wrote a BB&B coupon scraper in Rust"

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Post by YarickR2 »

RankingMember wrote: post #16
IgorPartola wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

“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…

"I wrote a BB&B coupon scraper in Rust"

And you won't believe how safe those coupons are

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

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Post by IgorPartola »

RankingMember wrote: post #16
IgorPartola wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

“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…

"I wrote a BB&B coupon scraper in Rust"

“Fast lightweight BB&B coupons library in Go”

“BB&B coupons using an ESP8266”

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Post by acheron »

RankingMember wrote: post #16
IgorPartola wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

“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…

"I wrote a BB&B coupon scraper in Rust"

Things programmers believe about BB&B coupons

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

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Post by _e »

RankingMember wrote: post #16
IgorPartola wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

“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…

"I wrote a BB&B coupon scraper in Rust"

Managing your BB&B coupons with Emacs & org-mode
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