Dick
P-15 #667 Entropy
Raleigh, NC
GSTahoe@aol.com wrote:
>
> Tom--
>
> I hate to burst your bubble, but this isn't the first Potter to be given away
> on The Price is Right. I've had my Potter about five years or so, and I
> remember my dad, who is no longer alive, telling me about seeing a P-15 being
> given away. I also saw a P-15 myself on The Price is Right some time ago.
> When I bought Lollipop, the Potter was manufactured by HMS marine. This seems
> to be some kind of advertising that pays off, because they have done it more
> than a few times.
>
> I doubt there's many Potterers who haven't noticed the Subaru ads showing a
> Subaru pulling a Potter. These ads have been running for the last year or
> two. Yes, we may be an elite bunch, but the public is occasionally exposed to
> the Potter. They also used to advertise regularly in sailing magazines.
> That's where I found out about the boat. As a matter-of-fact, I bought my
> boat sight unseen from an ad in a sailing magazine. I think I kind of lucked
> out in that the boat has worked out so well for me. When I look back, making
> a purchase like that without seeing it from a magazine ad was a little stupid.
> Knowing what I know now about HMS marine makes it even chancier. The
> improvements made by International Marine are quite impressive.
>
> Anyhow, keep up the enthusiasm, enjoy your boat and hope you never get used to
> folks saying to you, "My, what a cute little boat! Do you sleep on that? Can
> one person sail it? Just how little is it?" and so on.
>
> Geoff
> P-15 Lollipop
> No. Lake Tahoe, NV
>
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>
> Subject: The Price Is Right (11/2)
> Resent-Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1998 19:51:21 -0800
> Resent-From: wwpotter@tscnet.com
> Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1998 22:50:14 -0500
> From: Gail & Tom Hill <tgvhill@jersey.net>
> To: wwpotter@tscnet.com
>
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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
> http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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> Well, friends, we have finally made it to the big time........
>
> I work as a Physical Therapist, doing Home Care at the present time. This
> means I am in and out of various patients homes all day, and most of them
> have the TV on (cursed thing that it is...). I happened to see the end of
> "The
> Price Is Right" today and they had a P19 on the show as a prize! They gave a
> quick, glitzy description of the boat, then showed a video of the boat which I
> guess was about 20 seconds. That is the first time I have seen anything like
> mainstreaam advertising from IM.
>
> The contestant (Sara) won the boat-maybe we will hear from her.
>
> Tom Hill
> 1989 P19 #511