The only place in Fort Wayne that had a huge flag was Glenbrook
Dodge/Chrysler, a large new car dealership. Their flag is claimed to be
the second largest American flag owned by a private business in the USA.
Its 80 feet long!
You're right about the little used car lots coming and going fast. The
ones that have stayed longest have been buy-here pay-here places that prey
on the working poor. Many of them are part of big chains.
In advertising, it is generally thought a bad idea for small-businessmen
to appear in their commercials, because most lack the public speaking
skills and charisma needed to make a good impression on TV. Car dealers
are a notable exception, as are lawyers. Both jobs are best done by
charismatic people, so they are usually successful in appearing in their
own ads.
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On 10/18/13 1:19 PM, "Paul Braun" <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 10:35 AM, Chris Crawford <
>chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Another car dealer in Fort Wayne with a gigantic American flag. This
>>one is
>> bigger than the building it flies over! I photographed it yesterday
>> evening.
>>
>> http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=1751
>>
>>
> These little used-car lots show up a lot - most of them are gone within a
>year. The bigger dealers tend to use the really big flags, plus the
>humongous inflatable gorillas, and the inflatable guy with the weird hair
>and waving arms.
>
>And they all, for some reason, feel compelled to do their own commercials
>on radio and TV. Mostly to tell us that they must be CRAZY or INSANE to
>sell cars at these prices....
>
>
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