Business owners who are their own pitchmen

These are mostly local, but how annoying is it to have some doofus standing there, promoting his/her own business, when he/she's not TV friendly?  Some are wooden, obviously reading from a cue card, while others rant, rave or flaunt their family members. One in my market features a middle-aged lady tossing her bleached hair and vamping to the camera. Another includes the owner's daughter mumbling something that I still haven't figured out. The worst is a Western wear store that has a very old lady yapping about their products, while ogling several young men wearing overalls with no shirts underneath.

We have a furniture store that's been doing commercials for as long as I can remember.  The owner's name is Jim McIngvale (aka Mattress Mack ), and for as long as he's been doing commercials, they've always ended with him saying Gallery Furniture really will SAVE YOU MONEY!!!" 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrvbQA_dzQ8

Of course, the "power chair" people (Tom Kruze and that other balding guy) are the current major offenders in this category.

Bob of Bob's furniture. He needs to just STOP. And his wife

I am so glad to see that so many others feel this way. I spent a dozen years in the radio business. In all that time there was a saying among fellow radio folk:"Clients should NEVER be allowed to voice their own commercials". I remember one instance where a local insurance agent insisted on doing his own ads. EVERY time he came in to record his commercials he was totally DRUNK! I mean he could hardly walk. We would all run a pool to find out who would be stuck with engineering this clown, and trying to clean up his ad.

I am in the Boston area and I agree with everything that has been said about Bob's Furniture. I HATE HATE HATE his commercials. It has to be something with furniture stores, I swear. Because, Bernie and Phyll's Furniture does the same thing and so does Jordan's Furniture. The guy in the Jordan's Furniture commercial may not be an owner, but he's as obnoxious as hell. 

MrsHill wrote: New York has Billy Fuccillo, the car dealer.  He owns many, many dealerships, and advertises for all.  His phrase is......... IT'S HUGE!!!!!!!!

 

I don't hate these though, because he seems like a pretty cool guy & at least they put a little variety & humor in the ads.

 

Krissybean--The guy in the Jordan's commercials was the owner along with his brother.  They inherited it from their father.  When the business was sold (to Warren Buffet), one brother stayed on to do commercials.  The other went to the west coast to relax and count his money.  One thing I've never understood is Barry's hairdo.  Here's a millionaire in his 60s with gray hair and he has a pony tail.  I'm picturing him looking in the mirror in the morning and thinking that it's a good look.

The best do it yourself pitchman.

Annoyedalot wrote: Synthesia must be from Boston and he has to be talking about Bob Kaufmann of Bob's Discount Furniture.  This little douche has been annoying people for about 20 years on both TV and radio.  His marketing strategy since the beginning has been to call everyone in the furniture business a crook...........except him, of course.  Most of his ads are criticisms of his competition.  For many years he claimed that free financing was a gimmick and not really a saving........until he started it.  He said the same about in store give-aways ..........until he started bragging about how much he gave away in candy and ice cream.  He claims that he has a deal with a mahogany plantation and he makes them plant two new trees for every one they cut down..........sure he does.  Over the years he's developed some irritating catch phrases:  "BUSTED", "I DOUBT IT",   "BOBINIZED" which he screeches at the top of his lungs.   He has a very irritating voice and a phony forced smile.  By the way, the hot blonde is not his wife.  She's head of the personnel department.  He's not the sole owner.  I read that he owns about 25%.  I have never puchased anything or even been in one of his stores.  I just hate his commercials that much.