Marvin missed you all on Monday. So, today, Marvin answers one of hundreds of questions pouring in about Target’s recent fiasco with mispriced Marathons.
“Hi Marv. Did you get one of those $42 Britax Marathons? Please tell us you did and will be giving some away in a contest! Can you believe Target cancelled my order? I am so p1$&3D! – Signed, Peeved Pamela”
Hi Pam. Yes, Marvin did get in early on the Target deal and received 206 Marathons in both styles this morning! No, Marvin will not be giving them away. Instead, he will be selling them just below full price on ebay and craigslist to fund his spawning center, of course!
Yes, Marvin can still help you. Marvin recommends you start by complaining about the great harm caused to you over at Car-Seat.Org! Then, go on the offensive and attack anyone you think might be reacting to your posts a little too harshly. What do they know! For all the money you spent and hours of work you did to place the order, you sure deserve to be heard where it will make a difference! Be sure to outline your steps for prompt legal (or illegal) actions against Target! Just the emotional hardship alone should be grounds for some type of punitive damage award!
On the flip side, for those of you lucky enough to get in on the deal like Marvin, be sure to fuel those threads by bragging about your great fortune! Nothing like getting in a few digs at all those complainers! Plus, those annoying moderators and regulars will be so busy handling the dozens of reported posts every hour, they won’t even notice you spamming to sell your Marathons outside the Swap forum!
Just a lurker who has been biding your time to get a rise out of all the moms on the forums? Be sure to post some sagely wisdom about the whole fiasco as an unregistered guest! Everyone will certainly appreciate it!
Seriously, Marvin thinks that at the very least, the folks at Target should help Marvin out with some giveaways for all the grief they’ve caused Marvin’s readers and all the members and moderators over on the forums!
Marvin’s Giveaway Corner:
To ease your pain, Marvin’s friends at Let’s Go Strolling have again come to Marvin’s rescue with a generous giveaway! (Thank you!) Please support them if you are looking for a great deal on a stroller or accessories. This time, it’s the OnTray Shopping Cart Tray in the winner’s choice of color!
Marvin is told it is, “another great “mom-invented” product that makes shopping with kids just a little bit easier – we all love that! The OnTray simply attaches to your shopping cart handle (also works with a shopping cart seat cover) and frees up your hands for other tasks. It’s a perfect place to store snacks, toys, or crayons and also encourage your child’s independence.
You’ll find you even use it on those shopping occasions without kids since it safely holds your cell phone or a small wallet. You can use it in numerous places and situations such as shopping, recreation and leisure, because the compact design makes it easy to keep OnTray in your purse, diaper bag, etc.
Best of all, it’s plastic is BPA free so you shouldn’t have any safety worries about putting food in it for your baby!”
Marvin’s friend Jo at Let’s Go Strolling says, ““The OnTray shopping cart tray is BPA free and makes it so much easier to go shopping with my daughter. She’s busy picking Cherrios out of her snack tray instead of grabbing all the items off the shelf! We’re both happy at the end of our grocery outings now!”
All you need to do is to reply with a comment to enter! One entry per person. If you make more than one comment, only the first one will count. A winner will be selected at random on Thursday morning!
(CONTEST CLOSED)
Marvin I hope you enjoy all your great Marathon seats when they arrive. Maybe you could strap the fish tank into one of them.
LOL, Marvin. Would you mind coming over to help out with all the misplaced swap thread, by the way?
Heh. Marvin is my favorite fish.
(Hopefully, the boys newly acquired [and not dead yet, yay!] fishy can’t read that from across the room)
In the interest of rubbing it in, I feel the need to add that I have 4 MA’s, and I only paid $68 for the 2nd, and the last 2 were FREE. Hahahahahaha.
In all seriousness, It was a good deal and I’m sorry it wasn’t true. 🙁
And, in true ADD fashion, I must add that that the OnTray does look like it’d be a neat way to sort coupons!
Or Marvin could go IN the tray! Field trip! He could ride in it like a little pannier at Babies R Us and check out all the new carseats he doesn’t need to buy because he already has a bunch of old “expired” ones (we know that’s all a gyp!)
You Rock! I feel the same way. Thanks for stating it in a smart a!# way.
Ya know those shopping cart trays would also be good for the side of your fish tank! You could keep tons of extra food in there for when you get hungry for a midnight snack =)
I did place an order, but did so fully expecting it to be cancelled. I would have been way more surprised if they actually showed up. but hey- what if they did? It was worth a shot. 🙂 I’m all about cheap. The OnTray looks pretty cool for keeping my coupons straight because I’m not only cheap, I’m clumsy too.
I really hope you don’t hurt your fishy spine lugging all those marathon’s inside by yourself, because the driver sure won’t help you…..workers comp and all
It would really be sad to read your fishy obituary and find you were killed by a giant Marathon squishing you
Can you imagine the legal ramifications against Target for that?!?!?!?
Kudos to Lets Go Strolling for supporting Marvin yet again. Time for someone else to step up!
Of course Marvin – you will be donating your loot to the foundation so we can assist all our needy families…..right???? 😉
I considered getting in on the deal, but I, too, figured it was too good to be true. I’m happy enough w/ my $150 BVs from Britax (as a CPST).
I was green with envy. I imagined the profit I could have had with those mispriced MAs. Then I woke up and remembered Target did not ship to Canada 🙂
i heard they didn’t honor those prices anyway. Marvin makes me laugh!
Missed you on Monday, Marvin! I guess you were too busy gloating about your great seat purchase!
Did anyone else read the title to this and think–just for a second–that Marvin really DID get a cheap Marathon and really was giving it away?
Marvin, I had a dream last night that my 4-year-old swallowed you. Then a few minutes later he regurgitated you. You were fine. Sluggish, but fine. This is what happens when I go to bed right after reading about someone eating you with capers and cream cheese…
Anyway, glad to see you haven’t been ingested.
Oh Marvin, I am sooooo glad you swam your way safely out of Maedze’s digestive track. Could I have one of your Marathons? ; )
I will admit that I figured it was too good to be true, but placed an order anyway. I figured it was worth a shot. Reading about the aftermath has certainly been interesting, to say the least.
Marvin I hope you enjoy all your MA’s, don’t forget to tip the delivery driver when they show up 😉
So, was Marvin so busy trying to make sure he got HIS seats that he missed his deadline for his Monday column, or was he trying fo figure out how many seats he needed for his coming bundles of, um, fins. I just can’t use the word ‘joy.’
Oh, and I only ordered one. My first thought was, “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” My second thought was, “I can’t find the ‘change quantity’ number on my tiny blackberry screen to change it! Oh, well, one is enough.”
I’m jealous that your order slipped through.
I love reading your fishy blog!
Marvin,I have a nice fish tank waiting if you ever vacation in Kansas…
ROFL!!! Marvin…I love you! :`)
As a forum co-moderator who didn’t place an order because I found out about the Target pricing fairly late in all of the excitement, and because I figured I wouldn’t be lucky enough to actually receive such a deal on one (not to mention being distracted with all the reported posts, lol), I have no further comment. :p
Marvin, do you need a nanny for your center?
I am fully qualified to help each new parent or parents grow, nurture, and welcome their new bundles of joy into the world. I have had 12 years experience at various institutions with a specialized training in saltwater births. You would be very pleased with my abilities. You know where to reach me, once you have funding 😉