110. Flower Power
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Ted Nugent was in love. Unfortunately, he wasn’t
love with his wife. He was in love
his girlfriend. He had met Lauren at a
show. She was one of the pretty models
gave sales pitches extolling the wonders of the
cars. To impress her, Ted promised that he
buy a new Mercedes if she would go
with him. She said yes, and one thing
to another.
Ted’s wife, Stephanie, wondered why Ted
the new car, since he had just bought
new Cadillac two years ago. Because Stephanie liked
Cadillac so much, Ted said, it was now
. He had bought the Mercedes for himself. Ted
staying late “at the office.” He told Stephanie
he had to work extra hours to help
for the Mercedes. She didn’t mind—she was enjoying
Cadillac.
When Lauren’s birthday rolled around, Ted called
1-800-Blossom and sent her three dozen roses. To
that the transaction would be private, he put
on his business credit card. Even though Ted
to give his home phone and address, the
representative promised that no paperwork would go to
's home.
A week later, Stephanie greeted the mailman
the mailbox. He handed her the mail, including
envelope marked “Thank You, 1-800-Blossom.” Stephanie was curious.
wasn’t her birthday, or Valentine’s Day, or their
. Why on earth had Ted ordered flowers? Opening
envelope, she hoped she wasn’t going to ruin
surprise from her husband. The enclosed letter thanked
for his order of three dozen roses. The
even included the note that went with the
: “My darling Lauren: These roses aren’t half as
as you are.” The letter offered a 10-percent
on Ted’s next order.
When Ted got home
that night, he found an angry note on
door explaining why all the locks had been
. Four weeks later, Ted sued 1-800-Blossom for ruining
marriage.
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