Deere John …. Why?
Bizarre August 15th, 2008Out shopping today, I came across this inexplicable gift bag among a wide selection of pretty and colorful bags I’d rather get. I cannot think of any occasion where anyone would want to receive this bag or anything in it.
Except perhaps Happy Birthday …. You’re old enough to mow the lawn now!
Or Congratulations on moving that big pile of mulch from here to over there!
How ’bout Wishing you the best at your tractor pull. Here’s mud in your eye!
If you’re a guy who likes to haul stuff around your yard, maybe you’d be happy if the bag contained keys to a Gator HPX 4×4 utility vehicle with an 854cc, three-cylinder, liquid-cooled, 4-cycle Yanmar diesel engine delivering 33 ft. lbs. of torque @ 2500 RPMs.
If you understand any of that and it excites you, your significant other has my sympathies.
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August 15th, 2008 at 10:36 am
The first!
Ha ha! Was that really meant to be a gift bag? I suppose it takes all sorts eh?
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August 15th, 2008 at 10:38 am
Now why does it do that? My email got changed again.
Maybe if you bought some garden wellies it would be good ;O)
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August 15th, 2008 at 10:44 am
Babs — Swear to God. It’s not a joke. In fact, anyone who has more John Deere party supply needs can go shopping here. Sorry if you wanted a John Deere pinata. They’re out of stock.
p.s Did my blog do something goofy? Let me know if it was flaking out.
August 15th, 2008 at 11:19 am
My mother is a John Deere freak. Everything is decorated in John Deere.
I’m glad my wife isn’t into it.
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August 15th, 2008 at 11:44 am
I was thinking about investing in a riding mower. Is this some kind of product placement? Is today’s Junk Drawer sponsored by John Deere? LOL!!!
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August 15th, 2008 at 11:49 am
Hey, John Deer doesn’t give a rip if the bags are actually used, as long as they have people like you who’ll buy them anyway. Wait! Is that a big letter “L” I see on your forehead?
August 15th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
You don’t understand John Deere is the leader of a cult. You will find the products everywhere, and the logo on just about everything. Now your whole house can be green and yellow. I was in Walmart, and found a set of John Deere dishes and containers. In one of my catalogs, a John Deere baby onesie. I was once in a mall (in PA), where there was a whole store dedicated to John Deere products. I have to admit to being tempted by the John Deere mini tractor that really drives. The clock and bathrobe, not so much.
It used to be a farmer/country boy thing to have a grimy John Deere cap on. Now it’s suburbia - fashionable to have John Deere designer stuff.
That’s why the bag, just pretend it says Calvin Klein on it.
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August 15th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
what could you possibly buy at the John Deere store to fit into this bag, anyway? Except maybe a trucker hat to match the rider mower.
August 15th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
The world of branding has gone a bit mental hasn’t it?
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August 15th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
I can’t believe all that promotional stuff! I suppose you could say John Deer is a tad clever really.
No your blog didn’t do anything goofy, I had a PC crash yesterday and my addy was missing from the auto fill :O)
Have a great trip!
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August 15th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
LOL ~ I’m a woman that would be thrilled with keys to any of the above
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August 15th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
LOL! No, indeed, although perhaps there are vintage John Deere fans who’d love to receive a set of 1954 spark plugs? Or maybe people who just like green?
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August 15th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
Actually, my dh and fil would love that bag. LOL! My fil is a sugar cane farmer so at least there is a reason behind it. Funny post and I like the one here is mud in your eye. I also have cane fields instead of houses behind my house. I have learned to embrace his John Deere obession.
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August 15th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
Perhaps it’s a post modern thing - ironic - yah?
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August 15th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
Bucky — I’m blown away by this. I really had no idea this thing was so big! Think I’m gonna have to run a contest with the bag as a prize. Tell your mom about it.
Chris Casey — After reading the comments, I’d kill to have John Deere sponsor me! I had no idea of its popularity. Maybe I should ring ‘em up.
Lee — No, silly! I stole it.
shadowsrider — Thank you for explaining this phenomenon to me. A whole store?? My God. I’m still shaking my head about this. What rock have I been hiding under?
swirl girl — I know! Maybe a picture of a mower and the keys to go with it. It struck me right away, seeing it among all the flowery, pretty bags. I thought I was on Candid Camera.
H.E. Eigler — Maybe Caterpillar can get into a brand battle with John Deere. Like Coke and Pepsi.
Babs — I can’t either. It’s bizarre. Oh, and glad my blog’s not being temperamental with with you. I’m just about ready for the trip. Trouble is I can’t really pack everything until right before I’m out the door. Hate that! But it’s all laid out and organized.
rebecca — I bet you mow a mean lawn. Actually, I’d love a riding mower so I can help with the lawn. Dave’s mowing as I type, with the push kind. I want to drive one!
Jay — I don’t doubt it. This is kind of like those Hess gas station trucks that kids would love for Christmas. Is that a regional thing? Why would you want a truck from a gas station?
Bonnie — I’m serious. I’m going to have a contest and the bag is the prize. So is John Deere like the Mercedes Benz of the tractor world?
tfa — Absolutely! It sure caught my eye. Their marketing department knows what they’re doing.
August 15th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
Looks like you folks don’t go to Industry and/or Manufacturing shows like I do.
I’ve this bag as well. The very nice intern go I talked to was nice enough to give me one when he gave me a handful of brochures and catalogues.
Yep that’s what they are for.
If you live in the Greater Toronto Area, the Canadian Manufacturing Show will be held between September 23 and 25 at the International Center near Pearson Airport. Tickets are $20. Free if you register online at cmwshow.ca before September 2
Be there, I’ll be hanging out with CAD developers convincing them how great Pro/Engineer is.
PS. John Deere uses Pro/Engineer (ptc.com) to design and manufactur all it’s products.
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August 15th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
That bag is too funny!!! No one beter ever give me a gift in that! Unless of course, it was filled with lots of John Deer “GREEN”!!!!
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August 15th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
Actually Kathy ~ I’m not allowed to mow the yard because I might miss a blade of grass LOL
I was thinking more along the lines of the Gator HPX 4×4 utility vehicle ~ saw it on display at the mall ~ SWEET!
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August 15th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
Living in an agricultural community, (Central California Valley) John Deere is a very common site. I can’t say I have ever seen one of those before though.
Most things John Deere would make Mulch out of a Gift bag. I am at a loss as well as to what would possibly fit in there from John Deere.
Beamer
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August 15th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
I like the bag. My tiny yard is paved. Unless John Deere makes a broom, I’ll never need anything other than a hat.
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August 15th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
I didn’t realize that women actually purchased gift bags. I thought that there were millions in circulation, globally traded on every occasion and then stored under the bed until the next holiday. One giant “gift bag round.”
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August 15th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
Kathy:
My Queen has a huge John Deere cookie jar. Yeah, it’s shaped like a tractor. How cool is that? Plus, if we don’t have cookies, we can always use it to brew the old compost pile!
Happy trails.
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August 15th, 2008 at 6:12 pm
Perhaps a John Deere collector would love a gift bag like that. I am personally obsessed with anything cow, John Deere is close to that… It could be a desirable think, people are odd you know.
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August 15th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
lol! I think they use them as swag bags at the Farm Expo!
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August 15th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
Let me put it this way: if you do run a contest, and this bag is the prize, I shan’t be entering.
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August 15th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
It would be a cool bag in which to deliver your Deere John letter!
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August 15th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
Jaffer — I think the Canadian Manufacturing people should give you compensation for giving them a huge shout-out! Tell me, it’s a geek-fest there, isn’t it?
KFJ — I agree. That’d be the only acceptable contents. If I got keys to a tractor, I’d be selling it immediately.
rebecca — I get that, too. Only I miss huge swaths. It’s embarrassing, but I do make an effort. A sweet utility vehicle? Oh, God. There’s no hope for you.
Beamer — It’s bizarre, isn’t it? Really, what would you give someone in that bag? Geez.
Joe — John Deere probably makes a broom, with 20 controls and buttons on it.
The Hypocritical One — They do, unless their husbands decide to clean out the kitchen pantry one night in utter frustration at the number and volume of bags and then wife flips out a week later when she needs one. I’m still smarting from that.
Swubird — Oh, please tell me you’re joking. For real? Shaped like a tractor? For the love of God, man. Send me a picture: kathyblog07 [at] gmail [dot] com.
DirtyLaundryDiva — Is your house full of cow things? Moo! People are odd and I’m a little scared about Swubird’s cookie jar.
chatblanc — No doubt at all.
JD at I Do Things — Sure, you get all the cool prizes when you enter contests. You’re just spoiled!
Ferd — Cool, but seriously cruel.
August 15th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
Too Funny. My father In law would love that bag and anything in it, lol. He has 3 tractors, red, blue and green, that’s my knowledge of those. My son went through a John Deere phase, but thankfully, at 5, he is now over it!
August 15th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
OH DEERE!
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August 15th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
@ Joe (comment #20)
They do make a electric powered sweeper to attach to the front of utility vehicle. I don’t think JD makes them though.
@ Kathy ~ yep, that pretty much proves all hope is lost for me huh? :-0
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August 15th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
Having lived with a red neck for 30 years I can guarantee you that he and his two sons (my wonderful boys) would love to receive that bag anytime! My husband has a John Deere Yard tractor and the hat they gave us kept getting stolen.
August 15th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
My husband loves all things John Deere ever since he visited family in TN and his dad had several… now, all he has to see is that JD green w’ a bit of yellow, and he double takes. I don’t get it.
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August 15th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
I can vouch for Bucky’s mom being a John Deere freak - just PLEASE don’t ask me how I know! More importantly, that is clearly your backyard that picture is taking in, so unless you are a shoplifter (I have my doubts) than I’m assuming Mr. Deere just made a few more bucks at your expense. Green for green, right? I hope and trust you are on a plane right now and want to assure you that I’ve asked the country to be on their best behaviour for your arrival. CHEERS!
August 15th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
I have no idea how that John Deere stuff got so popular. And gift bags? Geez! Having a John Deere factory just miles from my house does not make this seem cool to me!
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August 15th, 2008 at 11:13 pm
It must be a gift bag for when friends move out of the city and into the country.
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August 15th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
Any clueless man giving his bride a John Deere bagged item would surely deserve a Deer John letter!
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August 16th, 2008 at 12:30 am
wonderful bag i will have nightmares now
August 16th, 2008 at 2:40 am
mommyto2 — Better watch out. Your FIL might still be working on your son trying to bring him back into the cult!
Lauren — That’s what I said. And then I laughed. And then I was puzzled. And then I bought it cuz you can’t pass that stuff up.
rebecca — That’s nuts, but it doesn’t surprise me. If somebody wants that, somebody will make that. I bet they only look sweet when they’re new and shiny. I could understand the allure.
Data Entry Lady — That’s just crazy talk! At least you can buy another hat if you need to. It boggles my mind there’s a whole online store for all your John Deere needs.
Cassy — Me neither. But then I don’t understand men’s fascination with a lot of other things either. I don’t ask anymore.
Canucklehead — Yes, I did buy it, but it’s always worth the investment if I can make a blog post out of it. And now that I see how popular they are, I might even keep the bag for myself. Thank you for asking all Canadians to be nice to us. We’re hoping at least the border people find us non-threatening and let us through! Leaving for the drive in 2.5 hours!!!!
Jennifer — I think some people here might be a tad jealous of your proximity to a John Deere plant. Crazy, isn’t it?
Amber — That’s a great idea. “Here’s your bag. Welcome to the cult.”
Margaret — True, true! And a smack up side the head.
brooke — Sorry. But you’ve been reading here for a while. You know a lot of my material is nightmare-inducing.
August 16th, 2008 at 3:28 am
This does not excite me either.
I was just at another blog and saw jelly bean type candies that are suppose to be bacon flavour. Thought of you.
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August 16th, 2008 at 5:01 am
I have three things
First- You’re fish magnet is coming I swear! I haven’t really started it but at least now there is an idea in my brain and i will probably make it Monday.
Second- My uncle would love that bag filled with John Deere Shirts. He’s a farmer and that’s just about all he has for equpiment
Third- My family (mostly my grandpa, god bless his soul) collects/collected Hess trucks, cars, ect. because that’s their name. We have some because they are my moms.
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August 16th, 2008 at 8:43 am
Nah, they look sweet when the snow is coming down and you have a plow on the front (in WV it can sometimes be your only way to get to the main road in the winter) ~ they look sweet after a storm and you have a ton of broken limbs to pick up and dispose of ~ they look sweet when you have to haul 30 bags of mulch around the house.
As you can tell ~ I have a utility vehicle but I’d trade it in for the Gator in a heartbeat
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August 16th, 2008 at 10:05 am
The people who want this also want jackets with Beer logos and Cigarette company T-shirts…
August 16th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
That is too funny! It does have some nice colors, though …
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August 16th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
Ah yes, I’ve lived a sheltered life. Never have I witnessed this genius of marketing. Of course! What do you give an agricultural mogul who has everything? Why, some small very expensive bauble, cleverly disguised in a John Deere gift bag. Like, um, a digital cow udder thermometer, or the keys to a tractor-shaped Hummer. Humans are such strange animals, I always say.
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August 16th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Too funny… If you do decide to do a contest I think you should climb a tree and see how long the John Deere gift bag can survive in the elements… What would be more entertaining and more Olympian than a head to head face off with the Walmart bag? I do think the Walmart bag has more stamina though.
August 16th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
I don’t think I’d be too happy either if somebody brought me a gift in that bag also. My son has a John Dere shirt but i think it’s just because of the colors.
August 16th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
Bwahahahaha!! Apparently, John Deere has made the leap from specialized brand to designer brand! I know our local Farm & Fleet now sells John Deere brand clothes….which I don’t really get, but I’m not a farmer.
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August 16th, 2008 at 7:31 pm
Well, I’m sold! The next time I run across someone competing in a tractor pull, I’m going to buy him a roll of Skoal and a box of 12-gauge shells and toss it all in one of these bags.
Ah, yes! When you care enough to send the very best…
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August 16th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Kathy! I’m thinking about buying a combination Snow Blower riding mower! I saw one at lowe’s today! It was a John Deere! Will you get a commission if I tell them you referred me on your blog?! LOL!
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August 16th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
Yeah I find it really strange that they have all sorts of John Deere gift stuff. Strange…
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August 16th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
Here you go Kathy, ,they come in queen size too
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August 16th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
So i had a really nice link pasted in there but it didn’t work. let’s try again shall we? http://i508.photobucket.com/albums/s322/sarahsnote/JennisParty043.jpg
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August 16th, 2008 at 11:55 pm
I live in a small town that time forgot…I hate it. But the people here all LOVE John Deere. They wear John Deere clothes, make blankets out of fabric with the John Deere logo all over it. Did you know they even make pink and brown John Deere stuff…so trendy, lol!
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August 17th, 2008 at 9:40 am
At first glance I thought this was one of those recyclable bags to take to the grocery store. I would so use that bag to schlep home my goodies.
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August 17th, 2008 at 9:58 am
I live in farm country and almost anyone around here would go nuts over that bag. In fact if someone got that bag here there would probably be something John Deere inside of it anyway.
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August 17th, 2008 at 10:13 am
1) This, coming from a woman who potted a twig.
2) With corn at $5 a bushel, Farmers are going to be rock-stars. This is only the beginning.
3) I’m coming out with my own loop handled masterpiece: “Drink More Beere Before You Fire Up The Deere” In Hallmark stores soon.
4) Jaffer scares me with his deep knowledge of all things John Deere.
5) I’m amazed you can get this many comments over a gift bag. You are truly a pro-blogger.
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August 17th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
Oh my gosh! Your blog rocks!!!
So glad to have found you!!!
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August 17th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Oh my gosh! Your blog rocks!!!
So glad to have found you!!!
August 17th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
DrowseyMonkey — I love that you think of me when you think of bacon. Except I have learned in Canada there’s something called “Bacon on a Bun,” which is almost nothing but bacon. Why didn’t you tell me about this before? Withholding information?
Sarah — Thank you! Can’t wait for my magnet. I don’t have enough on my fridge. I now understand the John Deere cult and I’m sorry I ever questioned it. I bet I’d collect the Hess trucks if it were my name. Can’t think of any other reason, though. How cool for them!
rebecca — I wish for nothing more than the most lovely looking Gator under your Christmas tree next year. I think I want one now!
Krystal — And I don’t get it either. You’re not alone.
Luxor — You know,I actually don’t like the colors because those were the colors of my grade school uniform. *shudders*
Elle — A digital cow udder thermometer? I guess there is a device for every need. Moo!
Singular Girl — Oh, Walmart bag, absolutely. It’s been at it longer and knows how to ignore the elements. John Deere Bag wouldn’t stand a chance because it’d absorb water and deteriorate in a week. No contest.
Kerri — Get him another one, stick it in that bag and he’ll be in heaven!
Christy — Insane. After reading all these comments, I’ve no doubt there’s a healthy market for designer stuff. At least now if I see someone sporting a JD ensemble, I won’t laugh my head off.
The Hawg — We have a winner! I think you just came up with the perfect gifts to stick in a bag like this.
Chris Casey — Do me a favor and mention it. I’m likin’ this sponsorship idea. The least they could do is give me a discount. I want a riding mower something fierce.
fragileheart — I suppose it wouldn’t have shocked me so much if there was a whole kiosk full of them. But seeing a single one made me think it was a joke. Seriously. A joke.
Sarah — I am speechless.
Natalie — I’m sorry. For crying out loud, I had no idea this cult existed. Come back to the city!
Carla — The perspective is all wrong. Looks much bigger than it is. I’m sure they make gigantic shopping bags with the Deere logo on it. Keep your eyes peeled.
Holly — God, I want to ship boxes of them to people in the country if it’ll make them happy.
Geakz — Finally, someone noticed. Jaffer disappointed me. He didn’t mention it first. I quite like it, don’t you? I didn’t know his side of Jaffer either. What else don’t we know?
Mooney — Thank you! Come back when I return from vacation. Hope to have a post up by Thursday.
August 17th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
Your blog is funny! Thanks for the laugh!
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August 17th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
A few of my neighbors have a John Deere mailbox at the end of their driveways. John Deere is the most common tractor brand I see around here. I just walk a little faster when I go past the John Deere store at one of our malls. You don’t see a Chevrolet store at the mall packed with shirts, caps and toys.
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August 18th, 2008 at 12:26 am
A John Deere gift bag isn’t exactly the kind that will make a woman go crazy about.
I’m a guy and it wouldn’t excite me also perhaps because I don’t really do heavy stuff, not even rake the leaves.
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August 18th, 2008 at 8:54 am
My dad would love this….and the big horsepower whatever it is. We’d never get him inside for Sunday dinner again.
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August 18th, 2008 at 9:13 am
Oh, Kathy- you need to come to this side of the state for a visit. I know many many people just on the outskirts of the mighty Burgh, that would be thrilled to get a gift in that bag. No kidding.
And in stores, we might see John Deere flatware and other kitchen accessories, things painted in green and yellow which really shouldn’t be…
Oh yes. It is a study in anthropology.
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August 18th, 2008 at 9:13 am
Or…
“Happy birthday to someone who will never have a yard large enough to warrant a tractor, but who continues to dream his or her quixotic dream.”
“Happy birthday to someone who is a Green Bay Packers fan, but for whom I was too lazy to find a Packers gift bag…at least the colors are close, right?”
“Here’s a bag I found in my yard - do you like it?”
“Happy birthday
August 18th, 2008 at 10:00 am
I was at the senior expo in June, selling reflective address signs for the ambulance association the county had determined they should all be blue with white letters, so that’s what we have…a man came up to me and asked if he could get his in ‘John Deere green and yella’. I told him they probably have em at ‘Home Deepa’.
I also did a survey in a house that had a JD kitchen; not just decorated with the repro antique tin signs, not just with a small shelf around the perimeter of the room with little tractors on it, BUT COMPLETELY painted JD green. That much surface area that shade of green literally presses on your eyeballs.
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August 18th, 2008 at 10:08 am
I apologize for the apparent lack of punctuation in that first paragraph.
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August 18th, 2008 at 11:51 am
This bag would probably hold much greater significance around the midwestern farm belt….particularly Ames, Iowa and Minden, Nebraska.
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August 18th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
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August 18th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Hello I’m a huge fan of junkdrawer and I thought I’d share with you this weird Ebay item that was posted today!! It’s a turtle that has the Jesus shroud of turin image on it?? Ninja Turtle Jesus.
http://cgi.ebay.com/JESUS-IMAGE-on-Turtle-Shell-Shroud-of-Turin_W0QQitemZ140259190322QQihZ004QQcategoryZ1469QQssPageNameZ
Rey
August 18th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
now that’s good stuff there I wonder if there is a hat in the bag..:)) no sympathy needed I don’t have a signifigant other..
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August 18th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Gator HPX 4×4 utility vehicle with an 854cc, three-cylinder, liquid-cooled, 4-cycle Yanmar diesel engine delivering 33 ft. lbs. of torque @ 2500 RPMs.
Toss in a Dr. Pepper cup holder and I’m in heaven.
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August 18th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
Maybe it’s a guy thing. The same guy that wears the cap would like the bag.
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August 18th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Now, now Kathy you have to understand there is competition and rivalry between John Deere, Kubota and Cub Cadet, and around here tractors are king! We’re not just talking lawn mowers here.
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August 18th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
It’s 8:30 PM and dark in Georgia but my husband is out there on his John Deere cutting the yard. Biggest smile on his face . . .
August 18th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
Ever thought of starting your own greeting card line?
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August 18th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
Victoria’s Secret bags should look so good!
It used to be guys that didn’t have a harley would wear all the regalia to look the part…I guess now the guys that can’t have the John Deere can pretend too.
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August 19th, 2008 at 5:02 am
Nothing runs like a Deere or gives like a Deere either.
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August 19th, 2008 at 5:08 am
Lydia — Welcome! Glad you like it here.
Tim — That’s it. If John Deere can have a mailbox and a store, I can too. Look for your Junk Drawer merchandise soon. Geez.
PinoyCopywriter — Join our little club then. The club that likes to sit from afar and watch other people do yard work.
Lisa — And judging from all these comments, I’m guessing he’d be the envy of his neighborhood.
Jenn — I’m thinking I need to make a road trip to one of the stores just to see one in person. And maybe interview a customer or two (So tell me more about the John Deere shrine you call your house….)
BabaBooey — Funny! I’m adding them to the list of acceptable reasons to give someone this bag. Maybe you and I should work on a greeting card line next?
Shieldmaiden96 — Incredible. I want to know why I haven’t seen an explosion of JD stuff in my part of the state. I would love to see someone’s JD-themed room. Might have to wear special glasses, though. Not a fan of too much green.
Bruce — Agreed, which is why I can’t believe there are JD stores in Pennsylvania. We do have rolling hills and lots of farmland, but I never got a JD vibe here. Blows my mind there are entire stores on this side of the country!
Kelly — Ah, thanks! I graciously accept.
rey — Ninja Turtle Jesus. What’s not to love? Glad to hear you’re a fan who is on the lookout for stuff that looks like stuff. You’re examining your food, right?
robert bourne — I might have to go shopping online for a mug or something and then see how many people I run into who would be jealous. Kind of an experiment to draw out the JD people.
Alvin — Would you be happy with just a replica? I’m pretty sure I can find one for you. If they make JD cookie jars….
carol — I think the cult has been successful in getting some women to join. But, yeah, it’s definitely slanted in the guy direction.
windyridge — Huh? What? I’m so out of this loop! I knew you’d drop a comment. I’ve seen so many pictures of your land, I don’t imagine you can get away without a tractor or two or three.
Data Entry Lady — I can picture him now!
Musing — Ah! Yes, BabaBooey and I (see above) might be able to get something off the ground. Although something tells me there may already be greeting cards. Oh, wait. Here we go: http://www.diamondkco.com/greetingcardshm.htm
Talen — Great observation! Maybe having the merchandise is good enough until you have the real thing.
Curtis — That needs to go on a bumper sticker if it isn’t on one already!
August 19th, 2008 at 7:02 am
LMAO! Ok, I’ve been ‘away’ and to come back to this is just hilarious!!
I actually have a friend who is always looking for John Deere shit. I’m sure she might get a little heart blip if she saw that bag. hehe
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August 19th, 2008 at 7:13 am
What? Is there a John Deere store I’m not aware of? I’m sure it must be in the Malls, right next to the Exxon Gas Designer Clothing and the Build-Your-Own-Ball-Bearing store (which is great fun for the kids)…
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August 19th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
I call this “Redneck Gucci”
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August 19th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
Wow, sometimes people just go all out with company logos!
August 19th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
Lori — Apparently there are a lot of people in the market for John Deere stuff. I feel stupid for not knowing there was this much interest. Where have I been?
Henson Ray — It’s insane, isn’t it? I just found out my brother-in-law has a John Deere mug he received as a gift. You think you know a person.
Nessa — Love it!
Regan — I think Junk Drawer is next. I need to push my product. Where, I don’t know. But if people want John Deere, they might want another “JD” item!
August 19th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
Congrats on your new tractor here’s a John Deere mug!
In fact, we have a set of four John Deere mugs we got at a thrift store, why? I’m sot sure.
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August 19th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
Kathy, Kathy, Kathy. Clearly, this is a gift bag meant to be used at one of those weddings where the bride and groom get hitched while standing on top of the stock cars they just had a head-on collision in.
You can also use it to carry the empty shotgun shells they used for centerpieces at the reception.
I kid you not. You’ve got to watch that “Redneck Weddings” show on CMT. Americana at its finest!
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August 20th, 2008 at 7:25 am
Believe it or not, John Deere is trendy. Rickey sees kids wearing John Deere hats all the time in NY. Sad but true.
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August 20th, 2008 at 10:27 am
lol…well, John Deere is an American institution. I used to pass a house everyday (in a large city) that had a couple of tractors sitting out front, a John Deere “street sign” and a couple of other things. You can buy just about anything in the ole green and yellow. And it is kind of a trendy thing.
Some people just like the Deere.
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August 20th, 2008 at 10:37 am
I am nonplussed by this bag. What I am plussed (or minused) about is going into the local stores here and seeing pink baby tank tops with the “john deere” logo in glitter. Or a tight fitting “vintage” looking t-shirt (i.e. faded looking and purple/pink).
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August 21st, 2008 at 2:04 am
I’m sure you were joking. John Deere tractors make it possible to put food on your table.
Around here, Northern California farming country, people would love anything John Deere.
August 21st, 2008 at 4:24 am
Mik — You know I’ll be on the lookout for a mug now. Do you ever use your mugs, or do you have them in a shrine where you can gaze at them?
Don — You have suggested the perfect place to use this bag! And now I have to check out Redneck Weddings. Thought it was a joke, but I see that it’s not.
Rickey Henderson — Perhaps I’ve just shut down the part of my brain that notices these things. I swear I’ve never seen anyone in PA wear or own any JD products. Keepin’ my eyes peeled now.
lala — Saw a million Deeres in NY state on our way to and from Toronto, but never anyone wearing JD apparel. I even looked!
TheSnackHound — Incredible! There is nothing like that in my town. At least not box stores I’ve looked in. It wouldn’t surprise me now if I spotted a John Deere high-end boutique somewhere.
Deviled — Yes, the joke is really about the bag, not the equipment or the people who use it. Now I have to find someone I can actually give the bag to! There’s gotta be someone I know who’ll appreciate it.
August 21st, 2008 at 12:55 pm
If I am gagging for a mug of tea (milk and sugar) and the sink is full of mugs to go into the dishwasher and the dishwasher is full of clean stuff waiting to be put away. Then the John Deere mugs get used.
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August 23rd, 2008 at 12:37 am
Hi, I live in central Missouri in a farming community and my husband is a farmer and I can explain this to you. The local Walmarts have a mind-boggling array of John Deere stuff. You know how some men are Chevy guys or Ford guys and think that all other cars are crap? In the farming world it’s like that with equipment. Tractors, combines, you name it. John Deere was very smart by capitalizing on this. Our household, however, uses Case International equipment, and none of us would be caught dead with any of that Deere stuff. LOL Case has not jumped on the bandwagon and their stuff is not available mainstream. You’d have to go to a dealer or order online to get, say, a baby onesie, and the selection is rather limited. Also, the “civilized” people that live “in town” as opposed to “in the country” either grew up on a farm, or they like to show their support for us farmers, or they think they’re cool by doing so, and so they will wear the Deere stuff too. Hope that clears things up for you. LOL
August 23rd, 2008 at 7:59 am
Mik — Oh, poor John Deere mugs. Always a bridesmaid. Never a bride.
Carolyn — Yes, I’m cleared up now. I might have more quickly understood this phenomenon had our Walmarts had an entire section of JD merchandise. The bag looked so misplaced and bizarre hanging there with all the flowered birthday bags. And now after reading all the comments, I think I shall keep it because it’s clearly a status symbol! CI should give them a run for their money. There’s obviously a market out there they need to tap into.
August 23rd, 2008 at 9:59 pm
“TheSnackHound — Incredible! There is nothing like that in my town. At least not box stores I’ve looked in. It wouldn’t surprise me now if I spotted a John Deere high-end boutique somewhere.”
Kathy, you apparently don’t have a Tractor Supply (slogan: “we deliver OUT HERE**” **=middle of nowhere podunk town but we wouldn’t deliver if we didn’t have a store here so it ain’t really that momentus of a claim. I want to see Tractor Supply deliver to Maui and truly back up their claim) or a feed store near you. You can buy green/yellow/white striped JD fashion socks, or a pink baby t/baseball hat combo with a “vintage look” logo that says you want a John Deere or are a John Deere girl. Not to mention what is on the “secondary market” in kiosks and from streetfair ladies who like to bedazzle.
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August 24th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
TheSnackHound — I need to find one of these places. Sounds like another road trip for me. Imagine standing in the middle of a whole John Deere store! Where to begin?
September 12th, 2008 at 10:04 am
Down where I live it would be impossible to go a day with out seeing the John Deere logo.
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September 13th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
Massey Ferguson Parts — A co-worker brought me a bag of snacks (similar to gummy bears) made by Kellogg’s that are miniature mowers and tractors. Couldn’t believe my eyes. Her husband also just bought a mower and got an “owner’s” hat to go with it. Apparently that’s something.