Mini Me=Spokesperson for ZipZaps!

JBit · #1 11-04-2002, 04:25 PM

I joke you not. Walked into Radio Shack and there he was on the TV giving the pitch for ZipZaps. well, that's appropriate.

Go0ty · #2 11-04-2002, 05:17 PM

after the pitch, did he proceed to get in his zipzap and drive home?

BLAKE · #3 11-04-2002, 05:33 PM

Wow, thats going from one extreme to another.
From Shaq to Vern Troyer.

Tee Bee · #4 11-04-2002, 06:31 PM

RS is still running the Shaq ads on tv. Now Mini Me. I hope they plan to keep up with the product demand. I'm starting to doubt it. Yesterday, a RS employee told us if we wanted any ZipZaps before Christmas, our best bet would be to shop on E-Bay!!!!! What's going on here? What do the employees know that we don't? I'm starting to get a little fluffed at the idea of RS employees skimming all the products for themselves so they can dump them on Ebay. One of my coworkers saw my cars and got interested in them. When he went to his local RS, they told him that the next shipment was spoken for by the employees! Hyping up the product to the general public with high profile celebrity ads and then putting the screws to them. It's just not right! I want my little cars! Givem' to me! Givem' to me, NOW!

blacksabbath070 · #5 11-04-2002, 08:05 PM

Hello Tee bee to answer your question about hte zipzaps and about the radioshack employees "knowing something we dont" you might have not heard about the strike on the docks???? there was a strike and although it is back to working order the dock workers are still not wanting to work hope this answers your questions on the zz delay

Tee Bee · #6 11-04-2002, 08:21 PM

blacksabbath, you make a valid point. I hope that's the real problem.

verbalkint · #7 11-04-2002, 08:44 PM

I have no doubt in my mind that a lot of the product is disappearing that way.

Just in my local RS today, and the mngr(good friend of mine) told me that 7 managers in just his district have admitted to him selling a bunch of stuff on ebay...and this is just one small area of the country...so do the math and it adds up....

Radio Shack sees they are on to something and I can bet that they will realize this next time they place an order for ZZ's. You can bet the micros at rs, will be there in due time, they just got hit by surprise on the popularity...

I personally can't fathom swindling ZZ's on ebay...I know there is money to be made, but my local RS has the NICEST guys and I just can't do it...lol....wish the employees felt the same!!!

JBit · #8 11-04-2002, 09:04 PM

Actually there were ZZs in stock at my Shack -a row of black Civics, a fast and the furious shelf of body kits, a bunch of pt cruiser/mustang body kits, a bunch of performance kits, wheel/tire kits, carrying cases, tracks, tools, etc. if i didnt just order some char-g i'd have given this a look.

go_zz_go · #9 11-04-2002, 09:56 PM

i hear so many so called rat shaq employese talking about it, but the one thing they said that matters is radio shaq said no more than two per employee, apprently they had a similar problem with a phone they had for sell.. so tell the rat shaq jerks youll go over there head and report them for buying more than two zz,, surely it will scare some of them pimple faced kids??? what happened to people being nolidgible of their products???

tifosi_ms1 · #10 11-04-2002, 11:12 PM

You know I seriously wonder about that boat. It seems the supply of bit char g's in the US is stronger then ever. Thank god the local radio shack ran out when I went to get a ZZ cause I love my Char G.

john · #11 11-05-2002, 07:22 AM

<dr. evil>an evil Zip Zap?</dr. evil>

Nightwing · #12 11-05-2002, 11:04 PM

Actualy the guy that plays Mini Me and some thin lady were playing on a LA talk show the week they were releasing the ZZ. The were driving around a strange little city. Herd later that Shaq was the main spokes person.