Pets.com - The Rapid Rise and Fall

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Күн бұрын

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@KnoName1
@KnoName1 5 ай бұрын
Sounds like “The rise and takeover of Chewy” video should be next
@imKazahkstan
@imKazahkstan 5 ай бұрын
Check out his PetSmart vs Petco video, he goes into Chewy a little bit in that.
@kenm5787
@kenm5787 5 ай бұрын
I got a Chewy add before this video
@onyxgrnr666
@onyxgrnr666 5 ай бұрын
I worked at chewy for a while. They stupid lol
@austinfisher1015
@austinfisher1015 5 ай бұрын
Out of curiosity, can you elaborate please?
@Abby_Liu
@Abby_Liu 4 ай бұрын
Like the font?
@gregvs.theworld451
@gregvs.theworld451 5 ай бұрын
I barely remember the company, but a primordial memory of seeing that puppet on TV as a kid was awakened in me.
@RedSkylinex60
@RedSkylinex60 5 ай бұрын
Yup knew I remembered that puppet from somewhere.
@Lovehandels
@Lovehandels 4 ай бұрын
This one is kinda sad...the ahead of their time = death stories always are (if it would lead to something good0
@scottnotpilgrim
@scottnotpilgrim 5 ай бұрын
Definitely remember that sock puppet, they were gone as fast as they appeared it seemed
@clvrswine
@clvrswine 5 ай бұрын
Please comment in English.
@knutthompson7879
@knutthompson7879 5 ай бұрын
I have a sock puppet. Still in the original packaging. They probably made more money on the sock puppet than they did on pet supplies.
@MercenaryBlackWaterz
@MercenaryBlackWaterz 5 ай бұрын
Spokespuppet not sock puppet, thank you.
@RaeannVuona-ih3or
@RaeannVuona-ih3or 5 ай бұрын
I have the spokespuppet puppet! Talks and everything. They must have sold them as merch and I was obsessed enough to get it as a gift as a kid
@companyman114
@companyman114 5 ай бұрын
That is so cool! I would love to have something like that haha.
@RedTail1-1
@RedTail1-1 8 күн бұрын
​@@companyman114hey bud... Your thirst is showing... Might help if you had replied to more than just this one comment...
@sailormoonfan224
@sailormoonfan224 5 ай бұрын
I remember loving that puppet as a kid. Looking at it now, even after all these years, I still think it’s a good puppet/plush design.
@OfTheStars24
@OfTheStars24 5 ай бұрын
It's a very memorable puppet, I think it's the little microphone and the button eye that make it endearing.
@LoveMyUnusual
@LoveMyUnusual 5 ай бұрын
Same, it's super cute. I also liked the Target dog, but he was real. 😄
@eerieeric834
@eerieeric834 5 ай бұрын
Clearly, the idea for online pet supply store was a good idea, but clearly they were way ahead of their time and I think that’s what led to their failure wrong place wrong time
@volvo09
@volvo09 5 ай бұрын
Yeah they were definitely ahead of their time. I was a teen on the internet then and internet shopping was basically non existent in every family I knew.... Why the HECK buy pet food from a website when every store sells it, pet stores were not hard to find, and we already go to the store anyways. Getting pet food and supplies shipped just felt so weird when internet purchases were already so small, and shipping wasn't cheap anyways.
@timbit72
@timbit72 5 ай бұрын
clearly
@clvrswine
@clvrswine 5 ай бұрын
Clearly, you don't understand how to structure a sentence.
@austinhernandez2716
@austinhernandez2716 5 ай бұрын
​@@clvrswinewhy does it matter?
@David9PM
@David9PM 5 ай бұрын
Chewy seems to doing fine. So you’re absolutely correct.
@Anti-AntiAintI
@Anti-AntiAintI 5 ай бұрын
Not gonna lie. I'm one of the Company Man subs who love the corporate downfall vids and I definitely remember Pets.
@mercster
@mercster 5 ай бұрын
Why would anyone lie?
@robertjolley88
@robertjolley88 5 ай бұрын
What is the point of your comment? To brag that you remember a hugely infamous company? Ok...?
@benjaminwatt2436
@benjaminwatt2436 5 ай бұрын
@@robertjolley88 maybe tone it down. you sound annoyed
@Namedonelettere
@Namedonelettere 5 ай бұрын
I remember the puppet
@scottparker1741
@scottparker1741 5 ай бұрын
You subbed last week lol
@plantainsoupp
@plantainsoupp 5 ай бұрын
The one good thing about being home sick is watching Company Man as soon as he uploads 🙌🏼
@graciere
@graciere 5 ай бұрын
I'm home sick too ahaha
@JL-sm6cg
@JL-sm6cg 5 ай бұрын
I just refreshed YT and there it was.
@mrperezident76
@mrperezident76 5 ай бұрын
I plan my lunch break around his videos
@mtbrecords1623
@mtbrecords1623 5 ай бұрын
lol I’m also home sick
@jergervasi3331
@jergervasi3331 5 ай бұрын
I hope you all feel better soon. Best wishes!
@kevinchapa1145
@kevinchapa1145 5 ай бұрын
Oh my fucking God, so that's where my profile picture sock dog is from lmaoo I never knew I just liked it and bought it off some lady's garage sale lol
@TopFix
@TopFix 5 ай бұрын
lmao what are the odds
@B3Band
@B3Band 5 ай бұрын
@@TopFix When you're chasing clout, 100%
@Sasuhinagirl1
@Sasuhinagirl1 5 ай бұрын
​@@B3Bandooooo what a huge amount of clout this dude got, having a PFP of a dog from this video. They're so famous now! 🙄
@Tommy3
@Tommy3 5 ай бұрын
@@Sasuhinagirl1oof xD
@mint_1919
@mint_1919 2 ай бұрын
I feel that. I've learned about tons of different weird things because of some random ass thing I got at a garage sale lmfao
@Xiporah
@Xiporah 5 ай бұрын
You know you've hit jackpot on a rise and fall video when you remind me of a company that I forgot existed. This whole video was just a time capsule of memories that I had forgotten with both Triumph the Insult Comic and the pets com sock puppet dog
@shmookins
@shmookins 5 ай бұрын
Speaking of shipping costs of heavy items; It's absolutely crazy how international shipping progressed in affordability and speed over the years. I remember waiting for three months for an online purchase to reach me (from the other side of the planet) with crazy shipping prices (usually more costly than the product itself) to now shipping costing free or next to nothing, and the waiting time is only a week. Heck, I recently bought a large bag of flour (a little over 20 pounds) that was shipped to me from over 600 miles away with free shipping. The item was cheaper than in stores (by a large margin), _and_ it arrived in 2 or 3 days! What a time to be alive.
@volvo09
@volvo09 5 ай бұрын
Yeah shipping is crazy cheap these days! It was nothing like it is now "back then". Nobody would ship something you can get from the grocery store or the local pet store, it was just stupidly expensive, and weight mattered much more than it does now.
@humb1s3rvant
@humb1s3rvant 5 ай бұрын
It depends highly on the country and their import taxes, commonality of the product and not necessarily weight. For example I wanted a Radio Flyer wagon for my boys in Morocco. It would cost twice as much to ship it here from the US as to buy it there. It all depends on location and product.
@catdogmousecheese
@catdogmousecheese 5 ай бұрын
Fun fact: Did you know aircraft carriers that the navy uses actually have their own zip codes? Sailors on these carriers can actually order packages online and the packages will be air dropped to them.
@neverxnice3577
@neverxnice3577 5 ай бұрын
You guys should actually study this, i feel like you seem clueless abt common knowledge, but i cpuld be wrong abt it being common knowledge bc i collect
@sor3999
@sor3999 23 күн бұрын
Economy of scale through massive container ships. It's the mechanism by how corporations undercut the American worker by sending manufacturing overseas to desperate workers in China and elsewhere.
@darkfoxfurre
@darkfoxfurre 5 ай бұрын
I remember them, and remember thinking how cool of an idea it seemed at the time. But as a consumer it just never really made any sense to use them. As far as I remember, they just offered the same sort of stock that you could get from a 5 minute drive to Walmart. And, at that time, Walmart's prices were still fairly low; so paying for shipping and waiting 2-3 weeks for the same pet supplies you could just buy at a store didn't make sense. As for the high cost of technology- If you look at how much money Amazon has invested into their logistics technology; that's the kind of pricetag that Pets was looking at. Not just the cost of hosting a website and managing orders; but the technology cost of doing inventory digitally and sorting things for shipping everywhere in the US to a large marketshare was insanely high for that time period. Could you imagine running a company like modern day Amazon on something akin to a Windows 98 machine?
@doubleknots
@doubleknots 5 ай бұрын
I won a plushie of the spokespuppet in a claw grab machine at the boardwalk when I was a kid. I still have it!
@xinn0c3nc3
@xinn0c3nc3 5 ай бұрын
I'd love a video on how chewy manages to have such amazing customer service after this video. they literally send birthday cards to my cats and my dog. 🥺
@benjaminwatt2436
@benjaminwatt2436 5 ай бұрын
Do you think there are any problems with treating animals like people?
@xinn0c3nc3
@xinn0c3nc3 5 ай бұрын
@@benjaminwatt2436 um, no. I think it's cute they send my pets birthday cards.
@ashb7846
@ashb7846 5 ай бұрын
That’s probably part of why they’re successful. When they sent a little card for my dog I found it endearing and wanted to purchase from them again.
@AerynKDesigns
@AerynKDesigns 5 ай бұрын
@@ashb7846 I agree. While it's mostly likely just automated, it does make you feel like "they" remember your pet and care about them, so you want ot continue to get your supplies from there.
@oo4758
@oo4758 5 ай бұрын
People are animals lol. Humans are mammals from the great ape families. Are there problems with treating us like people? ​@@benjaminwatt2436
@nicholastosoni707
@nicholastosoni707 5 ай бұрын
I still have the puppet! I even made a conversion kit to turn it into 1-800-BAR-NONE.
@TheNinjaKiwi1
@TheNinjaKiwi1 5 ай бұрын
I was a bit too young to remember that fully, but by golly, I do have some weird memories of the puppet. Maybe even from the company that bought the puppet. Great video Company man!
@NathanSpies
@NathanSpies 5 ай бұрын
Look he’s got a stuffed thing! I LOVE STUFFED THINGS!
@interrobangings
@interrobangings 5 ай бұрын
peppers? sausages? chicken breast?
@Man-ej6uv
@Man-ej6uv 5 ай бұрын
mmmmfgghhh
@TristanSamuel
@TristanSamuel 5 ай бұрын
​@@Man-ej6uv Imagine being stuffed with meat 24/7
@EseJandro
@EseJandro 5 ай бұрын
😏
@bingofromblueyfan
@bingofromblueyfan 5 ай бұрын
Congratulations on 7 years on KZbin I’m wondering if spin master is a company you thought of doing
@DavidLimofLimReport
@DavidLimofLimReport 5 ай бұрын
Congratulations on 7 years btw!!!!
@KzintiCV
@KzintiCV 5 ай бұрын
I really only remember the puppet in the ads. And then I remember seeing the Barnone ad and thinking the puppet looked familiar but couldn't place it.
@HardPourCorn
@HardPourCorn 5 ай бұрын
A RAPID rise and fall? Holy shit.
@ScarredSapphire
@ScarredSapphire 5 ай бұрын
Ong
@googscookies
@googscookies 5 ай бұрын
@@ScarredSapphire absolutely brodami
@jiyzo
@jiyzo 5 ай бұрын
this is the first time
@lonewanderer480
@lonewanderer480 5 ай бұрын
I loved those commercials with the puppet dog.
@elucidator1277
@elucidator1277 5 ай бұрын
If Chewy was smart, they should buy the rights to that Puppet for their brand. Or make their own. lol
@ckfinke7625
@ckfinke7625 5 ай бұрын
1-800-BAR-NONE got the rights.
@TheTexas1994
@TheTexas1994 5 ай бұрын
A company that was literally just 10-15 years ahead of their time
@llouie4999
@llouie4999 5 ай бұрын
Ohhh that would explain why my brain went but wait that lovable spokespuppet was around for longer than 2 years right...? Great video as always
@sparkygump
@sparkygump 5 ай бұрын
Always loved their commercials. Good to see how it blew up.
@FWDFanatic
@FWDFanatic 5 ай бұрын
I remember them now, lol. I had forgotten they existed. But I am currently and have been a regular chewy customer for a few years and they’re awesome.
@specter707
@specter707 5 ай бұрын
Before watching this vid, I remember a few things about the puppet. It singing a Chicago song really off key, later seeing it in BAR-NONE injury law or car insurance commercials, and it being dissed by Triumph The Insult Comic dog on Conan with a "I'll Be Watching You" by Sting parody.
@opaqueentity
@opaqueentity 5 ай бұрын
Do love you are using the subjects you chose not to post in the past. I'm not from the USA but do find this really interesting as a story from the past of the world we now live in company wise.
@IanHorton-c5v
@IanHorton-c5v 5 ай бұрын
Always entertaining, a pleasant way to pass ten minutes or so.
@BenBootKHTwo
@BenBootKHTwo 5 ай бұрын
I live in an apartment complex full of retirees and Chewy boxes come regularly. I’d like to know what Chewy is doing right.
@robloxvids2233
@robloxvids2233 5 ай бұрын
Just waited for the trailblazer to fail. Like Facebook did to MySpace, NSync did to Backstreet Boys, etc. Sometimes it's good to be second to the market, not first.
@hamsterama
@hamsterama 5 ай бұрын
I think what Chewy's doing right is offering a wider variety of products than you can find in a pet store. I have a pet hamster, as you can tell by my username. If you go to a pet store, small animals products are treated like an afterthought. There will just be a small section, and a very small selection. You'll have just a couple choices if you're looking for food or toys. Chewy, meanwhile, has hundreds of small animal products available.
@andria2369
@andria2369 5 ай бұрын
@@hamsterama I agree. As a rabbit mom it’s hard to find stuff for my bunny. Chewy is amazing. They also have the BEST customer service. And their prices are usually better than other stores.
@hamsterama
@hamsterama 5 ай бұрын
@@andria2369 I completely agree, Chewy's customer service is awesome! I've only needed their customer service once, and they really came through for me. What happened was, I got the package I ordered, but two items were missing from the box. Obviously, someone made an error at the warehouse. I called the 800 number expecting a hassle, but I was pleasantly surprised at how well they handled it! They sent out replacements, no questions asked.
@hamsterama
@hamsterama 5 ай бұрын
@@andria2369 Yes, Chewy's customer service is awesome! Recently, I ordered a package, but two items were missing. Obviously, someone made an error at the warehouse. I called Chewy, expecting a hassle, but I was pleasantly surprised. They sent out replacements, no questions asked.
@crystaleevee1334
@crystaleevee1334 5 ай бұрын
I only remember this site because of the puppet. I really loved those ads as a kid. I never actually visited the site though. At that age, my internet usage was mostly playing flash games, looking up info on my favorite TV shows…and quickly getting bored because of how long pages would take to load. (Good ol dial-up.)
@moltengarnet
@moltengarnet 5 ай бұрын
Great vid! I remember that puppet. I feel like they got by just on the name, and it wasn’t enough in the end.
@itsmyyoutube
@itsmyyoutube 5 ай бұрын
Time for your red lobster video to go crazy
@volvo09
@volvo09 5 ай бұрын
Is red lobstah in trouble?
@nozarashi4329
@nozarashi4329 5 ай бұрын
@@volvo09 I think they just announced a bunch of closures.
@volvo09
@volvo09 5 ай бұрын
@@nozarashi4329 yeah you are right. I looked it up afterwards. They're definitely not doing good.
@chimoshi3393
@chimoshi3393 5 ай бұрын
There was a massive invasion of carpenter ants on a number of buildings. The attack lasted about a week and caused $380 million dollars in damages. Red lobster conceded territory to carpenter ants in order to reach a cease fire. This is just speculation but I believe the carpenter ants are gearing up for another attack to finish off Red lobster.
@clvrswine
@clvrswine 5 ай бұрын
*.
@Nastynate6695
@Nastynate6695 5 ай бұрын
God I remember this. Really enjoyed this one. It hit right in the nostalgia.
@ivorleaf_me
@ivorleaf_me 5 ай бұрын
Glad you covered this, it was an episode on Dark Side of the 90s
@hailmaryrecordings8255
@hailmaryrecordings8255 5 ай бұрын
I’m a big-fan of this channel & never disappointed in the content.
@SeaPonyfnaf
@SeaPonyfnaf 5 ай бұрын
Love when a new video drops just in time for my lunch break
@clvrswine
@clvrswine 5 ай бұрын
Fascinating contribution. Ever heard of a period? Those crazy things! Try using one.
@brianwilliams9408
@brianwilliams9408 Ай бұрын
Yup, I remember them very well. I used to be bombarded with commercials on TV from this company. Problem was I didn't own any pets, so I never bought anything from them. But I certainly remember all those commercials!
@choomkatcha
@choomkatcha Ай бұрын
I remember the sock puppet from 1800 Bar None
@MrTmenzo
@MrTmenzo 4 ай бұрын
Fast forward to today shipping from chewy is usually around $4-5 for stuff I buy.
@AlfieEdwards
@AlfieEdwards 3 ай бұрын
While I don't own a pet and am not in a position to get one, I still like to visit the pet store semi-regularly to serve as a mini-zoo. I get to see bunnies, chinchillas, hampter, even fish, etc. I would guess many pet owners also enjoy this element - getting to see these cute animals when you pop in for a new toy or bag of specialist food. Back when I did own a bird, my parents would often pick up some bells/ring toys, or seed treats while checking in on the bunnies on display. Can't get this same experience online.
@ChromeColossus
@ChromeColossus 5 ай бұрын
Why did you hold this back?! This is one of your most interesting videos!
@JeremiahSpeaks
@JeremiahSpeaks 5 ай бұрын
Can you do a video on the rise and fall of Ruby Tuesday? They were everywhere then mostly nowhere. Thank you for all your content Company Man, God bless you
@AAA999XYZ
@AAA999XYZ 5 ай бұрын
Hey Company Man, might you consider doing a video about 10-321? It was also out in the late 90s and had John Lithco in the commercials
@pronkb000
@pronkb000 3 ай бұрын
There was a rash of 10-10-XXX numbers as well as collect call services. This was apparently the #1 issue facing America in the late '90s.
@DCGX
@DCGX 5 ай бұрын
Now we need a video on Bar None.
@dariuscasaus57
@dariuscasaus57 5 ай бұрын
Critter at 9:48 is a vibe
@mathieuleader8601
@mathieuleader8601 5 ай бұрын
right place wrong time perfectly sums up this company
@SalisburySnake
@SalisburySnake 5 ай бұрын
I remember the TV commercials, but I didn't remember that it was that far back. I wasn't even using the internet much at all by that point, and definitely wasn't about to start buying stuff from it. I probably made my first online purchase from eBay in about 2003. I also remember the Bar-None commercials, but I don't think it ever occurred to me that it was the same puppet. I wonder what year that was.
@k1773ns
@k1773ns 5 ай бұрын
Omg the sock puppet! As a kid I was obsessed with the commercials because of that cute little puppet. 😊
@ckumiega
@ckumiega 5 ай бұрын
I remember this store. I remember thinking why would anyone have their pet food shipped in when I can go to the store for about the same price? Guess that answers that.
@bloqk16
@bloqk16 5 ай бұрын
I recall those early days of e-commerce going back decades ago . . . Venture capitalists were pouring millions into web startup companies, where the mentality was: _Set up a company website, and watch the money roll in on the return of investment._ Even the people running the web startups thought that having a website equated to financial gains. But, they lacked business sensibilities of supply chains, logistics, distribution, and customer support. The *smoke and mirrors* business models of web businesses, or e-commerce, came crashing down in 2001; often referred to as the _bubble burst._
@mbiker345
@mbiker345 5 ай бұрын
I remember these guys. I think I bought one or two things but in 2000 folks were sill very apprehensive of online shopping. early on folks were cool buying tech and media but the further you got from that the more folks were like I dunno about this.
@Grimhart89
@Grimhart89 5 ай бұрын
I agree people were apprehensive of online shopping, but I don't see any logic to your reason. What kind of tech and media were people buying online in 2000? Furthermore, why would people be less apprehensive about spending far more money on something that's more expensive and arguably more important...? That just doesn't make much sense.
@thevorge14
@thevorge14 5 ай бұрын
Continue uploading weekly. Love the videos.
@ckfinke7625
@ckfinke7625 5 ай бұрын
Gotta hope for the decline of A&P, TWA, Discovery Zone, RCA, Chi-Chi's and Service Merchandise to show up on here, as well as some "Why They're Successful" videos on Tractor Supply, ShopRite, Ross and Burlington, plus Advance Auto Parts vs. AutoZone, KFC vs. Popeyes, Kroger vs. Albertsons, Kellogg's vs. Post vs. General Mills and UPN vs. the WB, not to mention "The Rise and Fall...and Rise Again" video of General Motors, as well as some "Bigger Than You Know" videos on Peanuts and Colgate-Palmolive, and how Paramount, Walmart and Scholastic got so big.
@oliviarebek
@oliviarebek 3 ай бұрын
I found that sock puppet at a thrift store when I was younger. I thought it was just a funny looking dog puppet thing. Now its an ingrained memory of my childhood.
@damianhernandez7420
@damianhernandez7420 5 ай бұрын
this was b4 my time but these commercials felt nostalgic for some reason. say spokespuppet with ur chest company man!
@audrisampson
@audrisampson 5 ай бұрын
I never bought from them but I had the spokespuppet. The puppet cracked me up. My lack of orders wasn't a slight to them but rather I kept aquariums and so I got my supplies from local fish stores.
@volvo09
@volvo09 5 ай бұрын
Yeah, it was natural to just go to the pet store, no one was ready for online shopping for small items when stores, and catalog orders were still the norm. A few years earlier I had built my first computer as a teen by ordering everything from a catalog, and then later on buying upgrade parts from a store. Stores were still the way to go for everyone. Online shopping also took a while to perfect to the point it got easy and wasn't a hassle.
@3rdalbum
@3rdalbum 5 ай бұрын
Back in 2000, I'm pretty sure that this was also the time when the media was writing scare stories about buying things online. My parents only bought CDs online, and only then if they werent available to buy in bricks and mortar stores. It was far too early for our family to be buying *supplies* online, and I suspect it was for most people.
@winniebae4alwayyz963
@winniebae4alwayyz963 5 ай бұрын
*Early 2000s, I was in my early twenties. The only thing I remember about this company was those sock puppet commercials.*
@SheldonBird
@SheldonBird 5 ай бұрын
Thank you for saying 'Spokespuppet" so much lol
@Randomark3087
@Randomark3087 5 ай бұрын
That dog puppet. Core memory unlocked.
@honeysunday
@honeysunday 5 ай бұрын
I love your videos so much company man ❤❤❤
@AbsentMinded619
@AbsentMinded619 5 ай бұрын
I clicked for the puppet vs. Triumph beef. That rivalry went to some dark places.
@babeofmoss
@babeofmoss 5 ай бұрын
I don't remember this company but I really enjoyed this video 💖
@FrostyMantleM
@FrostyMantleM 5 ай бұрын
This topic was MADE for this channel!
@clvrswine
@clvrswine 5 ай бұрын
How so?
@scottparker1741
@scottparker1741 5 ай бұрын
No the channel was made for this topic??
@suralos
@suralos 5 ай бұрын
Superbowl addendum: That spokes puppet was later seen in an E-Trade describing tech bubble burst.
@may7733
@may7733 5 ай бұрын
This is my favorite episode because it's an excuse to watch stock footage of cute animals.
@AerynKDesigns
@AerynKDesigns 5 ай бұрын
I do definitely remember the commercials. as a californian, in the bay area even, their commercials may have run more often in their local area idk. But we only had one cat at the time, and he had very simple needs, so my parents didn't order from them. I have nothing but good things to say about Chewy though.
@eerieeric834
@eerieeric834 5 ай бұрын
Did you ever do a video on chewy because that seems like a good video to do
@AndyVanHalen
@AndyVanHalen 5 ай бұрын
Didn’t know Michael Ian Black was the voice… that’s wild. You should definitely do one on Chewy. Best e-commerce business on the planet in my opinion. In a world where “customer-obsessed” is a commonly thrown around buzzword, they actually back it up.
@Kitagawa_Senpai
@Kitagawa_Senpai 5 ай бұрын
I know it's probably not "big" like some name brands, but i'd love to see Tropical Smoothie Cafe come up eventually
@daisymae3883
@daisymae3883 4 ай бұрын
I loved that mascot. He was so adorably cute.
@gracekim1998
@gracekim1998 5 ай бұрын
Happy anniversary 🥳
@MisterPancake778
@MisterPancake778 5 ай бұрын
This and petsovernight from gta 3 keeps getting mixed up in my brain but makes sense because gta 3 was parodying that bubble at the time. Took me a while to realize it.
@silmarian
@silmarian 5 ай бұрын
All I really remember about them was the ad where he said, “But what about the ferret?!”
@augustschmitt5415
@augustschmitt5415 5 ай бұрын
Your videos are so good! I really hope you do Walburgers soon
@vinny1827
@vinny1827 5 ай бұрын
Hey Company Man. Suggestion for you. Today I learned GoPro has been on a steady decline since 2015. This shocked me, as someone who grew up when these things were in every household.
@amwfan88
@amwfan88 5 ай бұрын
Funnily enough, I first saw the spokespuppet on a 1-800-BAR-NONE commercial and didn't even realize he had been associated with a completely different product. It's really amusing to me that they just sold the rights to the character so he could keep representing a company and, for lack of a better term, stay employed.
@G.S.Holland
@G.S.Holland 5 ай бұрын
It would be interesting to see you do a video about Chewy by comparison to study how they have made it work.
@turtlesaredifferentfromtor6745
@turtlesaredifferentfromtor6745 5 ай бұрын
RIP.
@DanielleWhite
@DanielleWhite 5 ай бұрын
I vaguely remember the mascot from still shots only but the lawsuits and Dot-Com Bubble/Bust aspects were more memorable. I'm in IT: it was an interesting era because multi-core processors weren't yet a thing and multiprocessor was both server only and very expensive; tech that is relatively inexpensive desktop level today was at least hundreds of thousands of dollars in specialized server hardware then. Further, a lot of the Dot-Com companies were far more about marketing and not really interested in the tech their presence depended on, cutting corners as much as possible on that end.
@Forest9770
@Forest9770 5 ай бұрын
I feel like Quibi had a shorter rise and fall 😂 which I was all for it shutting down because I was so annoyed by their advertisements lol
@squidthing
@squidthing 5 ай бұрын
I think Quibi was dead on arrival, so no "rise" to fall from hahaha
@uss_04
@uss_04 5 ай бұрын
It’s crazy to think of viewing videos of creators in their 20’s making videos of websites before their time
@michaelbondar825
@michaelbondar825 5 ай бұрын
Can we get a “Rock Auto” video? It’s been around for what seems like forever without really changing anything
@virulent3612
@virulent3612 5 ай бұрын
Great video! I hope one day you can do a video about Target's failed expansion into Canada. It's such an interesting story.
@DeathMythos
@DeathMythos 5 ай бұрын
I totally forgot about the dog puppet. I think in the commercials he interviews dogs. I was a child so I was like oooh puppet/ditto awesome.
@DeathMythos
@DeathMythos 5 ай бұрын
I didn't know it was a website, didn't have a computer in my home until 2003.
@rachelwilliams8340
@rachelwilliams8340 4 ай бұрын
They were ahead of their time. Look how popular chewy is currently and how this business is doing it better
@vonsowards1297
@vonsowards1297 5 ай бұрын
I still quote the “stuffed things?! I love stuffed things!!” commercial.
@garrettfelgar2539
@garrettfelgar2539 5 ай бұрын
“‘Chewy’ why they’re so successful” coming soon, I hope.🤞🏻
@_createusernamelater_6041
@_createusernamelater_6041 5 ай бұрын
4:47 more like jumping in without checking the depth of the pool with how quickly everything collapsed
@WoofWoofWhisper
@WoofWoofWhisper 5 ай бұрын
One idea I have if you haven't done it or thought about it yet would be Ramen, would be interesting to see a vid covering them in some way.
@ashb7846
@ashb7846 5 ай бұрын
“Spokespuppet” is a fun word and I was amused each time lol
@Something_Maybe
@Something_Maybe 5 ай бұрын
Even though I wasn’t even alive when this was around, I feel like I remember this. I might have just seen the puppet somewhere
@JMusar795
@JMusar795 5 ай бұрын
Chewy says hello. 👋
@evankolar8957
@evankolar8957 5 ай бұрын
Didn’t you do a video on the fall of Ruby Tuesday? Or am I going crazy?
@nancyl6985
@nancyl6985 4 ай бұрын
I interviewed for a web content position with them. They were in a warehouse-type building, with a ratty couch, and a lot of dogs wandering around. I'm a cat person, so didn't want to work there. Glad I didn't!
@stellamcwick8455
@stellamcwick8455 5 ай бұрын
I watch this and am flooded by PerSmart ads. Nice.
@StarWarrior91
@StarWarrior91 5 ай бұрын
They walked so chewy could run
@ZhovtoBlakytniy
@ZhovtoBlakytniy 5 ай бұрын
This unlocked an ancient memory 😂
@jerranspearman3369
@jerranspearman3369 5 ай бұрын
good video
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