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It would be neat to have a picture of the boot they are talking about (with wheels) but if it’s being unveiled in NYC, LL Bean is probably not sharing pictures yet.
EDITED TO ADD: They have a picture of the vehicle now! I hope we see it around Maine this summer!
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It would be REALLY neat to have a picture of the boot leaving the state line next to his “open for business sign”. Oh, wait , is that still there?
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Is this supposed to represent Maine?
too pretty, should have been a 4 wheel drive jeep with big snow tires…. mud splashed up the sides, gun racks, hi lift jack on the side, maybe a carcass strapped across the hood. with an out of date inspection sticker. (;-
Looks like it may be a Ford F250. That’s pretty close, right?
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From a different article: “The 13-foot-high, 20-foot-long vehicle is built over the body of a Ford F-250 diesel pickup truck.”
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I see a problem fitting this rubber booty through the car wash. At least we know it won’t leak!
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Crappy headline ….one sentence about the boot. We all know the tedious story of LL Bean, but what about the boot ? …. Who’s idea ? who built it? where, how about a race with the Weinermobile? Come on ! Not another boring recounting of LL Bean and how almost everything now comes from China.
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Left foot or right? Inquiring minds want to know…
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Everyone knows you put your “best” foot forward!
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how silly
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The L.L. Bean “bootmobile” burns fossil fuel. Seriously? Why copy Oscar Myer Weiner’s weinermobile? This is counter to everything Bean’s represents and should be raising the ire of conservationists and environmentalists everywhere. Duh. Epic marketing failure.
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Finally a nice positive article and the posts are naysayers. Get a life.
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Would love to have the boot come visit down here in Norfolk! LOVE L.L. Bean!
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Just as long as the sock that comes with it has been recently laundered.
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Last time I orderd their lined slippers they were made in China. Advertised the exact same way their previous USA made slippers. HANDMADE. Right! BY WHO? Also shoddy materials. Didn’t last nowhere near as long as the USA made. Last time they got an order from me. Was the bootcar made in China too?
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Needs a trailer with a big can of Lysol !
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The best part is, if it wears out you can just return it.
Comments for: LL Bean gets ‘Bootmobile’ to help celebrate 100th birthday
FREEPORT, Maine — Back in the days before retailers such as Gap, J. Crew or American Outfitters, there were guys such as L.L. Bean, Eddie Bauer, David Abercrombie and Ezra Fitch. In Maine, L.L. Bean found success without consumer research, focus groups or fashionistas to tell… Read More
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