I hate the Tree Tomato

[Dark Psion]

https://www.tomatogiant.com/flare/next
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You may have seen this comercial, I know many of my customers have and they are driving me to them.

You will notice that they never say what variety the tomato is? That's because there are about 6 or 7 different tomatoes in the comercial! The one they cut is a Beefsteak type, but the ones in the basket are clustered on a vine and half the size and if you look closely at the "tree" you will see small red tomatoes, cherry type!

Oh and the scene with the "tree", it is in a greenhouse, of course it is 8 ft tall. Grow any plant in a greenhouse and it will be bigger.

But the best part, you three of these "trees" in "pre-seeded nurseryman's packs" for only $10! (+5.95 P&H)

I sell 4 actual plants for $1.75

But wait we will add three "early" tomatos that will ripen in July!

That's what (April, May June, July) almost 4 months! My Early Girl tomatoes will ripen in 55 days.

For $15.95, I will sell you a flat of tomatoes, 24 plants and you will still have money left over for a coke and a candy bar, and I will throw in a bag of Popcorn for free!

[Reyneth]

I couldn't watch the whole commercial, the lady's voice was driving me nuts. But did they mention that you need a framework for those tomatoes to grow on? Vines don't naturally grow up that high!

And they didn't once say how the tomatoes tasted - I'm willing to bet if a plant is producing that many huge tomatoes as they claim that they taste like nothing - mostly water.

[Apathy]

I love watching commercials like that. They only thing they were missing was someone frowning in a blatant way at the competitor's product.

[Boredom]

And dont forget, they need to show somebody doing it wrong, through a gray filter.

[Exploding Penguin]

Then they need to put a giant slash through the grey filter and use that to transition to some one doing it correctly in overly bright colors. *gag*

Damn I feel for you Psion. I think I would have sent a few customers home crying after hearing them quote that commercial at me a few times.

[bainsidhe]

And the children. While showing a competitor's product, the children must be frowning and sad. Until they try one of the advertiser's vine-ripened tomatoes, which will surely bring smile to any child's face.

[JLRodgers]

In just 90 days to see results --- 30 day money back guarantee. That right there makes me think of it as a scam.


But then I find it a bit annoying when a greenhouse keeps tomato plants outside in the rain -- yet charges different prices depending on the number of green/red tomatoes on them. One such place was selling 6-8 newly growing plants for like $1-2.... a small plant with a tomato starting to turn red was selling for $12 -- one that was almost full size was $25!

I kept on thinking that if someone was that desperate for tomatoes right now, they should just go to the store, then buy the new plants - they'd save almost $20.

[PepperElf]

besides... i always felt the smaller ones had more flavor, like the cherry ones.

[jedimaster91]

I'm quite fond of the Rutger's tomatoes. Next year, I want to try a Brandywine since I like big, juicy tomatoes on my sammiches.

[Can I Help Your A$$?]

Don't forget! They need to show a lady trying to work in her garden, grabbing her back in pain, and blowing her hair out of her face.

I DID buy the upside-down tomato basket, and it was great! But this thing is pretty ass-stupid.

[Kogarashi]

I've actually wanted to tell some of those grey-toned people that maybe they wouldn't have so much trouble opening their canned goods/peeling their potatoes/keeping that darn blanket on if they weren't flailing around so ridiculously.

[Ironclad Alibi]

And what the heck would I do with that many tomatoes? If I had those plants, people would be logging onto this forum complaining about the "tomato guy" that's forcing them to take all his extra tomatoes. Heck, I get enough tomatoes from the volunteer plants that grow out over the septic field.

[dendawg]

Does it come with a free ShamWow?

[Apathy]

I've actually wanted to tell some of those grey-toned people that maybe they wouldn't have so much trouble opening their canned goods/peeling their potatoes/keeping that darn blanket on if they weren't flailing around so ridiculously.

I read "failing around." I think it works better that way.

[Dreamstalker]

I read "failing around."

*steals phrase and runs*