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Hot Sauce Cashes in on Bride's Cold Feet
AP ^ | May 14, 2005 | AP

Posted on 05/14/2005 1:09:49 PM PDT by buckeyesrule

Hot Sauce Cashes in on Bride's Cold Feet

May 14, 2005 2:46 PM EDT

ATLANTA - Maybe hot sauce is the cure for cold feet. "Jennifer's High Tailin' Hot Sauce," a nod to the saga of runaway bride Jennifer Wilbanks, has sold briskly since its debut Wednesday.

"I'm in the hot sauce business and this is the hottest thing I've got right now," said "Pappy" David Ryan, who runs Pappy's Peppers in Lawrenceville, Ga. and says he's sold 10 cases of the private-label sauce.

He's not the only one cashing in: Herobuilders.com, a Danbury, Conn.-based manufacturer, has sold out of its first batch of 250 Runaway Bride action figures at $24.95 each.

The foot-tall figures feature a dark-haired woman in jogging pants with a colorful towel similar to the one Wilbanks wore over her head and a midriff-baring jogging shirt that says "Vegas Baby."

Wilbanks items have also flooded eBay since a man auctioned off a slice of toast carved with a drawing of the runaway bride for $15,400. (The winning bidder has refused to pay.)

"It's an unbelievably incredible story," said Emil Vicale, who owns Herobuilders.com. "We had over a million hits in one day. That's never happened before."

On the Net:

http://www.PappysPeppers.com

http://herobuilders.com/


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Miscellaneous; Political Humor/Cartoons; US: Georgia; US: New Mexico
KEYWORDS: coldfeet; crazywoman; funnyeyes; nut; runnersareevil; wilbanks
Darn. This would have made a cool Christmas present if she had ran away closer to Christmas.
1 posted on 05/14/2005 1:09:50 PM PDT by buckeyesrule
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To: buckeyesrule
Perfect for "miss happy feet!"
2 posted on 05/14/2005 1:15:53 PM PDT by scott says
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To: buckeyesrule

Jennifer's one cool froodette who really knows where her towel is. (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy allusion)


3 posted on 05/14/2005 1:19:09 PM PDT by CaptainMorgantown
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To: buckeyesrule

4 posted on 05/14/2005 1:22:00 PM PDT by ErnBatavia (I don't drink and FReep...it just looks that way)
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5 posted on 05/14/2005 1:24:19 PM PDT by ErnBatavia (I don't drink and FReep...it just looks that way)
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To: ErnBatavia
This guy isn't a very good businessman. I went to the home page and there's no mention of the hot sauce. If he really wants it flying off of the shelf, he'd put it on his home page. I did some digging and found it almost 5 minutes later.

"Warning: This sauce may cause you to seek intense professional help... voluntarily." The "Runaway Bride" is now a killer habanero hot sauce! Bring Jennifer home to your house for that Spicy and Uncertain feeling that only she can bring. As heard on "The Neal Boortz Show". Habanero Peppers, Carrots, Onion, vinegar, Garlic, Lime Juice, Salt.

6 posted on 05/14/2005 1:33:24 PM PDT by jdm (Estoy En Una Radio Mexicana (I'm On A Mexican Radio))
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To: ErnBatavia
That's a hoot.

Did you see this one?

Al Gore's-I Invented Hot Sauce, hot sauce. 5 oz. No recount needed.

I'm surprised there wasn't a Flaming Lips Lewinsky Hot Sauce.

7 posted on 05/14/2005 2:04:20 PM PDT by MotleyGirl70
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To: buckeyesrule

I can just picture the label, with her bug-eyed face on it.


8 posted on 05/14/2005 2:14:08 PM PDT by Paul Atreides (FACT: More atrocities have been perpetrated with a hot glue gun, than with a hand gun)
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To: jdm

I just tried to order four bottles for my daughter's wedding reception. They are overwhelmed with orders.


9 posted on 05/15/2005 7:44:11 AM PDT by Mercat
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To: jdm

Hey, thanks for the input. I'm actually his web master, and I just put it on the homepage too. It's been crazy for 48 hours, and I'm doing all I can to keep the site from crashing. Can't get it all done...


10 posted on 05/15/2005 12:28:07 PM PDT by Edgar3 (Eat hot sauce on all of your food)
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To: MotleyGirl70
During the impeachment, the best selling hot sauce in the gourmet sector was called Monica's Down On Your Knees Hot Sauce. It was hillarious.
11 posted on 05/15/2005 4:30:53 PM PDT by Edgar3 (Eat hot sauce on all of your food)
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