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/
Jennifer's one cool froodette who really knows where her towel is. (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy allusion)
"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.
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.
I can just picture the label, with her bug-eyed face on it.
I just tried to order four bottles for my daughter's wedding reception. They are overwhelmed with orders.
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...
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