Posted on 01/26/2018 7:25:57 PM PST by Kaslin
SCOTTeVEST CEO and Co-founder Scott Jordan really stepped in it when he insulted a large swath of his customers last week.
The controversy started when Jordan shared on Facebook how he reacts when people tell him they recognize his face from Fox News, which frequently plays his commercials.
“I laugh to myself, and tell them that we primarily advertise on Fox because we find their viewership to be extremely gullible and much easier to sell than other networks," he wrote in part. “I get to tell them they are f***ing idiots while getting rich off them.”
Trying to tamp down on the outcry, the company issued the following statement distancing itself from Jordan's offensive remarks.
The recent offensive and inexcusable social media post by Scott Jordan does not reflect the views of SCOTTeVEST. In 2017, Mr. Jordan stepped down from the management of SCOTTeVEST and he is not involved in our daily operations.
We are extremely sorry for his unacceptable comments. Mr. Jordan’s post was impulsive and inappropriate for too many reasons to list, and rightfully offended so many people.
We strongly disagree with the views expressed by Mr. Jordan.
Jordan himself apologized in a letter posted on Medium.
"To those that I called gullible and idiotic, I am truly sorry," he said.
While Jordan stepped down as a manager last year, he retains his title of CEO. SCOTTeVEST spokesman Luke Lappala said that's nothing to worry about, as his duties have significantly reduced.
“Mr. Jordan retains his CEO and Co-Founder titles, but he is not involved in our daily operations," Lappala told The Blaze.
His sister (who is NOT insane and frothing at the mouth) owns The Spice House out of Milwaukee, WI.
I’ve been ordering from her. When the parents retired/passed on, they split up the business between the siblings.
https://www.thespicehouse.com/stores
Good to know, I have never tried one.
It makes sense that folks gullible enough to buy the product are gullible enough to buy the corporate lie about what a CEO does.
They’e always sorry - sorry they got caught!!
NO! Don’t tell them, just boycott them. We WANT them to waste their money.
Not only did he insult his customers but he admitted he was a cheat.
Educated people like the CEO of a company do know the difference. If a friend passes away from an illness a person might say they are sorry to hear that news, but they don’t say they apologize for it. For that matter, even poorly educated people know the difference.
(I’m pretty sure that Gator was quoting the movie “Pretty Woman”)
I read his “apology” as “To those I called stupid and idiotic, I am truly sorry....that you’re so stupid and idiotic”.
SCOTTeVEST spokesman Luke Lappala said that's nothing to worry about, as his duties have significantly reduced. Mr. Jordan retains his CEO and Co-Founder titles, but he is not involved in our daily operations,"
mailto:sales@scottevest.com
I sent them some feedback:
I was actually looking at your product when I read about the comments your CEO made about your potential customers being gullible. I read this as even he thinks that you have an overpriced substandard product. The non-apology apology doesnt work anymore. You need a new playbook to handle that kind of stupidity. It was so bad, the only thing that has an outside chance of not tanking your company is maybe the use of a tactical nuke. Good luck.
As long as he's employed there the company should be boycotted by conservatives AND FOXNews. FOX should reject his advertising... we can do better than that assh*le and his company. AND FOX needs to stand with their viewers.
I was assuming he has no soul, as with most liberals.
Thks
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