NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Naperville resident Leslie McCoy has filed a lawsuit against Home Depot, alleging that the DIY mega-retailer's slogan, "You can do it; We can help," caused her excessive emotional damage when she actually thought she "could do it."
"Maybe they should change it to 'You might be able to do it, but sometimes hiring a professional is better," said McCoy, tripping over a half empty tub of drywall joint compound and falling into an open can of oil-based primer. "Bandana bicycle Margaret Thatcher telephone nose harness muffin earmuffs," she added. When told that what she said made no sense, her husband chimed in, "The paint fumes are getting to her."
McCoy claims that Home Depot's slogan gave her false hope and made her think her home improvement projects would be easy. In response to the allegations, Home Depot claims it didn't do anything wrong. "Our slogan holds true," said Alison Markinowich, Public Relations Coordinator for Home Depot. "Read the fine print."
The fine print reads: "You can do it, we can help, assuming you're not mildly retarded, double- jointed, blonde, arthritic, old, deaf, dumb or blind, lactose intolerant, of European descent, hungry, ovulating, bipolar, freckled, homeless, a member of the mafia, liberal, conservative, a convicted felon, tired, a mammal or jaundiced."
No trial date has been set.
"Maybe they should change it to 'You might be able to do it, but sometimes hiring a professional is better," said McCoy, tripping over a half empty tub of drywall joint compound and falling into an open can of oil-based primer. "Bandana bicycle Margaret Thatcher telephone nose harness muffin earmuffs," she added. When told that what she said made no sense, her husband chimed in, "The paint fumes are getting to her."
McCoy claims that Home Depot's slogan gave her false hope and made her think her home improvement projects would be easy. In response to the allegations, Home Depot claims it didn't do anything wrong. "Our slogan holds true," said Alison Markinowich, Public Relations Coordinator for Home Depot. "Read the fine print."
The fine print reads: "You can do it, we can help, assuming you're not mildly retarded, double- jointed, blonde, arthritic, old, deaf, dumb or blind, lactose intolerant, of European descent, hungry, ovulating, bipolar, freckled, homeless, a member of the mafia, liberal, conservative, a convicted felon, tired, a mammal or jaundiced."
No trial date has been set.
2 comments:
I think your stories are very funny. I especially like this Home Depot story.
This is almost better then suing Mcdonalds because you're getting fat.
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