Dutch department store ad

[BookstoreEscapee]

HEMA is a Dutch department store. The first store opened on November 4, 1926, in Amsterdam . Now there are 150 stores all over the Netherlands.

Take a look at HEMA 's product page - just wait a couple of seconds and watch what happens.

DON'T click on any of the items in the picture, just wait. (Turn the sound on.)

This company has a sense of humor and a great computer programmer, who has too much time on his hands.

http://producten.hema.nl/

[RecoveringKinkoid]

That. Is freaking. BRILLIANT.

I mean, it really is on several levels.

[BookstoreEscapee]

Hehe. My mom sent it to me. Had to share

[Becks]

That was awesome!

[Bella_Vixen]

I LOVE what they call the radio!

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

I knew there was a reason I liked the Dutch that didn't include hookers and beer.

[tropicsgoddess]

That is just full of win...EPIC win!!!

[XCashier]

Rube Goldberg would be proud.

[fma_fanatic]

I LOVE what they call the radio!

Hehe, yeah. I haven't seen anyone call it that in years.

[Megg]

Too cool! Ghettoblaster for the win!

[Shalom]

Too cool! Ghettoblaster for the win!

<does double take>



I suddenly realised that in this country they wouldn't call it that in polite company...

I have to say, though, it reminded me of this.

Which was evidently inspired in turn by this...

[DGoddessChardonnay]

I LOVE what they call the radio!

Me too. In fact, that's what I've always called them since I was a teenager back in the 80's.

Awesome ad . . . now some of the American retailers would come up with something like that, that would definitely get some more traffic.