Hollister Co.

This letter is based on a bad experience a friend had at Hollister.

This is in fact a photo of the actual potato that was sent to them

Here it is in it's shipping container.

I expected a quick response. When none had arrived after about a month I wrote back.

I'm not too excited about Tom's reply.

They never answered my followup. I have reason to believe they found this website and decided not to play my reindeer games anymore.

Joe's American Bar & Grill

Barney Norman LOVES his potatoes. I really expected a cease & desist on this one.

TDK Electronics

Barney Norman makes another appearance. He's still fascinated with spuds. I figured at best they'd send the $2.00 back. I originally wrote this letter without specifically addressing it to TDK. When I was done I thought they should be the ones to receive it.

I'm not sure if it looks it but both the envelope and address label are over sized. The letter they sent is normal size. I guess they like big envelopes.

They seem concerned, sort of. But if they really cared an actual person would have signed their name to this.

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

Barney Norman was one of the aliases I used for a brief period of time. For some reason he didn't stick. Perhaps it was because his personality never really took form. His main predilection seems to be an overzealous attitude towards potatoes. Barney was responsible for approximately a dozen letters and then he disappeared. Like the truth, Barney Norman is out there somewhere. Who knows, he might come back.


I really love it when the response comes back certified mail. It says to me that the person on the other end thinks I just might be wacky enough to do what I claimed I would.






"....Not original or distinct in any way." That's fascianting. It's 7 years later and I have yet to see a potato donut. But they reserve the right to develop one, that's rich. They really did return the potatoes which is why the envelope was full of tape. It was attached to the same box I sent them in.