{"id":2064,"date":"2011-09-19T04:09:08","date_gmt":"2011-09-19T04:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bobtherieau.com\/blog\/index.php\/2011\/09\/19\/2011-9-19-its-a-shame-about-ray-html\/"},"modified":"2011-09-19T04:09:08","modified_gmt":"2011-09-19T04:09:08","slug":"2011-9-19-its-a-shame-about-ray-html","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobtherieau.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/2011-9-19-its-a-shame-about-ray-html\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s A Shame About Ray"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nFriends,<\/p>\n

So, we went mattress shopping over the weekend and wound up at a place in a strip mall because the sale signs drew us there and were greeted by Ray. He was a little dumpling-shaped and looked a little tired, but was very enthusiastic about mattresses and their construction. So much so, that even after we suggested our very low-ball budget, he continued with a pitch as energetic as a mop salesman at a county fair.<\/p>\n

He discussed foam densities, how memory foam was “developed by NASA” so it couldn’t be very good on Earth—nudge-nudge, and how we could take the mattress back within a five year window if it didn’t feel right for free adjustments. Then he discussed covers\u2026<\/p>\n

“All of the mattresses we make are covered in cotton fabric or silk.” Well, okay. He went on, “What are you wearing right now?” pointing to our jeans and t-shirts, “it’s cotton. That’s what’s good for humans. Humans can’t be comfortable on synthetic fabrics. What’s good for humans is cotton.”<\/p>\n

My first thought was that there was a language problem. Maybe Ray isn’t from around here. Then he pulled out the fabric samples.<\/p>\n

“You put your hand on this. It looks like cotton, but it’s not. It’s man-made. Can you feel the heat? I can. I’m very sensitive, very sensitive to it. You can feel the heat,” and he briefly waved his hand over the swatch, then pulled it away quickly to make the point.<\/p>\n

Pleasantries and prices were exchanged, and after an uncomfortably long period of time in Ray’s store, we finally made it out the door.<\/p>\n

“Did you notice that Ray referred to humans in the second person?” I asked as we got in the car. “Yeah, why?” “I think Ray is a space alien marooned here, just trying to make a living. What do humans do most of the day? Sleep. He and his shipmates did some market research and decided on mattresses.”<\/p>\n

“He did kind of remind me of that guy in Men In Black,” she said.<\/p>\n

– bob<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Friends, So, we went mattress shopping over the weekend and wound up at a place in a strip mall because the sale signs drew us there and were greeted by Ray. He was a little dumpling-shaped and looked a little tired, but was very enthusiastic about mattresses and their construction. So much so, that even … <\/p>\n

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