Talk:The Sharper Image

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The credit cards only give you 15% off the first purchase when you sign up. You don't get the 15% discount twice as indicated by the article. --24.15.235.157 00:45, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

Who wrote this? A Sharper Image employee? 67.187.48.82 19:46, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

Whoever wrote it, they wrote SHITE!

I am not sure who wrote the original article, but I revamped it - see below. Xrarey 15:26, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

This article on air ionisers has a completely different view on Sharper Image's Ionic Breeze... Which one is biased, and how can they both be made neutral?[1]
Mezzaninex 02:35, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

No mention what so ever of why the sharper image really exists- So tired husbands can mooch a free 20 minutes in the massage chairs 206.11.112.251 21:45, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

I completely agree. This article is completely non-NPOV and is basically a brochure for Sharper Image. Someone needs to tone this article way down, or completely re-write it. - Markarian

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[edit] Ionic Breeze

This article needs to be completely rewritten. The article barely mentions the sort of things sold at the stores before launching into a 400-word tirade about the Ionic Breeze. I'm not even sure the Ionic Breeze is deserving of its own article, but it certainly doesn't need to be all over this one. Rodeosmurf 00:43, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

I revamped the article. I encourage everyone to edit it as they see fit - and give me some feedback.
The ranting about the Ionic Breeze has been removed, and there probably should be a specific page for that product. I am an employee of the company - but I tried to make this as neutral as possible. If you can find anything else I can do then either edit it yourself or let me know. Xrarey 15:10, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
Nice work! I'm going to remove the cleanup thing. Rodeosmurf 01:04, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Please define the abbreviations

Please define "PWP" and "RSG". Tell what they stand for, not just more of less what they mean. Not everyone knows the jargon.

[edit] Article Focus

I'm not from the US, so I have no idea what The Sharper Image is. After reading the first couple of sections, I still have no idea, beyond it being a "speciality retailer". Anyone want to shift the focus from corporate structure to something that would inform the average person following a The Sharper Image link? --Aioth 11:51, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

Five months later and the same complaint. What do they actually sell? From there website it appears like they sell electronics and gadgets. 202.36.179.66 02:55, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

I agree it needs focus and information on reputation. Does any other American remember the Sharper Image of the early 1980s, before the "Ionic Breeze," when its catalogs were pored over by twelve-year-old boys in love with its "exclusive" and "ritzy" high-tech gadgets? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Editing (talk • contribs) 20:29, August 26, 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Employee information and citations

It seems like a considerable amount of the information on this page comes from former/current employees. While this is all nice and well, it's uncited, and most of it is probably inappropriate. Unless you can cite a source and logically add it into the article, it will probably be removed. — HelloAnnyong [ t · c ] 16:06, 5 September 2007 (UTC)