Breaking the Silence

The Orange Couch // November 16, 2010 // Advertising, Branding, Public Relations, Social Media // 1 Comment

Hello friends. Over the years, I have become intimately acquainted with many of you, countless of you have ogled my images on the World Wide Web, and yet no one has ever asked me to speak. For some time now I have held my tongue patiently but I must break my silence. I, The Orange Couch of Bailey Gardiner, have accomplished the impossible. I broke into the BG Facebook Page. I intend to use this page to, at long last, express my concerns, my worries, and my joys  – at least until the crafty people of BG figure out how to take it back.

So to give you a little background, here’s my life story and a little about how I achieved my elevated status as the famous Orange Couch:

My earliest memories were of the couch pound, a.k.a. Ikea. My parents, a yellow armchair and a red futon, shared a love that was forbidden. So they gave me to Ikea where I spent my days amongst strangers and surrounded by couches far inferior to my status. I yearned for a home to call my own. People to love. Tushies to warm.

Then along came a day when, without ceremony, I was promptly loaded onto a truck. I feared the worst. There were rumors of unwanted couches being transferred to some dreadful place known as “Clearance.” Was I headed there too? Thankfully not.

After a short ride, I was unloaded and carried up a flight of stairs where my first view was of an orange wall. Orange! From that moment on, I was home. And ever since, I’ve been warming the bottoms of Bailey Gardiner employees. Inspiring them to greatness with my brightness and cushy comfort.

Life has been busy here and, at times, tumultuous. These crazy BGers are always taking me on regular field trips to visit clients. Now don’t get me wrong, I love meeting new butts. However I would appreciate being handled with a little more care. Scuffs don’t exactly help my complexion.

I am also the background for many a pictures, which is part of how I have become such a celebrity. As much as I love looking at my handsome self all over the BG website, Facebook, and Twitter, I sure wish people would be a bit more diligent about capturing my good side. Seriously. I am not that short or stout.

All in all, it’s a happy and creative existence here with the BG gang but I am looking forward to turning the tables on them every once in a while and using their Facebook page to finally express myself. Hope to see you all on there.

Yours Truly,
The Orange Couch