Burlington Coat Factory has a perfectly nice Twitter account that goes by the name of @Burlington and provides handy updates on what’s new and hot in the store. The buzz today, though, is coming from @BurlCoatFactory, which has stepped in to interact with Burlington’s “customers” in unexpected (but always polite) ways. For example:
It’s almost impossible to not buy weed in a Burlington coat factory parking lot
— Jeffrey Hadz (@Hadzilla) August 14, 2013
@Hadzilla Glad you stopped in! Thanks for shopping.
— Not Burlington Coats (@NotCoatFactory) August 15, 2013
Yes, it’s a parody account. That, or Burlington really needs to hire a proofreader.
day 12 of being trapped inside a burlington coat factory: we've eaten all of the closeout chocolate & are starting on XXL phat farm shirts
— adam (@burgerkrang) September 12, 2013
https://twitter.com/BurlCoatFactory/status/379998857054019584
retweet if you are silently weeping in a burlington coat factory lol same
— rap game glenna (@glenna_opt) September 3, 2013
@glenna_opt Glad you stopped in! Thanks for shopping.
— Not Burlington Coats (@NotCoatFactory) September 4, 2013
https://twitter.com/flocksea/status/235087762661986304
@flocksea Glad you stopped in! Thanks for shopping.
— Not Burlington Coats (@NotCoatFactory) August 29, 2013
Burlington Coat Factory is one of THE hottest places to cry for a few hours.
— Trevor S (@trevso_electric) August 10, 2013
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@trevso_electric Glad you stopped in! Thanks for shopping.
— Not Burlington Coats (@NotCoatFactory) August 12, 2013
https://twitter.com/HannahMcInnis/status/356183333052489729
@HannahMcInnis Glad you stopped in! Thanks for shopping.
— Not Burlington Coats (@NotCoatFactory) July 16, 2013
https://twitter.com/HannahMcInnis/status/357202786921873408
@HannahMcInnis We're glad to have your business! Thanks again.
— Not Burlington Coats (@NotCoatFactory) July 16, 2013
https://twitter.com/HannahMcInnis/status/357256511631785985
@HannahMcInnis We appreciate your patronage, hope you enjoy your new winter coat.
— Not Burlington Coats (@NotCoatFactory) July 17, 2013
job alert: @burlcoatfactory is looking for a Social Media Specialist.. Uh.. another one http://t.co/YkMjGnhMnJ ht @davecutler
— Matthew Knell (@MatthewKnell) September 17, 2013
“Burlington Coat Fact” is building up its own devoted fan base, but something tells us Burlington would prefer to handle its own social media outreach. The “Glad you stopped in” is a nice touch, though. Maybe they can license that from the parody account; anything but shut it down.
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Editor’s note: Burlington’s official website reportedly was sending customers to the parody Twitter account, but that has since been fixed — or broken, depending on your sense of humor.
https://twitter.com/ejesse/status/380066202866810880
The fake Burlington Coat Factory Twitter account @BurlCoatFactory is hilarious. Even more hilarious: the Burlington website links to it!
— Gore Vidal Sassoon (@JimmyJazz1968) September 17, 2013
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