[Toshi]

in a similar vein to ninefinger's help-me-with-my-homework posts but not :nuts: , can you guys help out with the retail alphabet game?

http://www.joeykatzen.com/alpha/ver4/

as of now i'm (/ the group is) missing A (found by binary visions), B (found by Silver), D (found by Yossarian), F (bv #2), K (bv #3), and R (Silver #2). thus if you want hints-but-not-spoilers (or answers outright) for other letters then i can hook you up.

 

[Westy]

D looks like Dr Pepper.

 

[Toshi]

ah, but if you try it out on the linked page ( http://www.joeykatzen.com/alpha/ver4/ !! haha) it doesn't work. closer inspection reveals that dr. pepper's shadow is cast the other way from the D in the game. i think D is from some kind of saran wrap or the like, but can't place it

http://www.cadburyschweppes.com/NR/rdonlyres/E5F79527-C3BF-453A-9694-E816878126EB/0/dr_pepper_can.jpg

 

[Yossarian]

Glad Wrap maybe for the D

 

[I Are Baboon]

b is for brother. You know, office machines and schit.

Edit: Hmm...I guess not.

 

[Silver]

Glad Wrap maybe for the D

 

[Toshi]

you da man, yossarian! i knew it was from that aisle! haha

b is for brother. You know, office machines and schit.

Edit: Hmm...I guess not.

yeah, too many companies use bauhaus-looking fonts for their logo

 

[antm]

glad bags it is

 

[Yossarian]

you da man, yossarian! i knew it was from that aisle! haha

yeah, too many companies use bauhaus-looking fonts for their logo

you owe me $8, but I will settle for $4, which is a bargain

 

[Toshi]

you owe me $8, but I will settle for $4, which is a bargain

it's amusing that the site owner is trying to sell the answers...

 

[Silver]

for the b, think television networks. I thought it was brother at first too...

I have no idea for the others you're missing.

 

[Toshi]

for the b, think television networks. I thought it was brother at first too...

I have no idea for the others you're missing.

thanks for the tip.

so now A, F, K, and R are missing.

A has a tech company feel to it. possibly a bank or financial company. doesn't seem very fashion industry-ish to me.

F seems like a food company or restaurant. maybe a food product of some sort even?

K seems like a Canadian logo. something is ugly, strange, and un-American about it retail chain?

R stumps me. it feels like Kellogg's but, well, it's an R

 

[ALEXIS_DH]

X is TWIX!! i love that stuff.
and th G is from another candy which i dont recall.

 

[Toshi]

X is TWIX!! i love that stuff.
and th G is from another candy which i dont recall.

X is indeed twix. G isn't a candy -- you shouldn't eat pieces of this product

 

[ALEXIS_DH]

the V is from Volvo...
how can i forget that car??? (sweet memories from high school)....

 

[ALEXIS_DH]

G is LEGO!!
my favourte toy. candy or not i still put it in my mouth..

 

[ALEXIS_DH]

t is citibank???

 

[Silver]

I've got the r now too...it's not a food company.

I saw a couple of them when I was out driving a few minutes ago...

 

[ALEXIS_DH]

Z zenith? C cannon?
J is that peanut butter brand i cannot get here in Peru....??

 

[Toshi]

Z zenith? C cannon?
J is that peanut butter brand i cannot get here in Peru....??

yo, check your answers on the site http://www.joeykatzen.com/alpha/ver4/ and stop posting ones i already have heh

 

[Toshi]

I've got the r now too...it's not a food company.

I saw a couple of them when I was out driving a few minutes ago...

hmm, car company, eh? it's not chevrolet, not ford...

 

[Silver]

hmm, car company, eh? it's not chevrolet, not ford...

Nope, it's in a building with a drive thru, but it's not a restaurant chain.

 

[binary visions]

I got the A... Think cars...

 

[Toshi]

I got the A... Think cars...

cool, that was enough of a hint!

Nope, it's in a building with a drive thru, but it's not a restaurant chain.

hmm. must think.

 

[binary visions]

Ah hah! I figured out the K, too!

 

[binary visions]

Guess the Logo Letters

Congratulations, you have solved the Retail Alphabet Game!

 

[Silver]

I got the A... Think cars...

I still can't get that one. Dammit!

 

[Toshi]

Guess the Logo Letters

Congratulations, you have solved the Retail Alphabet Game!

awesome. help me! i'm still stuck on F, K, R. (and still trying to think of drive through junk)

 

[DRB]

I can picture y in my head.....

 

[Silver]

awesome. help me! i'm still stuck on F, K, R. (and still trying to think of drive through junk)

The fact that you can't figure out r is sort of funny, considering what you're in school for...

 

[Toshi]

I still can't get that one. Dammit!

company A's cars are less attracted to magnets than most

 

[binary visions]

For "F", you could probably find your answer in a vending machine - I actually couldn't figure out that one either and wandered out to our vending machine at work.

"K" has a drivethrough of a different variety than "R"...

...and I've found that having a digital camera eliminates one of the reasons that I used to visit "R".

 

[Silver]

company A's cars are less attracted to magnets than most

Got it now. Their branding hasn't been that good...

 

[Toshi]

For "F", you could probably find your answer in a vending machine - I actually couldn't figure out that one either and wandered out to our vending machine at work.

"K" has a drivethrough of a different variety than "R"...

...and I've found that having a digital camera eliminates one of the reasons that I used to visit "R".

cool, thanks for the hint on R, that did it . F and K left...

http://e-vending.com/snack_vending_machine_121802k.jpg doesn't have anything with an f... ink:

 

[binary visions]

Nope, F isn't on that one.

The shape of "F" directly correlates to its marketing slogan.

 

[Toshi]

Nope, F isn't on that one.

The shape of "F" directly correlates to its marketing slogan.

awesome. you must have one big ol' vending machine at work! or did it only inspire you tangentially?

woohoo, all done. thanks to thad (Barbaton), Silver, binary visions, Yossarian . i still can't believe K is so ugly. doesn't look half as bad as part of the logo

oh yeah, and another K hint, adapted from thad:

K is related to a site whose name contains a synonym of subordination, servility, obsequiousness

 

[surfinguru]

Ok, little late to this thread and some have already been guessed, but here's my $.02:

c= cannon
d= Dr. Pepper
e = Zales
J = Jiff peanut butter
N = Nasa
P = UPS
q = Dairy Queen
s = Sony
t = Citi Bank credit cards
v = Volvo
x = Twix
z = Zenith

 

[Toshi]

D isn't dr. pepper! canon-the-camera-company also has one N. go to the website and enter your guesses. it tells you if they're right

http://www.joeykatzen.com/alpha/ver4/

 

[Mike B.]

Toshi - how long did it take you to get the 'C'? Just curious.

 

[Toshi]

Toshi - how long did it take you to get the 'C'? Just curious.

heh, it probably didn't hurt that my camera is about 3 feet away from me . C, G, H, J, O, Q, S, T, V, X, Y, and Z were the quick ones...