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<title>blogTO Recent Comments: What Was Grappa Thinking?</title>
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<title>Blegulnegaina</title>
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Im looking to find a set of HID bulb conversion for a 1998 Acura and was wondering if someone had any tips?

I have found these blogs for information but any personal experienced guidance is appreciated.

<a href="http://hidheadlightkits.wordpress.com">hid xenon kits</a>]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/07/what_was_grappa_thinking/#c440731</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:42:14 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Andrew la Fleur</title>
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Would someone just bite the bullet and make a Google Maps Mashup of this already?!]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/07/what_was_grappa_thinking/#c294616</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:05:57 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Greg Davis</title>
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good placement for yellowpages... not so good for the victim]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/07/what_was_grappa_thinking/#c294443</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 09:30:46 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>jack</title>
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whoa! hopefully, they will win a Gold at MIA this year!]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/07/what_was_grappa_thinking/#c294359</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:06:47 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Chris Orbz</title>
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Jerrold commented on the YP being kinda obsolete, and its true, but its like neighbourhood newspapers that show up at everyone's door half full of ads and stuffed with 6000% their weight in flyers... it doesn't really matter in terms of the bottom line whether anyone ends up reading those papers, up until the point where there's no ad money left.

Why anyone would pick up a paper copy, I'm not sure (any time I have in the past half decade, I've just been annoyed that there's no listing options except business type/alphabetical) but it still sounds foolish to be trying to run a business and _not_ get yourself a Yellow Pages ad.  It'll take a long time for the perception of usefulness to catch up with any decline in use, and the website was originally a lot more reliable than Google's auto-compiled info.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/07/what_was_grappa_thinking/#c294218</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:28:18 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>andrew</title>
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they're all over the downtown core..  it's in a store's interest to take the partnership knowing that it's insinuating that yellowpages would direct a user searching for x product to their store
yellowpages.ca has a huge amount of traffic monthly (several millions of canadians)..  i think it's taking over the print version

my agency negotiated these,  and quite honestly I haven't seen any media placement this good in a while]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/07/what_was_grappa_thinking/#c294216</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:22:12 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>warmflash</title>
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Who uses the Yellow Pages?  And why did they copy the Capital One Bank ads?  Did they pay the agency that developed the Cap One campaign to lease it for Toronto?  One hopes so.  But prolly not.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/07/what_was_grappa_thinking/#c294213</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/07/what_was_grappa_thinking/#c294213</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:08:46 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>P</title>
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I fu*cking love over urinal ads! Who doesn't really? How about a dart smashing a urinal, that would be cool too.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/07/what_was_grappa_thinking/#c294201</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/07/what_was_grappa_thinking/#c294201</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:08:47 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>rek</title>
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They have been all over the city for weeks, I can't believe this is the first one you've noticed.

These darts might be a nice change from eyesore billboards, even clever, but they are another example of ad creep. Like chalk ads on the sidewalk that don't wash off for months, ads in places we don't expect to see ads grab attention and then become standard offers by media buyers. Over-urinal ads, ads on coasters, station/vehicle takeovers, viral plants, faux "grass roots" campaigns. Remember when we didn't have these things? They didn't go away after the campaigns that initiated the format, and now they're just as hard to escape as billboards.

Soon we can expect giant props everywhere -- sides of homes taken over by Microsoft window-flag installations, plastic yellow O's running the length of Yonge for Google, et cetera.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/07/what_was_grappa_thinking/#c294163</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:12:41 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>guy lafleur stole my bike</title>
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They ads are definitely interesting and different...but effective? Their website sucks and using the yellow pages book isn't even a consideration...if the product isn't worth it, all the advertising is for nought. 

But this is really worth it for the people using the darts. Look at all the mentions they're getting! Ads are fun.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/07/what_was_grappa_thinking/#c294160</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:48:19 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Mario</title>
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Wow. This gets pointed out now? These things have been all over the city for at least a couple of weeks. Way to keep current, BlogTO!]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/07/what_was_grappa_thinking/#c294152</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/07/what_was_grappa_thinking/#c294152</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:29:33 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Christopher King</title>
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Meh.
I see nothing wrong with any gimmick one needs to use to compete with the big guys with huge advertising budgets. Do whatever it takes to get noticed in this world.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/07/what_was_grappa_thinking/#c294139</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:38:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>will</title>
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these are EVERYWHERE. i walked down bloor and spadina and saw around 4 on the way. i personally don't mind them and think the whole campaign is quite clever]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/07/what_was_grappa_thinking/#c294138</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:35:53 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>peter</title>
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I bet you most people that have never noticed Grappa amongst everything else on that strip will now notice it when they drive, cycle, walk, run by it because of that dart.  FOUND]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/07/what_was_grappa_thinking/#c294137</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:34:18 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Gloria</title>
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Eyesore? I prefer these much more over enormous, unimaginative billboards that try to paste themselves onto the landscape in a much more blatant, boring way. These darts at least have an iota of whimsy.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/07/what_was_grappa_thinking/#c294135</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:30:19 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Ry-Tron</title>
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Cool prop ads like this aren't <i>actually cool</i> unless it's some small niche and indie-friendly company or some long-loved Toronto mainstay (Big ass neon Sam's sign anyone?) doing it.

Seriously, the smashed Gabby's table is fuckin' awesome.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/07/what_was_grappa_thinking/#c294127</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:08:34 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Heather</title>
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I kinda want one... or maybe I just want to chase people around with them.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/07/what_was_grappa_thinking/#c294122</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:50:24 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Colin</title>
<description><![CDATA[
@ Ratpick

At Jilly's?  Really?]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/07/what_was_grappa_thinking/#c294103</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:29:49 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>U. N. Owen</title>
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There is one at Europe Bound near Front and Church.
You must admit though, it does draw attention.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/07/what_was_grappa_thinking/#c294101</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:19:08 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Ratpick</title>
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There's one sticking out of a window at Jilly's (Queen and Broadview).]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/07/what_was_grappa_thinking/#c294092</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:47:28 PDT</pubDate>
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