Correction: The purchase of an iPhone did not land Cliff Mason, Jim Cramer’s nephew, his first date. It just got the ladies on the street (dot com) to stand up and take notice when he whipped it out (are you picking up what we’re throwing down? Does anyone else think DealBreaker should close at noon on summer Fridays? For everyone’s sake?). Whipping out his iPhone was much more effective in getting the opposite sex to say “I’d like a piece of that young-looking James Cramer” than Cliff’s BlackBerry was (hint: don’t wear it in a holster, toots). For instance, in line at J.Crew:
Picture this: I’m just standing in line [at the J.Crew near my apartment], answering some email, when the fetching cashier who’s ringing me up begs to “see” my iPhone and then asks me half a dozen questions about how I like it.
As soon as she gets her hands on the thing, the cashier next to her catches sight of it and flashes me a look of what I can only describe as sheer ecstasy before asking if she, too, can take a look. When the two women on either side of me and the one in line behind me realized there was an iPhone owner in their midst, they reacted like I was one of the Beatles, circa 1964.
Like a Backstreet Boy circa 1996. Like a member of N’Sync circa 1997. But we digress. Now tell us about the waitress at BLT Burger:
I had a similar experience when I went to BLT Burger, which I cannot recommend too highly, and my waitress couldn’t take her eyes off of it. Sadly, my girlfriend was with me, so I couldn’t empirically test the full extent of the iPhone’s magnetic capabilities.
On another note, we’d like to offer Cliff an apology. Not because we called out the lack of disclosure about him being Cramer’s nephew, or for calling attention to his own admission of the fact that his father pays his Verizon bill, but because he will now apparently be forced to call Cramer ‘Uncle Jimbo,’ in the biblical sense. For the rest of you, take this as a warning: you disclose or you get the hose.
An iPhone: The Best $600 You’ll Ever Waste [thestreet.com]
dear god he is a tool
No tool. Well-meaning geek. Runs in the family, his uncle has a particularly virulent strain.
But, I think Bess has a soft spot for the Geek nation.
is this kid getting paid for this nonsense or what?
btw is anyone else hurtin from last night, just waiting, holding out that glimmer of hope that the weekend is oh-so-close…
Yes, jt. Very hurting.
Bess, post Cramer’s response video. Love it
TheStreet.com – Video
My Nephew Cliff Mason and His iPhone Rock, Says Cramer
7/13/2007 12:20 PM EDT
By Jim Cramer, Farnoosh Torabi
Jim responds to dealbreaker.com’s jibes on Mason and Farnoosh Torabi’s recent video about his iPhone purchase.
cramer’s response:
http://videoplayer.thestreet.com/?clipId=1373_10367790&channel=Cramer+On+Demand&cm_ven=&cm_cat=&cm_ite=&puc=swtile&ts=1184350344327
that chubby lad has a girlfriend?
be seious now
It may be nepotism but a dart shooting monkey or even his nephew could probably match Cramer’s stock picking accuracy.
If Uncle Jumbo asks if he can touch it, say NO!