So this is the newspaper "article" which made my dad make his most recent purchase. Note that the word "advertisement" appears in fine print at the top. Notice the headline - "Amish man's new miracle idea helps home heat bills hit rock bottom."
The "miracle idea" is to create a electric heater that looks like a real fireplace but this one rolls around on casters. That's right folks, a fireplace you can put in the middle of your room! The Amish part of the product is the handmade cherry mantle that surrounds the faux fireplace. Now to be fair my dad didn't really care about the Amish part of the product, he just thought it was kind of a cool idea. So this is what arrived on the doorstep one day...
And this is what this fine, handcrafted beauty looks like in person...Tah dah! Isn't your heart just warmed by the sight of it!? (Don't you love these pictures? We tried to to get pictures that the Amish could use in their next ad. Paul and Martha are visiting this week and got to enjoy the hearth as well. Paul's caption for this picture was "Another Satisfied Customer!")
Look at the realistic looking burning coals (they flicker!) You can hardly tell it isn't a real, working fireplace! I mean except for the fact that it is in the middle of the room and that it is just about 2 feet tall. And feel the heat!!!
Actually it doesn't put out much heat which is kind of a problem since it proclaimed to be an economical heating device. So sadly, my dad is going to return it.
Although the burning question is how do you return a product to the Amish - they don't use phones! It will be hard to part with the faux fireplace. (Does anyone else see a similarity to the "Christmas Story" leg lamp??? Maybe this fireplace is actually Italian too. It does say on the box Fra-gee-lay!)
The "miracle idea" is to create a electric heater that looks like a real fireplace but this one rolls around on casters. That's right folks, a fireplace you can put in the middle of your room! The Amish part of the product is the handmade cherry mantle that surrounds the faux fireplace. Now to be fair my dad didn't really care about the Amish part of the product, he just thought it was kind of a cool idea. So this is what arrived on the doorstep one day... 
And this is what this fine, handcrafted beauty looks like in person...Tah dah! Isn't your heart just warmed by the sight of it!? (Don't you love these pictures? We tried to to get pictures that the Amish could use in their next ad. Paul and Martha are visiting this week and got to enjoy the hearth as well. Paul's caption for this picture was "Another Satisfied Customer!") 
Look at the realistic looking burning coals (they flicker!) You can hardly tell it isn't a real, working fireplace! I mean except for the fact that it is in the middle of the room and that it is just about 2 feet tall. And feel the heat!!! 
Actually it doesn't put out much heat which is kind of a problem since it proclaimed to be an economical heating device. So sadly, my dad is going to return it. 
Although the burning question is how do you return a product to the Amish - they don't use phones! It will be hard to part with the faux fireplace. (Does anyone else see a similarity to the "Christmas Story" leg lamp??? Maybe this fireplace is actually Italian too. It does say on the box Fra-gee-lay!)
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Okay I am laughing. I just love uncle Jim. Hey it was a good idea anyways!
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