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William Seger

(11,612 posts)
Wed May 14, 2025, 08:44 PM 17 hrs ago

'RUMP': Customers upset with missing 'T' in Trump-branded watch that cost $640

Source: WJAR 12 on Your Side

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) – A man in Rhode Island bought his wife a Donald Trump-branded watch as a gift, but what they got was a “Rump” watch due to an unfortunate typo on the watch face.

Tim Petit paid $640 for a limited-edition Trump watch that is only one of 250 made.

“I thought it was really nice. It was beautiful, and I knew it would be something that she’d like,” he said.

...

Melanie Petit said she likes the style, but it’s what the watch is missing – the “T” in “Trump” – that makes it stand out.



Read more: https://www.12onyourside.com/2025/05/14/rump-customers-upset-with-missing-t-trump-branded-watch-that-cost-640/



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'RUMP': Customers upset with missing 'T' in Trump-branded watch that cost $640 (Original Post) William Seger 17 hrs ago OP
I would save it orangecrush 17 hrs ago #1
I think they burned the "t" at the last rally shelshaw 17 hrs ago #2
Yes William Seger 17 hrs ago #7
What?!? The watch told the truth? mwmisses4289 17 hrs ago #3
Horses everywhere object! Bayard 16 hrs ago #27
😁 mwmisses4289 6 hrs ago #52
This message was self-deleted by its author Bayard 16 hrs ago #28
How nice. n/t TygrBright 17 hrs ago #4
instant collectible, if only 250 made will skyrocket in value....probably nt msongs 17 hrs ago #5
"Own a piece of history" of a time when ... William Seger 17 hrs ago #9
LOL republianmushroom 17 hrs ago #6
I thought this was the Onion when I first saw it. riversedge 17 hrs ago #8
Now that is funny. ananda 17 hrs ago #10
Why on Earth would someone complain about a time piece being made accurate? /nt artemisia1 17 hrs ago #11
🤣🤣🤣 AllyCat 17 hrs ago #12
"Incoming....." The_REAL_Ecumenist 17 hrs ago #13
RUMP. It takes a licking and keeps on grifting. John1956PA 17 hrs ago #14
that's probably going to be a collector's item someday mike_c 17 hrs ago #16
😹⌚️ Meowmee 12 hrs ago #47
a $640 watch is just a mass produced watch with a little bit of bling... mike_c 17 hrs ago #15
Standard markup on *RUMP merch seems to be about 1000% William Seger 17 hrs ago #19
The company is not affiliated with the campaign and blah, blah but his signature is on the face of the watch? Deuxcents 17 hrs ago #17
Who the hell would buy his wife a Trump watch? MIButterfly 17 hrs ago #18
I was planning a Boston "T" Party for June 14. usonian 17 hrs ago #20
Thinking of a costume for next protest Attilatheblond 15 hrs ago #38
Wow!! Reminds me of the dancing cigarette girls on TV. usonian 13 hrs ago #43
No queens? enid602 5 hrs ago #53
All I can say is "beauty is 'definitely' in the eye of the beholder". That is so gaudy. LoisB 16 hrs ago #21
Should have read the fine print Sneederbunk 16 hrs ago #22
Good heavens... that couple was so damned gullible... 'Hard to know what else to say. hlthe2b 16 hrs ago #23
What a pain in the Rump. cstanleytech 16 hrs ago #24
A fool and his money are soon par ed. Bristlecone 16 hrs ago #25
Snor* (nt) Pinback 15 hrs ago #34
DUzy!! 🏆🥇 littlemissmartypants 12 hrs ago #44
Thoughts and prayers JustAnotherGen 16 hrs ago #26
I think someone did that on purpose Bayard 16 hrs ago #29
I agree nuxvomica 12 hrs ago #45
Wouldn't the truthful error increase its value? Marcuse 16 hrs ago #30
Can't they fix it with markodochartaigh 16 hrs ago #31
Thread win. yardwork 3 hrs ago #55
Suckers and Losers! BidenRocks 16 hrs ago #32
ROFL Pinback 15 hrs ago #33
Sam Stein on The Bulwark had an expert watchmaker give madaboutharry 15 hrs ago #35
Buy Trump shit, get rump shit. Fool Hassler 15 hrs ago #36
If this is more typical cheap Trump shit from China, Marie Marie 15 hrs ago #37
Hahahahahahahahahahaha! AKwannabe 15 hrs ago #39
I think this indicates that the arm is the wrong place to wear it. It belongs elsewhere. NBachers 15 hrs ago #40
No it's correct IronLionZion 15 hrs ago #41
Braaaw!! Karma.. we call him "Rump" all the time.. Cha 14 hrs ago #42
... "And the little hand is on..." BurnDoubt 12 hrs ago #46
Which is coincidental given they were an ass for buying it in the first place. Crowman2009 9 hrs ago #48
I gotta say he voted for zero customer protections wolfie001 8 hrs ago #49
Rump has always been my favorite word for him tavernier 8 hrs ago #50
the real problem is this man bought his wife a really ugly samnsara 7 hrs ago #51
"We expected ... Delphinus 5 hrs ago #54

Response to mwmisses4289 (Reply #3)

William Seger

(11,612 posts)
9. "Own a piece of history" of a time when ...
Wed May 14, 2025, 09:16 PM
17 hrs ago

... a total ASS not only got people to pay $640 for this piece of crap, but got them to vote for destroying our democracy.

ananda

(31,726 posts)
10. Now that is funny.
Wed May 14, 2025, 09:16 PM
17 hrs ago

What did they expect from a Trump brand.

It's going to be nothing but shit,
which is what they will always get from
a shitbag.

The_REAL_Ecumenist

(912 posts)
13. "Incoming....."
Wed May 14, 2025, 09:20 PM
17 hrs ago
The STOOPID, does it itch and/or burn? Dafuqq did he think he was going to get considering that the Orange Degenerate's lips will LITERALLY go up in flames if he even TRIED to tell the truth, he has at least 30K lies that have been verified during the first horrific sh!tshow...I mean, what does it take?

mike_c

(36,551 posts)
16. that's probably going to be a collector's item someday
Wed May 14, 2025, 09:26 PM
17 hrs ago
Because of its typo, not in spite of it. Like stamps with upside down engravings and such.

mike_c

(36,551 posts)
15. a $640 watch is just a mass produced watch with a little bit of bling...
Wed May 14, 2025, 09:23 PM
17 hrs ago

...and a substantial mark up, lol. Probably not much bling, either.

William Seger

(11,612 posts)
19. Standard markup on *RUMP merch seems to be about 1000%
Wed May 14, 2025, 09:33 PM
17 hrs ago

By that standard, the $100 "coin" (technically, a medallion) is a real bargain since it contains $30 worth of silver and only $70 worth of *RUMP's big fat head.

Deuxcents

(22,147 posts)
17. The company is not affiliated with the campaign and blah, blah but his signature is on the face of the watch?
Wed May 14, 2025, 09:29 PM
17 hrs ago

MIButterfly

(367 posts)
18. Who the hell would buy his wife a Trump watch?
Wed May 14, 2025, 09:30 PM
17 hrs ago

That's grounds for divorce right there. Oh, she likes it? There's no accounting for taste nor lack thereof.

Why does he keep getting away with making money off the presidency? They made Jimmy Carter sell his peanut farm, but this horse's ass can sell all kinds of cheap crap and nobody says boo, FFS!

And $640 for what? Some people have more money than brains, I guess. The husband's probably the kind of guy who complains about the high cost of everything. $640 could've bought him a lot of eggs. I'm just saying.

Attilatheblond

(5,895 posts)
38. Thinking of a costume for next protest
Wed May 14, 2025, 11:27 PM
15 hrs ago

Back in 1976, I worked as a vendor at a Navy Exchange. They asked us to wear colonial era garb for Navy Birthday, July 4, and other holidays that year. One young lady who didn't sew, couldn't make a colonial era dress, got inspired. She and her dad got a good sized box, Cut an opening for her head and two for her arms on the sides; covered box with batting and covered that with tan burlap. They stenciled East India Tea Company on it, wrapped some fairly heavy rope around it. She wore a leotard, tights, and tap dance shoes under her 'tea bail' costume. Inside the box, she had a small tape recorder with the song Tea For Two on the tape.

That little girl tap danced all day.

Now, I don't tap at my age, but keep thinking that would be a pretty cool thing to make for another protest. AZ in June, so just a tank top and shorts under a box that would provide my old body shade. Yeah, considering it.

usonian

(17,598 posts)
43. Wow!! Reminds me of the dancing cigarette girls on TV.
Thu May 15, 2025, 12:56 AM
13 hrs ago

I will urge Bostonians to dump "T" into the harbor. I lived in the area some 30 years.

Here's Colonial.



No King?

LoisB

(10,376 posts)
21. All I can say is "beauty is 'definitely' in the eye of the beholder". That is so gaudy.
Wed May 14, 2025, 09:54 PM
16 hrs ago

hlthe2b

(109,665 posts)
23. Good heavens... that couple was so damned gullible... 'Hard to know what else to say.
Wed May 14, 2025, 10:01 PM
16 hrs ago

Sheesh...

Bayard

(25,008 posts)
29. I think someone did that on purpose
Wed May 14, 2025, 10:27 PM
16 hrs ago

Probably some poor immigrant factory worker that's about to be deported. OR, are they made in China?

Its still hilarious!

madaboutharry

(41,889 posts)
35. Sam Stein on The Bulwark had an expert watchmaker give
Wed May 14, 2025, 10:46 PM
15 hrs ago

an evaluation of these watches based on the materials, parts, and movements used in the manufacturing.
He determined they’re worth $50.

Marie Marie

(10,174 posts)
37. If this is more typical cheap Trump shit from China,
Wed May 14, 2025, 11:13 PM
15 hrs ago

did he exempt these from tariffs? Or whatever tariff he placed on whatever country slaps these things together?

IronLionZion

(48,803 posts)
41. No it's correct
Wed May 14, 2025, 11:36 PM
15 hrs ago

for anyone dumb enough to pay $640 to that grifter. Where are the watches made? China?

Cha

(310,644 posts)
42. Braaaw!! Karma.. we call him "Rump" all the time..
Wed May 14, 2025, 11:50 PM
14 hrs ago

That's one of its internet names.

That and The Sick Fuck, Mump, Deranged Idiot, Putin Lap Dog.. etc etc.. Some of us can't Stand to wrie or say his name.



wolfie001

(4,890 posts)
49. I gotta say he voted for zero customer protections
Thu May 15, 2025, 05:50 AM
8 hrs ago

So he can go fuck off. I always spell the bloated felon's name as: tRUMP. This is perfect!

tavernier

(13,688 posts)
50. Rump has always been my favorite word for him
Thu May 15, 2025, 06:38 AM
8 hrs ago

as anyone who is familiar with my posts will remember.
Describes him to a T … or rather, a no T.

samnsara

(18,510 posts)
51. the real problem is this man bought his wife a really ugly
Thu May 15, 2025, 07:19 AM
7 hrs ago

..cheap ass made in china piece of shit

Delphinus

(12,224 posts)
54. "We expected ...
Thu May 15, 2025, 09:27 AM
5 hrs ago

it would have the integrity of the President of the United States" - dude, it does! (which is to say tRump has NO integrity)

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