{"title":"Frozen Haddock Fillets","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/9238\/5846\/files\/HBSHaddockSale_480x480.jpg?v=1700160257\" alt=\"Haddock pallet\" style=\"margin-top: 30px; margin-right: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; float: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWAREHOUSE SALE HADDOCK? THE BACKSTORY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePretend you are a bookstore warehouse... What would you do if this pallet arrived on your loading dock on the eve of your biggest book sale of the year? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eWe asked that question in the form of a caption contest on social media. \u0026gt;Thank you to everyone who submitted a caption on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/harvardbookstore\/posts\/pfbid022nTXbXwEWV2C7KGFevHbnZuthELsqTYjBWiTcL3cG2Mv9SrhhQSDyWJw7YjB8cUXl\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/harvardbookstore\/posts\/pfbid022nTXbXwEWV2C7KGFevHbnZuthELsqTYjBWiTcL3cG2Mv9SrhhQSDyWJw7YjB8cUXl\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFacebook\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CzrUShzJzgz\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CzrUShzJzgz\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@harvardbookstore\/post\/CzrbFaKAJCp\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@harvardbookstore\/post\/CzrbFaKAJCp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThreads\u003c\/a\u003e, and\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HarvardBooks\/status\/1724872076169810368\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HarvardBooks\/status\/1724872076169810368\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTwitter\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-top: 12px; margin-right: 35px; float: left;\" alt=\"Fish Delivery Headline\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/9238\/5846\/files\/Globe_240x240.heic?v=1700415802\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eWe even got a call from the \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e, asking, wait, \"is\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HarvardBooks\/status\/1724872076169810368?s=20\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/HarvardBooks\/status\/1724872076169810368?s%3D20\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1700496455675000\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw2RWngmwgrzs5DvvdTY8j_w\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HarvardBooks\/status\/1724872076169810368?s=20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethe haddock tweet\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e real?\" (Reporter Spencer Buell got to the bottom of things: \"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Harvard Book Store was expecting a shipment of books. A pallet of boxes marked ‘haddock filets’ arrived instead. \u003cem\u003eWarehouse workers panicked, \u003ca title=\"The Boston Globe: The Harvard Book Store was expecting a shipment of books. A pallet of boxes marked ‘haddock filets’ arrived instead. Warehouse workers panicked, but it was only a red herring\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2023\/11\/16\/metro\/harvard-book-store-was-expecting-shipment-books-pallet-frozen-haddock-fillets-showed-up-instead\/\"\u003ebut it was only a red herring\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\")\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCAPTION CONTEST - HONORABLE MENTIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho ordered the pallet of One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, 3,479 Green Haddocks? \u003cem\u003e—Beth Collins\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSo Long, And Thanks For all the Fish (Douglas Adams) \u003cem\u003e—Donna Johns\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“One of the booksellers got confused when we said to order more copies of Moby Dick” \u003cem\u003e—@bostonbacklist\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCheck nearby restaurants and see if they have my books… \u003cem\u003e—@Michele15726608\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhich carton has the goddam packing slip \u003cem\u003e—@yrstrulyrel\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll hands on deck 🙌 \u003cem\u003e—@michescotthandmade\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCAPTION CONTEST - RUNNERS-UP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssume it was a marketing stunt for Mark Kurlansky’s new book “Haddock” —\u003cem\u003e@camdenbauchner\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe’ve got titles from: Ernest Swimmingway, F. Scott Fishgerald, Salmon Rushdie, Jane Thawsten, Stephen StinKing, Kiese Filetmon, Jawson Reynolds, Oscar Wildcaught, George Orwhale, Edgar Allen Porpoise, William Flake, Cormackerel McCarthy, Leon Troutsky, Hisham Watar, Ocean Vuong, Haruki Shamurakami, TaGari Jones, John Fisham, Frank Carpfka, Roald Barracudahl … I need to stop. –\u003cem\u003e—@italicbookmarks\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd the CAPTION CONTEST WINNER is\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\"Available in hardcover, paperback, and fillet.\"\u003cem\u003e —@lynzely\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/9238\/5846\/collections\/HBSHaddockSale.jpg?v=1700160372","url":"https:\/\/hbswarehousesale.com\/collections\/aquatic-fishy.oembed","provider":"Harvard Book Store Warehouse Sale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}