I GO WHERE I'M TOWED TO

Jimbo

Waiting on our 2016 T@B and have heard that this year's models will not have that decal.  Anyone know where to buy one for DIY installation?

Verna

Call the Teardrop store. Their telephone number is at the top of the page in the drop down menu for "Store".

Mike_in_Atlanta

My used 2010 Rascal did not come with one either.  If you can't get one from the store you can do what I did - ordered one from "Do It Yourself Lettering" - http://doityourselflettering.com/

cost me $16.87 including tax and shipping.   Would have been less but I ordered it a little too big - I used 3" high letters which are too big - should have used 2" letters. I did make a slight grammatical change and left off the final "to"

mike

Nomad

My pro-writer (advertising, marketing, branding) friends go batty over that final "to". Evidently that's a no no. In fact, they drop both "to"s so it's just... "I Go Where I Am Towed"

RollingLagrima

Yep, it is technically grammatically incorrect (can't end a sentence with a preposition) as ingrained in me by my now deceased mother.  For 4+ decades, hearing this has given me "instant willies" when spoken aloud.   Guess what, I got over it enough to allow it to remain on my LG Silver Shadow for as long as I owned it.  I think there is something to be said for appreciating underlying sentiment sometimes over rules. Bottom line; it is cute just like all the teardrops to which the phrase is affixed. Right?

Nomad

Once they pointed it out, it bugs me every time I look at it. Almost ripped it off but haven't taken the time - YET. Maybe I'll take some vinyl tape and "X" out that last "to" :-)

Lisa33

Yes!  That grammatical error almost had me removing it from my SS.  It drove me nuts.

Normfun

I like it!  Most slogans are designed to remember not be grammatically correct or politically correct.  I am usually opposed to both 

Jimbo

Great idea Mike in Atlanta.  Love the way one can create and design the sticker.

Nomad

normfun - Usually they're both. They're better when they're both. There's no reason it shouldn't be both.

Deltaboy59

Less is best...lol

bgualtieri

Ha ha Delta. Our rig was available because the people who ordered it didn't want it due to a couple of mistakes. It's a T@bitha that is completely label and decal-free on the back. I'm not a bumper-sticker type so was happy to get it that way. But I've seen some great custom decals - Mickie's Island Girl is great. I think I saw a cool looking Gypsy Rose on a T@b picture somewhere.

JodellR

PXL, as one of those advertising, brand writing types, I have to say I love the phrase in all of its grammatical incorrectness. It gives the T@b more of a playful, voice..."Whee, I go where I'm towed to"  versus sounding like it is resistant: "Dang, I go where I'm towed." 

Agree RollingLagrima, it is cute. 

Yep, these are the things I think about when I am pulling.  

Nomad

JodellR - We'll have to disagree :-) 

Dereco

The addition of the 'to' at the end of a sentence or phrase is a common feature in Newfoundland English dialect, among others. Common usage/examples included "where do you work to?" or "where did you take your holidays to?". My new T@b arrives tomorrow, and the slogan will have some asking if they are made locally!?!

ChanW

Dereco, congratulations! (We loved our trip to Newfoundland, thank you) Have a great time in your new Tab! 

driftless

Here is how we corrected the error.

driftless

Here is our new decals.

RZRBUG

driftless said:

Here is our new decals.

Well, since you're correcting errors, "Here are our new decals."

"I go where I'm towed to" is one of those idiomatic expressions that is perfectly fine and not meant to be "correct."  If it were a sentence in a formal paper or presentation, the "to" would, of course, be dropped.  PXLated, you can tell your pro-writing friends that an old English teacher said so.

Nomad

Nice try - Not buying it ...
Now back to more important things - my chocolate milk and cookies :-)

Leeh22

Relax folks, it's a total myth that you shouldn't end a sentence with a preposition.  I know they told us that,but it simply isn't true...unless you are using Latin, apparently.   I heard this recently and because I have been torturing sentences for a lifetime trying not to end them "incorrectly' I immediately "googled" it.   Sure enough, it's a myth.  So end your sentences the way you want to.  And take your T@B where it is towed to.

Nomad

Wether myth or no, it just doesn't sound right. And shorter is always better :-)

mash2

Most web discussions of this issue seem to indicate that if you could leave off the preposition and it wouldn't change the meaning, you should leave it off.    I would concur.
What additional information is conveyed in the  "I go where I'm towed to" version?  Doesn't seem to add any logical information over  "I go where I'm towed."  While there are situations where ending with a preposition, this doesn't seem to be one of them.  I agree with PXLated.  (fortunately, my DM doesn't have the decal).  

RollingLagrima

I go to where I am towed...

RZRBUG

I suppose it's a regional thing.  I've heard similar expressions all my life and am totally comfortable with it.  As a matter of fact, I prefer it.  It has that certain je ne sais quoi.

Michigan_Mike

It never bothered me and is a play on words or similar to, "I go where I'm told to go."   I can't help but crack up every time I hear this mentioned in the forum areas and you have to admit that it is very clever and keeps all you grammatically gifted individuals talking and gnashing your teeth!  LOL  Now just do as your towed and all will be well!  

Nomad

Go back to Alaska and leave us wordsmiths alone :-)

Jimbo

Reminds me of the southern high school grad  visiting Harvard and asking one of the snooty professors "Where is the library at?"  And the professor responds "Son, you should never end a sentence with a preposition."  So the southerner responds "OK then, where is library at a--hole?"

Nomad

:-)

Cat_913

I like it, it's cute and I don't care if it ends with a preposition.

JodellR

The debate rages on. Or is it onward?