Some personal ads are total clichés, while others are far more creative. Kelly O'very recently posted an ad in her local paper reading "Free Jeep with wedding ring ... Let's get hitched!" The 38-year-old Salt Lake City punster says she's ready to get married, so she's offering up her Jeep in exchange for a proposal. She posted the "for trade or barter" ad as a lark and has already received around 300 replies.
The ad describes a "fully loaded" offering with add-ons like a solid work ethic, good sense of humor and appreciation of sports. O'very, who enjoys four-wheeling in sand dunes, hopes that her Jeep dowry will attract similar-minded men (which, from her description, shouldn't be too hard).
If you're just looking for some new wheels, these do have a few strings attached. O'very's list of requirements includes: "Jeep cannot feel neglected -- trips to Moab required -- but it's a package deal. You take the Jeep, you take me." The Honda 400EX, the ad explains, is included in lifetime package.
Some people spend months on dating Web sites, even going on three dates a day to find The One. Could it really be that, expert advice aside, all you have to do to land a man is offer him a free car? We'll track this story and let you know.
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Friday 17 July
By CJ
That is a sweet ass Jeep.
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Sunday 19 July
By Dudley Haas
I placed an ad in the "Lost N' found" section looking for my toupee that blew off last weekend. Still, no luck. It must be stuck up in a tree somewhere. The B-9 mole on my 4-head is exposed and I need to have that sucker cut off. I'm just glad the new commode handles cotta real well. Minister Damn says that's the only "good thing" around here!!! Gonna say it with the sound of Mah-tusa. YEE-HAH!!!
Saturday 18 July
By Steve
Lets see a picture, of you? It is nice jeep. How much do ya weigh?
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Saturday 18 July
By PAYMYOWNWAY
FUNNY!....................."Where" is the photo of the woman? How many kids? Is the Jeep PAID for?
Saturday 18 July
By Nikki
Interesting that you ask how much she weighs and not if she went to college or wants to have children some day.
this is why women place ads to find a decent husband, because most men are only looking for a pretty little thing for arm candy.
a shame, because some of us prettier, skinner women like the uglier, heavier men because they are not quite so shameful.
oh and by the way, i weigh 113 lbs and have a fantastic chest of 34 DD. so no, i'm not just saying this because i'm fat.
Monday 20 July
By sutongott
to Nikki: I am fat and ugly.... If you have a Jeep I think we would be perfect for each other.
Saturday 18 July
By Bii
If she has a good job and keeps it clean and full of gas... Then maybe :) oh yeah no rap music...
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Saturday 18 July
By T
Omg!! What the hell?? Men must be hard to find in Salt lake
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Saturday 18 July
By SirLance
Me being a skeptic and a "cautionist," I live by the motto, "if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is." Translation: Either she's a "bow-wow" or the Jeep's a lemon. .... can I see the picture of that Jeep one more time?
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Saturday 18 July
By arthur lee davis
- U - R - 2 - MUCH, HOWEVER, YOU ARE RIGHT ON THE TARGET .
GOOD LUCK IN YOUR SEARCH ...
Sunday 19 July
By kelley
Funny !! So True! A picture is a "must" on that one. So... now we have to start offering "material" objects to meet a good man??
Saturday 18 July
By Mother Goose
Wow........maybe I should try this. I own three Corvettes free and clear, all titled to me, bought with my own money---not won in a divorce.
Naaaa............I'll keep the cars.
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Saturday 18 July
By cheryl
I knew with the first kiss and my knee's buckled, the jeep is comfort for the long ride, steady as she goes and she keeps going for the long ride. good luck it worked for me. c
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Saturday 18 July
By suitman36
wonder if either one turns over in the morning?
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Saturday 18 July
By BERNADETTE
Good one!
Saturday 18 July
By Velma Mitchell
The old saying goes} Love will keep us together. Trading a Jeep to get a husband is no love at all. How long do you think this will last. Clean up and go to church and meet a good christian man and it might work. You can join a dance group from your local park are a card group, or a fishing group or some legal group from your local area and you will meet the best available partners.
Good luck....Velma
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Saturday 18 July
By Lynn
Offering a jeep for a marriage proposal certainly isn't the best step in finding a relationship much less a lasting marriage. But... I have to say "Going to church to find a good christian man" is taking a risk too. Many people that go to church on a regular basis seem to think they have this golden halo above their head. I personally havent been to church in about 40 years. I treat others as I would like to be treated and I pray to God, and thank God for my blessings all the time "outside" of church. Our world has drastically changed since I was a little girl. Nobody has much respect or love for each other anymore. Church goers and the "outsiders" are dishonest, liars, cheaters. and full of greed when there is a nickel to be had. I don't feel as if I have to go to church to be a good catch. I'm a mother of two teens. Ive been divorced over 10 years. My ex, and father of my children, passed away in 2003. I've never dated since our divorce because my focus was on raising my young children without having men step in and out of my childrens lives. A part of me died when my ex passed in an auto accident. His sister, who is a regular church goer, was his beneficiary and she took HER BROTHERS CHILDRENS MEMORIAL FUND FOR THEIR EDUCATION and placed it in HER FAMILIES POCKET along with her brothers life insurance money, and my boys never got anything personal of their fathers. Not even photos which I offered to pay to have copies made for our boys. So, I guess this is one reason why it bothers me that people seem to think that only GOOD people attend church. I am a "pay it forward" woman to others and I don't attend church. I do walk in the eyes of our Lord and I will go to heaven someday. I am able to wake up every morning and look at myself in the mirror without any guilt of treating others improperly. Please open your mind and know that there are people out in the world who don't attend church but do have a heart of gold and would give their shirt off their back for another. Have a wonderful day......
Sunday 19 July
By my2boys
Go to church, huh? I've found most bible thumping church goers are just hypocrites. They figure that by spending an hour or two in church on Sunday gives them the right to be total @$$ wipes the rest of the week.....
Sunday 19 July
By Donna
How about a nice Jewish Man? Who would want someone who thinks Christians are all there are. Oh yes, aren't they the one's who cheat and lie? I guess that's preferable to a Jew. By the way, I am Catholic. You can't even compare.
Saturday 18 July
By PAYMYOWNWAY
Is she MORMON? In any case, no one wants to live in Utah, except MORMONS because it's about 76% LDS.................Bad news.
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