{"id":117842,"date":"2024-08-12T13:00:21","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/12\/howie-mandel-says-he-got-his-skechers-gig-by-lying\/"},"modified":"2024-08-12T13:00:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T13:00:21","slug":"howie-mandel-says-he-got-his-skechers-gig-by-lying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/12\/howie-mandel-says-he-got-his-skechers-gig-by-lying\/","title":{"rendered":"Howie Mandel Says He Got His Skechers Gig By \u2018Lying\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Howie Mandel<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s campaign with Skechers was a match made in heaven \u2014 but he took an untraditional route to get there.<\/p>\n

\u201cI went to a Skechers store and I went to buy what I love and what I wear and what I find easy to do,\u201d Mandel, 68, explained during an exclusive interview with Us Weekly<\/em>, while promoting Skechers Hands Free Slip-ins. \u201cAnd I was with my wife<\/a> [Terry Mandel<\/strong>], and as luck would have it, as I go to the cash register with my purchase, the girl there says, \u2018You\u2019re Howie Mandel from America\u2019s Got Talent<\/em><\/a>.\u2019 I go, \u2018Yeah.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

After the employee gushed that she\u2019s \u201csuch a big fan,\u201d she noted that Howie must be an ambassador for Skechers and get the accompanying discount. Instead of correcting her, Howie confirmed he was an ambassador \u2014 and received a kick from Terry.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe girl goes into the computer and she goes, \u2018Your name\u2019s not in here, the ambassador list.\u2019 And I was just embarrassed,\u201d Howie recalled. \u201cAnd I said, \u2018How is that possible?\u2019 She goes, \u2018Don\u2019t worry, don\u2019t worry, Mr. Mandel. I\u2019m giving you the discount.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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Before Howie could leave, however, the employee asked if he could hold up his purchase for a picture that would be sent to the head office. Howie, still not admitting his lie, posed for the snap and departed from the store.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy wife refers to me lovingly as, \u2018You idiot, why do you need to save a few dollars on these shoes that you love, that you buy, that you\u2019ve bought a hundred times before?\u2019\u201d he recalled. \u201c\u2018And now there\u2019s a picture everybody\u2019s gonna know.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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One week later, Howie received a call from his agent that Skechers reached out and the AGT<\/em> judge insisted on sending Skechers $20 for the shoes. But it wasn\u2019t money that the shoe company was after \u2014 they were seeking Howie out to officially become an ambassador.<\/p>\n

Howie, who agreed to the partnership, had a conversation with the Skechers bosses and apologized for his lie.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey go, \u2018Well, the good part is that you\u2019re actually a customer. You actually think these are incredibly comfortable. You actually used our product. And I think it\u2019s funny that you kind of lied and you were embarrassed. And you know what your wife is right, and you should be embarrassed nationally,\u2019\u201d Howie recalled of their talk. \u201cSo that is the campaign now \u2014 that I am a liar and this is my community service.\u201d<\/p>\n

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