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Off With the Hoff! David Hasselhoff Cardboard Ads Stolen From Convenience Stores

by Alexis L. Loinaz Thu., Jul. 19, 2012 5:19 AM PDT

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We know that some fans can't get enough of David Hasselhoff, but this is too much!

A convenience-store chain is claiming that massive cardboard-cutout ads featuring the 60-year-old star's hammy mug are being swiped at an alarming rate throughout its stores in the East Coast, per published reports.

Talk about consumer frenzy!

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Cumberland Farms says that over the past few weeks, about 550 ads have been pilfered outside its stores in New England and Florida.

The supersize cardboard stand-ups—seriously, they're ginormous—show the bouffant-astic Baywatch star clad in a tank top as he shills for iced tea for the Massachusetts-based chain, which has about 600 locations across the East Coast.

A company rep claims that only about 20 more ads remain in its stores.

One shocked store employee, who chatted with a local news show, says that insistent customers offer to buy the poster "probably every night."

Oh, The Hoff: Whether he's a wax statue or a cardboard cutout, he's still—literally—in high demand.

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