Oprah Crashes Seattle Websites

Oh, Oprah, your boundless enthusiasm for all things Seattle has turned downright dangerous. First, Groupon offered its first-ever coupon for Nordstrom. Well, Nordstrom Rack, actually, but it was a big deal nonetheless, and then you made it even bigger by talking about it on your program. Crash! went the Nordy Rack site. Crashed the Groupon site, too. Then you added the mac & cheese from Beecher's Handmade Cheese to your list of ultimate favorite things. Crash! went the Beecher's site. (And crash went Oprah's site, too, briefly!)

But Beecher's got its revenge: Free mac & cheese at the Pasta & Co stores all afternoon.