Buy n Large

Buy n Large (BnL) is a fictional company of the WALL•E universe. WALL•E himself is a Buy n Large product. In preparation for marketing the movie, Disney purchased a domain called Buy n Large in order to create a viral Buy n Large website for promotional purposes. Now, the domain re-directs visitors to the official WALL•E website.

History
According to The History of Buy n Large, the corporation got its start as a maker of frozen yogurt. It was a small business called Buy Yogurt. Later on, the business eventually acquired Large Industries, a men's suit company. The combined entity became known as Buy n' Large (note how there once was an apostrophe after the n). The dates of Buy Yogurt's founding and its acqusition of Large Industries is unknown. However, by the 2057, as shown on the Buy n Large website, the conglomerate became a worldwide leader in the fields of: Aerospace Agriculture Construction Consumer Goods Electronics Energy Engineering Finance Food Services Government Infrastructure Media Pharmaceuticals Real Estate Retail Robotics Science/Health Space Super Centers Super Grids Utilities Watermills

Buy n Large also provided services such as: Earth Transport Government Military/Police Ports & Harbors Travel

By the year 2105, Buy n Large had over two million wholly owned subsidaries, governmental bodies, and health care centers. It had finally become a world leader in every conceivable field including world leadership. The Buy n Large Corporation's control over world governments was overseen by a global CEO, at the time it was Shelby Forthright.

Locations
Buy n Large has purchased Buckingham Palace in London to use it as its Worldwide Office.

The BnL Headquarters (in the US) is located in New Jersey: Buy n Large Towers 1 Buy n Large Plaza BnL Ave. 08012 The listed 08012 zip code corresponds to the Philadelphia/Camden suburb of Blackwood. The zip code for its regional office for the Americas, in Largefield, NJ (08657), however, is fictitious.

Buy n Large's robotic plant is located in Goa, India.

By the time the movie WALL-E takes place, Buy n Large had built the Axiom, an executive starliner (among thousands of others whose names have not been disclosed), as a temporary refuge outside Earth while thousands of WALL•E units attempt to clean up the planet. Originally its cruise was only to be 5 years long until the BnL CEO proclaimed Earth unable to support life due to extreme toxicity in 2110. The Axiom and the rest of the starliners had to remain in space due to Directive A113. After the abandonment of Earth, Buy n Large faded due to no leaders and no point of continuing commerce.

Buy n Large Website
A website for Buy n Large was created by Pixar in 2007 in order to promote the movie WALL•E. At the time, it was the world's largest, most extensive viral marketing website. The site described WALL•E's universe and offered access to a real store through Zazzle.com where Buy n Large products, mostly apparel, could be be purchased on line.

The Buy n Large website is no longer online and now simply redirects to the WALL•E page on the Disney website. The Buy n Large Zazzle store, however, remains operational.

Website Easter Eggs

 * In Buy n Large's news section in the "Sound and Fury of Corp. Punk" article, Re-Fi's next tour is called the "Hostile Takeover" tour. This could be a reference to Chick Hicks' main sponsor, Hostile Takeover Bank, from Pixar's Cars.
 * In Buy n Large 's news section in the "G8 Now Becoming The Big One" article, the name "The Big One" is a reference to the Michael Moore film about huge companies called "The Big One". This could also be a reference to the rocket that Sid Phillips buys in Toy Story.
 * In Buy n Large's news section in the "BnL Economics Wins Award" article, "Isotope & Cockroach" were described as being placed in a "colourful, pleasing underwater world." This is probably a reference to Finding Nemo.
 * In Buy n Large's news section in the "4D Film Announced" article, "Pix-Vue" is the name of the movie company which is also a reference to Pixar's name. Incidentally, Pix-Vue also has its studio in Emeryville where Pixar is located.
 * On the Annual Report 2 ad that appears on Buy n Large's website, Brad Lewis (who was the producer for Ratatouille) is the producer; Woody Gusteau Mandrews is a reference to Toy Story (Sheriff Woody) and Ratatouille (Auguste Gusteau); Mike Sulley as the screenplay writer is a reference to Monsters, Inc. (Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan). "Mandrews" is a reference to Mark Andrews, the story supervisor of The Incredibles.

Appearances

 * WALL•E