The legend of Mattress Mack keeps growing in the hearts of Houstonians.
The Houston furniture salesman Jim McIngvale, who earned his nickname from Gallery Furniture commercials in which he wore a mattress and exclaimed he would “Save you money!” flew about 40 Hurricane Harvey first responders, military veterans and die-hard Astros fans to Los Angeles for Game 6 of the World Series.
Mattress chain owner offers up his stores for #Harvey evacuees and his trucks for rescue operations. "We said to hell with profits." pic.twitter.com/CzBzzp1ww3
— ABC News (@ABC) August 31, 2017
McIngvale chartered a 737 plane for an all-expenses-paid trip for the lucky fans, ABC News and KRIV/Ch.