Posted on 09/08/2016 9:29:27 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
As another anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks approaches, some tone-deaf companies can’t resist using the memory to sell products.
A Wal-Mart store in Panama City Beach, Florida, was called out on social media for a tacky display that included stacks of soft drinks built to resemble the Twin Towers with a message that read: “We Will Never Forget.”
The soda was on sale for $3.33.
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All it needs is a remote controlled plane flying around it and a few barbie dolls falling along with some liberal action figures at the bottom clapping alongside some Muslims.
Lest the public forgets, which sadly is coming to pass. Americans have terribly short attention spans and short historical memories.
I don’t see how this is much different than stores hanging signs wishing us a “Happy Memorial Day.”
A sale on pork products would be more appropriate.
I don’t see it as “horrible” or “tacky”.
We’ve all seen the Walmart shoppers photo’s who amongst tem was offended?
I don’t see any problem with it. It actually looks pretty cool.
Yikes.
I give them an A- on sentiment....but something a bit more simple, and less commercial, would have been a bit more appropriate?
Nor do I.
I do find it a tad tacky,but not offensive.
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People outraged on TWITer? That’s shocking news
Well, not all 9/11 promotions would necessarily be bad. For example, a gun store having a “9/11 Homeland Defense Preparedness Sale” could be both respectful and profitable.
Well, what if the store set up a model of Gettysburg made out of pork rinds and beef jerky for their “Memorial Day” sale? That would be pretty tasteless too, no?
Where are the saltine crackers
Some people will be amused, some people will be offended.
Hardly anybody would recognize the allusion.
People get more worked up over a silly display than they do over obvious corruption in politics......
People get more worked up over a silly display than they do over the actual murder of 3,000 of their countrymen by muslims.
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