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04-05-09

sometimes no response is the best response

South Park recently spent an episode on the current economic crisis; specifically on how buying overpriced crap on credit cards and payment plans encourages the same mentality that got us into all of this in the first place. The catalyst for this cartoon-economic journey was a Margaritaville® Frozen Concoction™ Maker 2000 which lets you make Margaritas and other “Frozen Concoctions” at home for the low, low price of $349.99.

Sur La Table took a quick look at their options for dealing with this “free advertising” and decided they would do their best to capitalize on it (see email above). Really guys?? I get that you’re trying to be funny back and keep everyone laughing while swiping the cards, but this stops being funny the minute you acknowledge that you really do carry a product like this and it really does cost $349.99 (payment plan unknown).

Next time just let it go…