Jantrix Posted September 8, 2016 Posted September 8, 2016 (edited) I do not agree. I won't be offended by images of those towers no matter how they are depicted. They had the best of intentions here. Edited September 8, 2016 by Jantrix
Rob Hall Posted September 9, 2016 Posted September 9, 2016 (edited) 'best of intentions'?? It's all about getting people's attention and pushing product...making the sale. Does seem to be in bad taste, but marketing people don't care.. Edited September 9, 2016 by Rob Hall
Mark Posted September 9, 2016 Posted September 9, 2016 Is that for real, or some Walmart hater's Photoshop job?I'm no fan of WM (every time I walk in, I leave wondering why I walked in) but don't care what they do one way or the other.The most bad-tastey 9/11 thing I've seen was a mural on the Continental tire cover of a car. I think it was a '58 Chevy.
Snake45 Posted September 9, 2016 Posted September 9, 2016 It's not photoshopped, it's real. Just heard on the radio that Walmart has pulled the display because of complaints about bad taste and whatnot.
High octane Posted September 9, 2016 Posted September 9, 2016 Are you sure that's Walmart"s display or was it made by the Coca Cola distributor? Most of the time the distributor sets up the displays.
Joe Handley Posted September 9, 2016 Posted September 9, 2016 I heard about that ad on the radio heading into work, how blankity, blanked, blanking stupid do you have to be to cook that ad up!
Ace-Garageguy Posted September 9, 2016 Author Posted September 9, 2016 (edited) offended by that? Don't watch this...Whether that's a real ad or a parody, it's still in incredibly poor taste. Like using photos of holocaust survivors to advertise weight-loss aids.Nobody with any kind of emotional intelligence could think either of these is remotely acceptable. Edited September 9, 2016 by Ace-Garageguy
Tom Geiger Posted September 9, 2016 Posted September 9, 2016 I was offended by the Mitsubishi Presidents Day Sale... from the folks who brought you the Zero
Snake45 Posted September 9, 2016 Posted September 9, 2016 I was offended by the Mitsubishi Presidents Day Sale... from the folks who brought you the ZeroWhen I pumped gas in high school, one of my regular customers was an old guy who drove a Toyota (back when you didn't see all that many of those) with an American flag on the radio antenna and a VFW vanity license plate. Yes, I'd shake my head every time he drove away....
bobthehobbyguy Posted September 9, 2016 Posted September 9, 2016 There is an alarming trend of not thinking about saying or doing something without thinking about what is said or implied. And then when there is a backlash then trying to say that is not what I meant. Its sad that some can't realize that they are stepping over the line of good taste. Its inmaterial whether it was coke cola or walmart or both. It is patentedly offensive.
vintagedragcrazy Posted September 9, 2016 Posted September 9, 2016 One time in church for veterans day they had a program including several veterans and thy assed out little flags to wave during the program and when I looked at the flag it had a tag that said made in China refused to wave the thing that's just wrong!vince
Ace-Garageguy Posted September 9, 2016 Author Posted September 9, 2016 (edited) I was offended by the Mitsubishi Presidents Day Sale... from the folks who brought you the Zero Back in the 1980s, I frequently visited NAS Atlanta, Dobbins AFB, and Lockheed. I was surprised to see a lot of Dodge D-50 pickups running around in either Navy or Air Force blue with yellow stenciling (probably Navy...I think AF ground equipment at the time was gray). The Dodge D-50 was, of course, built by the very same Mitsubishi. I always wondered if the guys in purchasing knew that. Edited September 9, 2016 by Ace-Garageguy
CometMan Posted September 10, 2016 Posted September 10, 2016 I think almost all references to 9/11 in advertising are in bad taste, some things are best left alone. What Walmart did was no worse than any other advertisement that crosses the line, but, that being said, I haven't been in a Walmart store in nearly a decade, so my image of them can't get much worse.
charlie8575 Posted September 10, 2016 Posted September 10, 2016 I was offended by the Mitsubishi Presidents Day Sale... from the folks who brought you the ZeroWas that a specific promotion or are you making a general observation?If that was a specific promotion, absolutely tasteless. If in general...remember, that although Mitsubishi was one company at the time, it was mandated to break into several parts after the war, so Mitsubishi Motors of today has only vestigial relation to the Mitsubishi Corporation of days of yore. That, and to preclude them from participating in President's Day promotions along with the other car companies would be anti-competitive at best. Trust me, Tom, I understand what you're saying, and find the irony of a descendant of the company that produced the bulk of what was used to attack Pearl Harbor a bit odd, and ever-so-slightly disquieting promoting cars during an American holiday. Charlie Larkin
plastic-mechanic Posted September 10, 2016 Posted September 10, 2016 if we don't overeat and spend, what's the point of a holiday? 'murica!
Matt Bacon Posted September 10, 2016 Posted September 10, 2016 the irony of a descendant of the company that produced the bulk of what was used to attack Pearl Harbor a bit odd, and ever-so-slightly disquieting promoting cars during an American holiday. I think sometimes you just have to let the past be the past: an awful lot of German soldiers rode to war in a GM truck, and an awful lot of Americans bought a "Strength through Joy Wagen" in the 1960s... The Mitsubishi selling cars in the 1980s is NOT the same Mitsubishi that built the materiel for Pearl Harbor, any more than the VW that will sell you a Tiguan today is the same company that created the "peoples car"...bestest,M.
Ace-Garageguy Posted September 10, 2016 Author Posted September 10, 2016 (edited) if we don't overeat and spend, what's the point of a holiday?'murica!Well, you just have yourself a Happy 9/11 Day then, sport. Don't choke on misplaced sentiment.Those of us who appreciate what it means to be American, and who remember the outrage we felt seeing our own innocent countrymen slaughtered by insane fanatics may view the anniversary somewhat differently. Edited September 10, 2016 by Ace-Garageguy
plastic-mechanic Posted September 10, 2016 Posted September 10, 2016 doesn't it get mighty uncomfortable?
Ace-Garageguy Posted September 10, 2016 Author Posted September 10, 2016 (edited) doesn't it get mighty uncomfortable?Only having to put up with fools.Always full of snide remarks, never offering anything helpful in any context whatsoever.WHY do they come here? They obviously don't BUILD models.Maybe there's a forum for little jerks who get off pulling the wings off of flies, or tying tin cans to cats' tails. Edited September 10, 2016 by Ace-Garageguy
Joe Handley Posted September 11, 2016 Posted September 11, 2016 Well, that mattress ad bit back rather hard!http://finance.yahoo.com/news/texas-mattress-retailer-shuts-down-040323975.html
peteski Posted September 12, 2016 Posted September 12, 2016 (edited) I don't think it was all that bad. Now if they had couple of model airplanes stuck in the towers, that would be in real bad taste. Nowadays people seem to get their knickers in a twist and get offended by the smallest silliest things.It actually reminded me of when the twin-towers were still around. Kind of like when I look at the cover of the Supertramp's "Made in America" album. I visited the WTC in the '70s and still have fond memories of that trip to NYC. Edited September 12, 2016 by peteski
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