Mattress Company using 9-11 as sales ploy

davis449 · 09-09-2016, 02:20 PM

Their regular advertisements around here are annoying as fuck...not surprised this travesty came from them. Just watching their commercials on TV throws up anyone's "Scam Artist" antenna.

natedog7700 · 09-09-2016, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Naz24

You dont have to have lost a loved one to feel the pain from 9-11. Just the sheer fact that our american brothers and sisters lost lives, our country was attacked, and it essentially started a world war....

I agree that people are too sensitive, but in this case, they 100000% have a right to be

I fully understand. People are just so sensitive these days and this isnt the best example i agree, but people must realize they did NOT intend for this to happen. They clearly have the IQ level of like 50 at best... Just keep going throughout your day and dont put any of your time/energy into this. Not worth it IMO.

9krpmrx8 · 09-09-2016, 02:41 PM

This was local, and it's ignorant.

KingOfJericho · 09-09-2016, 04:07 PM

I'm not easily offended but this was incredibly disrespectful - and stupid. I lost a high school buddy in the towers - fresh out of college working at Cantor. Now 15 years later these fucktards are using this tragedy to sell mattresses. Assholes.

MightyMouseTech · 09-09-2016, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by j_marinelli

Curious to hear everyone's thoughts on this. I personally think its tasteless especially replicated the screaming at the end.

Well, it has been posted on several sites I visit. Appears to have been one of the best small business campaigns I have seen in a long time.

j_marinelli · 09-09-2016, 04:36 PM

San Antonio mattress store closes ‘indefinitely’ after parodying 9/11 in ad

Didn't take long...

Naz24 · 09-09-2016, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by j_marinelli

San Antonio mattress store closes ‘indefinitely’ after parodying 9/11 in ad

Didn't take long...

I bet they had people showing up giving them a piece of their mind....

Fundguy1 · 09-09-2016, 04:45 PM

Where's the going out of business sign?

sirdaft1 · 09-09-2016, 05:12 PM

Hmmm. This was beyond tasteless, so it must be one of three options:

1) These people have the IQ of a rock.

2) This was an expertly crafted viral campaign by the mattress company that did exactly what it was intended because "any press is good press"

3) This was a segment made for next seasons Tim and Eric Show.

I vote #3

jlstyle · 09-09-2016, 05:19 PM

Wow...just wow...

smoosh · 09-09-2016, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by sirdaft1

Hmmm. This was beyond tasteless, so it must be one of three options:

1) These people have the IQ of a rock.

2) This was an expertly crafted viral campaign by the mattress company that did exactly what it was intended because "any press is good press"

3) This was a segment made for next seasons Tim and Eric Show.

I vote #3

Lol theory #2 is almost as bad as the video...

1. They are shut down for the weekend = no business
2. How many customers do you think they will lure in with that ad vs. how many do you think they lost?
3. This is a mattress retailer...not a Donald Trump campaign. Any press = good press is not applicable

Come on now...

Artemis · 09-09-2016, 05:47 PM

The 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York should invite the people involved in making that ad for a visit. Sobering experience. There is a squared corridor inside the building with a picture + name of each of the 1993 and 2001 victims, all side-by-side on the corridor walls, looking you straight in the eye. And outside on the Memorial all names are engraved in bronze tablets.

SDH · 09-09-2016, 06:04 PM

Not cool, cringeworthy and uncomfortable to watch

E92 M Sport · 09-09-2016, 08:04 PM

Unreal.

EL Jeffe 5 · 09-09-2016, 09:19 PM

Tasteless
Fat Bitch

Msizzle · 09-09-2016, 11:29 PM

when you see things like this you wonder how it made by so many people, there are 3 in the video, at least 1 camera man, and atleast another person who edited this, and i assume 3-5 more employees that were there that day. Nobody said "hey guys maybe this is a bad idea"

jtodd_fl · 09-10-2016, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Msizzle

when you see things like this you wonder how it made by so many people, there are 3 in the video, at least 1 camera man, and atleast another person who edited this, and i assume 3-5 more employees that were there that day. Nobody said "hey guys maybe this is a bad idea"

Common sense is quite uncommon.

Doc Oc · 09-10-2016, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by smoosh

For the whale in the middle...reproducing is

Making fun of a fat woman is as classless as the commercial itself.

smoosh · 09-10-2016, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Doc Oc

Quote:

Originally Posted by smoosh

For the whale in the middle...reproducing is

Making fun of a fat woman is as classless as the commercial itself.

Someone sounds like they're married to a whale

jtodd_fl · 09-10-2016, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by smoosh

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doc Oc

Quote:

Originally Posted by smoosh

For the whale in the middle...reproducing is

Making fun of a fat woman is as classless as the commercial itself.

Someone sounds like they're married to a whale

And sexist too. Just because it's a "Doc" doesn't mean it's male. Could be the whale herself?

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Benstuck · 09-11-2016, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Naz24

In other news.... There are 3 less employees at miracle mattress. Wonder how she will buy her twinkies now?

It makes sense though, only Houston people would do this kind of dumb crap.

/generalization

thewubwub · 09-12-2016, 03:36 AM

There are some dumb people out there, then there are these clowns.

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