Tag Archive for 'consumerism'

Guitar Hero III disc replacement program comes with a bonus

As far as I know, I was one of the first participants in the Red Octane / Activision disc replacement program for the Wii version of Guitar Hero III. It seems the original game disc was mixed and mastered in mono rather than stereo. When they announced the replacement program and agreed to switch out [...]

Naming my price for Radiohead’s new LP

By now you’ve probably read about Radiohead’s novel approach to selling its new record. After Hail to the Thief completed their obligation to Capitol, the band is releasing their new record on their own and giving fans a choice:

Pay whatever you want for a digital download of the record or
Pay 40₤ ($82) for a deluxe [...]

Halo 3 Commercial

So I’m pretty sure everyone has seen this ad for Halo 3:
 

But I bet most of you haven’t seen the virtual fly through of the entire diorama!
Halo 3 “Fly Through”
Check out all of this “making of” stuff, the ad campaign they interview all the survivors and veterans of this war that takes place in the [...]

Vote for your favorite t-shirt referencing recent alleged police brutality!

Witness the power of the internet! These are all t-shirt designs that have popped up in that last week referencing this attention-whoring doofus. I didn’t search very hard for these at all, and even left out at least five that were just lame text.

I love the human race…

This has GOT to be fake.

Mattel’s “Vibrating” Harry Potter broomstick big hit among girls. Mattel pulls toy off the shelves | Charchaa

A picture is worth 1,300 unopened rebate forms.

Fry’s: 1,300 Unopened Rebate Applications Found In Dumpster - Consumerist
This confirms that at least some rebate processors are just heaving your rebate applications into the void.

Can you guess what this is?

Objectionable material

Now, lawyers have an easy way to make sure their children are ostracized and loathed–even by other parents. Take a look at these shirts you can purchase for your “little lawyer.” There’s no better way to say, “My child’s air of smug entitlement is 100% authentic!”

Hat tip: Robert Ambrogi.

Home Sweet Shopping

WishbookWeb.com has full-color scans of the holiday catalogs from yesteryear from stores like Sears, Wards, and J.C. Penney. The oldest dates back to 1944. These photos are from the 1979 Sears Catalog.

Via Metafilter and TheUltimateInsult.