Pushing sales from peoples death - Blu-ray Forum

Stu123 · 09-17-2009, 07:45 PM

I think it's in bad taste that online retailers are using peoples deaths to push sales.If you go on play.com theres a banner advertising Patrick Swayzes movies and it was the same when Michael Jackson died.What does everyone else think of this? Personally i dont like it one bit.If people take an interest in Swayzes movies because hes died theres nothing wrong in that but the retailers are exploiting that.

Pelican170 · 09-17-2009, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by stubiedoo

I think it's in bad taste that online retailers are using peoples deaths to push sales.If you go on play.com theres a banner advertising Patrick Swayzes movies and it was the same when Michael Jackson died.What does everyone else think of this? Personally i dont like it one bit.If people take an interest in Swayzes movies because hes died theres nothing wrong in that but the retailers are exploiting that.

I agree and was thinking the same thing the other day when i saw a banner on bestbuy.com for Patrick Swayze movies. "remember Patrick Swayze by owning one of these..."

Lord_Stewie · 09-17-2009, 07:50 PM

That is an unfortunate new low.

Stu123 · 09-17-2009, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Pelican170

I agree and was thinking the same thing the other day when i saw a banner on bestbuy.com for Patrick Swayze movies. "remember Patrick Swayze by owning one of these..."

Thats awful at least play.com only have the date of his birth and death on theres.Thumbs down for best buy

Chordata · 09-17-2009, 07:55 PM

Doesn't bother me at all.

fatediesel · 09-17-2009, 07:57 PM

I really don't have a problem with this. Sales of people's merchandise picks up in a huge way after someone's death so you're making it easier to find the movies starring him without having to search. Amazon and Deepdiscount have Swayze on their movie main page as well.

Teabaggins · 09-17-2009, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by shadblz

That is an unfortunate new low.

this thread? yes, I agree

Pelican170 · 09-17-2009, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by stubiedoo

Thats awful at least play.com only have the date of his birth and death on theres.Thumbs down for best buy

Yea, check it, just scroll down a little. its in the middle of the page...
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....&type=category

All in all, its not really done horribly, but its still the point behind it..

kpkelley · 09-17-2009, 07:59 PM

What's bad is when thieves break into peoples' houses because they know they are at a funeral. Happened to the family of a Patriots player a few years ago, in New Orleans.

That sux.

I have no problem with stores advertising products featuring the recently deceased. Their lifes work should be celebrated, particularly now.

Stu123 · 09-17-2009, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Pelican170

Yea, check it, just scroll down a little. its in the middle of the page...
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....&type=category

If they were making a donation to a cancer charity with every sale that would be totally different but they arn't.

LordCrumb · 09-17-2009, 07:59 PM

You should have seen the price hike in NZ when Michael Jackson died, cds and dvds which were normally in the bargain bin for $NZ5-9 were up to $NZ21 the next day, and under 'New Release'.

Tchotchke · 09-17-2009, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by shadblz

That is an unfortunate new low.

There's nothing new about this.

hardtosayx · 09-17-2009, 08:04 PM

Of course sites do that, but I feel like it's more of the people buying them all of a sudden that are doing it. Why do people feel that just because someone died they HAVE to buy something of theirs? I'm just saying. Once it's listed as a top seller, everyone else will see and then they'll buy it. Personally I wasn't ever a fan of Patrick Swayze, I never saw any movies he was in or at least a leading role he was in.

Pelican170 · 09-17-2009, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by stubiedoo

If they were making a donation to a cancer charity with every sale that would be totally different but they arn't.

Very true!

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Originally Posted by kpkelley

What's bad is when thieves break into peoples' houses because they know they are at a funeral. Happened to the family of a Patriots player a few years ago, in New Orleans.

That sux.

I have no problem with stores advertising products featuring the recently deceased. Their lifes work should be celebrated, particularly now.

That is a good way to look at it, but thats not their motive behind it...

HomeTheaterVirgin · 09-17-2009, 08:05 PM

Its sad but its the world we live in

Just putting it out there I find Teabaggins to be real annoying

fatediesel · 09-17-2009, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by KaiGusto

You should have seen the price hike in NZ when Michael Jackson died, cds and dvds which were normally in the bargain bin for $NZ5-9 were up to $NZ21 the next day, and under 'New Release'.

Yes, raising prices after a death I have a problem with, but advertising products of the recently deceased is fine by me.

Teabaggins · 09-17-2009, 08:06 PM

since when did Patrick Swayze become Mother Teresa?

the guy wore a mullet for the better part of his life!

benricci · 09-17-2009, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Tchotchke

There's nothing new about this.

+1

This has been going on forever, it's nothing new. When Kurt Cobain blew his brains out, every record store (hey, remember those?) had giant Nirvana posters and special bins set up for you to buy all their Nirvana crap.

Teabaggins · 09-17-2009, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by HomeTheaterVirgin

Its sad but its the world we live in

Just putting it out there I find Teabaggins to be real annoying

thanks!

got em!

Red Hood · 09-17-2009, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by HomeTheaterVirgin

Just putting it out there I find Teabaggins to be real annoying

+1

09-17-2009, 07:45 PM	#1
Stu123 Power Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Hadley's Hope on LV-426 4K collection:260 Blu-ray collection:559 DVD collection:392 Trading Score:9	Pushing sales from peoples death I think it's in bad taste that online retailers are using peoples deaths to push sales.If you go on play.com theres a banner advertising Patrick Swayzes movies and it was the same when Michael Jackson died.What does everyone else think of this? Personally i dont like it one bit.If people take an interest in Swayzes movies because hes died theres nothing wrong in that but the retailers are exploiting that.

09-17-2009, 07:50 PM	#3
Lord_Stewie Blu-ray Baron Member since:May 2007 Blu-ray collection:396 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	That is an unfortunate new low. Last edited by Lord_Stewie; 09-18-2009 at 03:49 PM.

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09-17-2009, 07:55 PM	#5
Chordata Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Home of N'Sync and the Backstreet Boys Blu-ray collection:75 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	Doesn't bother me at all.

09-17-2009, 07:57 PM	#6
fatediesel Blu-ray Count Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Iowa Blu-ray collection:410 Trading Score:47	I really don't have a problem with this. Sales of people's merchandise picks up in a huge way after someone's death so you're making it easier to find the movies starring him without having to search. Amazon and Deepdiscount have Swayze on their movie main page as well.

09-17-2009, 07:59 PM	#9
kpkelley Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Framingham, MA 4K collection:385 Blu-ray collection:2478 Digital collection:113 Blu-ray reviews: 152	What's bad is when thieves break into peoples' houses because they know they are at a funeral. Happened to the family of a Patriots player a few years ago, in New Orleans. That sux. I have no problem with stores advertising products featuring the recently deceased. Their lifes work should be celebrated, particularly now.

09-17-2009, 07:59 PM	#11
LordCrumb Moderator Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Location:New Zealand Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:405 Blu-ray collection:2924 DVD collection:109 Blu-ray reviews: 12 Trading Score:67	You should have seen the price hike in NZ when Michael Jackson died, cds and dvds which were normally in the bargain bin for $NZ5-9 were up to $NZ21 the next day, and under 'New Release'.

09-17-2009, 08:04 PM	#13
hardtosayx Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jun 2009 Location:PA 4K collection:15 Blu-ray collection:1482 DVD collection:77 Trading Score:52	Of course sites do that, but I feel like it's more of the people buying them all of a sudden that are doing it. Why do people feel that just because someone died they HAVE to buy something of theirs? I'm just saying. Once it's listed as a top seller, everyone else will see and then they'll buy it. Personally I wasn't ever a fan of Patrick Swayze, I never saw any movies he was in or at least a leading role he was in.

09-17-2009, 08:05 PM	#15
HomeTheaterVirgin Banned Member since:Jun 2009 Home Theater Gallery:7	Its sad but its the world we live in Just putting it out there I find Teabaggins to be real annoying

09-17-2009, 08:06 PM	#17
Teabaggins Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2008	since when did Patrick Swayze become Mother Teresa? the guy wore a mullet for the better part of his life!

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