Bad product pictures, inaccurate description and zero support from staff or incorrect information from staff which is actually worse. However though, you do start to run into some law issues with misrepresenting your product.
I think finding (or creating) poor reviews for the product and posting a link to them in the forum would work. Along with having a company rep who knows nothing about the product and ignores every question asked about a flaw or something mentioned in a bad review. Maybe even a video of a reviewer talking about how poorly the product operates, even if its fantastic.
I used to sell cars. Sold em up in Middletown, upstate New York. I had a little problem over there, though. I grabbed some guy, he don't know if he wants to buy. I pushed his face right in the fuckin' hood. I tell him, "You buy this fuckin' car, or I break your fuckin' head."
Riffing on the multi-site by religion idea... make the random $1 more from the higher-priced sites go to a charity run by the religion of the lower-priced site.
And riffing on that idea, a site that gives people a great deal, but allows them to allot a portion of their purchase to a specific person that works for mediocre labs.
"This is @jont. He moderates the forums and corrects the toilet paper roll orientation (over the top, never under) in our unisex office bathrooms/break room. He wants a new car, but needs your help to get one. Will you donate $3 of your purchase price to @jont? Your total purchase price will not be affected."
full frontal male nudity. no holds barred. You guys demanded freedom of speech right?
In fairness, even your username has a dangling member.
Would it be sitting there, or would it be spinning like a pinwheel? I need to know for science...
@matthew and I can tell you from personal experience that actually ends up working very well.
Bad product pictures, inaccurate description and zero support from staff or incorrect information from staff which is actually worse. However though, you do start to run into some law issues with misrepresenting your product.
2 girls, 1 meh.
I think finding (or creating) poor reviews for the product and posting a link to them in the forum would work. Along with having a company rep who knows nothing about the product and ignores every question asked about a flaw or something mentioned in a bad review. Maybe even a video of a reviewer talking about how poorly the product operates, even if its fantastic.
Just put up the product, the price and the usual buttons. No copy. No specs. No pictures.
Negative way to sell seems a bit oxymoronic. That said, I'm thinking blatant racism would be up there.
ha - I just used that example in a meeting here. "All owners of this speaker dock are racists. $15"
According to Mark Cuban we are all a little racist, and he's a billionaire.
Meatspin link that leads to 2 Girls One Cup, then tubgirl... Talk about selling crap...
Yeah, don't look those up.... ever.
fire Irk and hire goatse
No.
That would make one helluva meh button.
Don't get me wrong, I like Irk, he has a very *Toon*ish quality to him. Not hardly negative enough for this topic, though.
Devs, heads up. Bold Button and Italics Button
Or just publish everything in Comic Sans, that is an insult to the senses.
Comic Sans hostage-athon!!! Make the website text Comic sans until enough people don't buy the item.
hmm. two posts up, i clicked bold and got that mess. one post up (trying to show you the issue) it worked fine.
likely the lack of spacing be*fore* or *aft*er the asterisks? that's my guess (e.g. no way to stylize part of a word)
Hmm, that might be a bug in the markdown parser we use. Will investigate.
Irk Iggler in Oogie Ights.
@marklog Wasn't funny.
Here's what IS funny. Getting an email that says, simply, "@marklog wasn't funny." Not the first time I've heard it but still stings.
All orders come with AIDS at no extra charge.
I was gonna say "Get a free STD with every order!"
I used to sell cars. Sold em up in Middletown, upstate New York. I had a little problem over there, though. I grabbed some guy, he don't know if he wants to buy. I pushed his face right in the fuckin' hood. I tell him, "You buy this fuckin' car, or I break your fuckin' head."
I had problems over there, Paul.
Jerky Boys! I haven't heard that in 15+ years...
I live 20 minutes south of Middletown, NY.
Insult religion, preferably the Jesus one. That'd piss off a lot of people I think.
I had an idea once to do storefronts for each core religion (and atheism thrown in) then differ pricing by $1 randomly every day and watch
Can we still do that?
Include 1-star reviews from other sites in the description.
Riffing on the multi-site by religion idea... make the random $1 more from the higher-priced sites go to a charity run by the religion of the lower-priced site.
And riffing on that idea, a site that gives people a great deal, but allows them to allot a portion of their purchase to a specific person that works for mediocre labs.
"This is @jont. He moderates the forums and corrects the toilet paper roll orientation (over the top, never under) in our unisex office bathrooms/break room. He wants a new car, but needs your help to get one. Will you donate $3 of your purchase price to @jont? Your total purchase price will not be affected."
Publish the results.
I would love to see the part of the interview where you roll out the compensation plan. "My pay is linked to what, exactly?!"
This is a great idea. I do actually do that sometimes, and you're right ALWAYS over the top.
Get that guy with the HUGE mouth from Usell.com to be the spokesman.