Oh. My. God. One of the most tasteless things I've ever seen.

[Pale Blue Dot]

The 5th Anniversary World Trade Center Commemorative Proof

http://www.wtcproof.com/

The World Trade Center is cast in white gold (against a yellow gold coin) and can "rise up like hope from the ashes" (an actual quote from the TV commercial).

The website even has the nerve to say "Do Your Part!" because $5 of the proceed go to 9/11 charities and memorials. Please, I beg you, if you want to donate $5 to 9/11 charities and memorials, just donate the $5. Don't let others profit in such a crass and commercial way from that tragedy.

:grr:

[mainegreen]

1. Wow. That is tastless.

[Deja Q]

2. What next, parts of Pearl Harbor brought up and sold?

:mad:

[Redstone]

3. Tacky, tacky, tacky.

Hey, congrats to the two of you!

Redstne

[edbermac]

4. I'm sure the neocons will be lining up.

:puke:

[crim son]

5. "A breathtaking standing sculpture of the twin towers."

"The gleaming twin towers actually rise up, like hope, from Ground Zero..." Made of gold and silver actually recovered from the vaults below Ground Zero? Jesus God.

For a limited time only, you can also get the "I Am With You" puzzle, a $19.99 value, absolutely free!

http://www.fingerhut.com/ProductGroup.aspx?offergroupxid=15556&categoryxid=647

[Orsino]

14. Yeah. when Springsteen sang, "Rise up,"...

...he wasn't talking about the towers themselves.

[Strawman]

6. Yeah. Saw that commerical and found it odd as well

[Left Is Write]

7. It's not even $5 per proof - it's $5 per order!

That means if someone buys the maximum 5 per order, they're paying $149.75 plus undoubtedly outrageous shipping, and $5 will be donated.
Yay.

The whole thing disgusts me.

This wording bothered me also:

In honor of the tragedy that rocked the world, we’re proud to present the 5th Anniversary World Trade Center Commemorative Proof.

In honor of the tragedy?

[crim son]

8. Anybody who would buy these things isn't smart enough

to notice that small faux pas :eyes:

[Arkansas Granny]

18. We saw that the other night when I was visiting my daughter.

It is one of the cheesiest ads I have ever seen. My kids were speculating as to whether their father had ordered his yet.

[Oeditpus Rex]

9. hon•or

6. something done or given as a token or act of respect; specif., a) formerly, a curtsy; bow b) a social courtesy or privilege (may I have the honor of this dance?) c) a badge, token, decoration, etc. given to a person d) (pl.) public acts or ceremonies of respect (buried with full military honors) e) (pl.) special distinction or credit given to students, esp. at commencement, for high academic achievement; also, an advanced course of study in place of or in addition to the regular course, for exceptional students

—Webster's New World Dictionary, Second College Edition

[Left Is Write]

19. I know what honor means...

But they said they wanted to honor the tragedy itself. Perhaps they meant to say they wanted to honor the victims.

[Indy_Dem_Defender]

10. 2 years and

they will be for sale at the dollar tree

[u4ic]

11. Holy shit!

:wtf:

[PaddyBlueEyes]

12. Thats the kind of stuff that burns me up

I have a very special connection to that day, and I dont think it should be used to make money off of it....

[BreweryYardRat]

13. Ugh, I saw that advertised too.

Someone's going to make one hell of a profit off stupid people.

:puke:

[yy4me]

15. Bad design, inappropriate vehicle. The whole pop-up concept is

tacky. I saw the ad weeks ago and thought that no-one would take it seriously. A pop-up of the world towers? Silver recovered from the ruins? Who thinks this up. Do you get to double your order if you call right now? The tastelessness of these "buy now" TV ads is remarkable. I hope they do not sell enough to pay for the tooling of this atrocity.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

16. I will display mine proudly ...

on the shelf between the soap "pope on a rope" commemorating John Paul's visit, and the six-pack of "Billy Beer" commemorating the esteemed brother of a president.

And I'm scouring eBay for fragments of the Afghan Taliban's demolition work, "Blown-up Buddhas".

I'm just amazed that the ad appears to be serious. And some well-meaning souls will buy it.

[bertha katzenengel]

17. Been seeing that on commercials for about a year. It's disgusting. n/t

[sniffa]

20. that is outrageous

now these products are cLassy:

[peekaloo]

21. I want one! I'm gonna send 'em 50 of my Reagan dimes as payment.

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