cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14117334
AMC Exec: We Wouldn’t Have Made the Dune Popcorn Bucket if We Knew You’d Be Sickos About It
Meh, I’m sure they’re wiping their tears with all the money they got from selling an overpriced popcorn bucket because it went viral. If they really wanted something more tame, they could’ve used the pain box instead.
If they really wanted something more tame, they could’ve used the pain box instead.
They knew exactly what people would do. All marketing is good marketing.
Yep there’s no way they didn’t see it coming. I’m not saying this was day 1 intent but surely before release somebody had the realization that it had potential to be used in other ways.
they knew
Why don’t companies have someone in product development who’s entire job is to point out less than desirable ways people will use their products, or protect against rule 34 or the like? The internet has been around long enough that it shouldn’t have been a surprise that there were people who wanted to fuck a plastic lamprey eel. How as this even surprising?
Because that employee would be by far the most overworked one in most companies?
Or maybe just because most companies don’t care as long as you keep giving them money without costing them any 🤷
And HR would hate them.
The “Hey, did you know that you can Fuck this?” Guy.
I’d replace HR with that guy honestly
Internet’s been around for about 40 years, sounds like a you problem
Yeah, it’s silly to be such delicate prudes about it tbh lol
This is actively promoting it. They absolutely knew.
They probably paid some TikToker to make videos about it’s other uses to pump sales
It should have been the “pain box” that Paul has to put his hand in!
of course they knew it. that is why they did it.
