I don't care either way. I'm one of those who thinks it's funny to buy odd combinations of groceries for the cashier's amusement.

On the other hand, if I were going to the record store for say, Madonna, I'd have to buy some Sex Pistols too to avoid embarassment. (note: this actually happened)

ew I just saw Timothy Hutton's Groupon ad.

Yeah, that one was in poor taste I felt.

Worse than the Elizabeth Hurley Groupon ad? It's been a long time since an ad left me literally slack-jawed, but that one did it. Left me questioning her judgment and my own fondness for Groupon. Not quite enough to unsubscribe, but close. If it's a whole atrocious-taste full celebrity onslaught campaign, I'm going to have to go sit somewhere and ponder Groupon a lot, not in a good way.

Worse than the Elizabeth Hurley Groupon ad?

I managed to miss that one.

I managed to miss that one.

Starts out with a very earnest and apparently informative discussion of the serious issue of deforestation of precious Central and South American rainforests and segues with appalling good cheer into the awesome waxing Groupon Hurley just got, and isn't Groupon fabulous?

I haven't seen the Hurley ad, but the description reminds me of this photo I took last year: [link]

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Groupon founder Andrew Mason said: 'The gist of the concept is this: When groups of people act together to do something, it’s usually to help a cause. With Groupon, people act together to help themselves by getting great deals.

'So what if we did a parody of a celebrity-narrated, PSA-style commercial that you think is about some noble cause (such as "Save the Whales"), but then it’s revealed to actually be a passionate call to action to help yourself (as in "Save the Money")?'

Well, if you did that, you'd look like terrible people and make me wonder about Timothy Hutton's life choices, that's what.

Groupon is attempting to appease angry viewers by pledging to match donations made through the site up to $100,000.

It is offering a bonus for users that give $15 to The Tibet Fund, Greenpeace and the Rainforest Action Network by gifting each donor with $15 of Groupon credit.

Ha.

Well, if you did that, you'd look like terrible people and make me wonder about Timothy Hutton's life choices, that's what.

This to infinity. Holy crap. I just watched the Hutton ad so that I could have an educated opinion. My opinion? What. the. Fuck. Timothy?

I recall that he is an activist in his own right. How on EARTH could he see this as acceptable?

And Groupon? Hey, really. Thanks for the great deal on my zipcar membership. From this point on? Up yours.

Ha ha, indeed!

I was seriously boggled that Liz Hurley signed on to it. I mean, granted, she's not famous because she's a Rhodes scholar, but she never struck me as conspicuously dumb; but that ad was just so... so... I can't imagine reading the script for it and thinking anything but, "My God, this is such a terrible idea that I think a little bit of my soul just died reading it."

I think I'd better not even look at the Hutton ad. It'll just depress me, won't it?

Oh, dear. I reckon I'll have to go watch some commercials.

So, it got worse at work after I last posted. Remember my coworker got fired a few weeks ago? His replacement just got fired today. Churn and burn, baby. Supposedly for not performing to standards, but really because she disagreed with her boss and her boss was belittling her and she filed a complaint. Just talked to her and honestly she's just relieved.

I have a headache and I can't trust anyone at my job, not even my friend who recommended me because she has a big mouth. I don't want to go back tomorrow. I don't do well with vicious office politics. I don't do well with biting my tongue and sucking up and keeping my head down. I need to be supported, dammit, so I can do my job. And I've gotten that support so far, but they keep firing the people who support me!

Really, the worst of corporate and non-profit worlds.

::sigh::

It'll just depress me, won't it?

Yes.

Groupon has about 90% lost me anyway with how massively downhill the offers have gone around here -- the vast, vast, vast majority of the time they're offering me weight-loss scams I'd have to drive 45 minutes to get -- but they always have something awesome just in time to save our relationship. This time, they've outright pissed me off instead of just making me think they just don't get or give a shit about the tastes of people like me.