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- slimjim5811, on 01/24/2008, -14/+701Looks like some local Best Buy store manager typed this up in Word and printed it on the inkjet. Not corporate.
- truman48, on 01/24/2008, -34/+507Look at the bright side, if you go to Hell you know there will be a Best Buy there along with a Blockbuster.
- fictionalOne, on 01/24/2008, -76/+314That's just wrong!
- superfuxxorr, on 01/24/2008, -5/+153Like this is something that every news show, magazine, or newspaper isn't doing?
- Mr.Gone, on 01/24/2008, -35/+154Oh Jesus Christ shut up, people die all the time. I'm just waiting to hear the news report that he was shooting heroin into his scrotum while ordering an underaged Korean sex slave. Everyone is so sad when a famous person dies. How about the premature baby that was burned when it's oxygen tent causght fire? Did you hear about that one? Of course not, because the baby was never a gay cowboy. Sure it's sad that he's dead but man, he was just a person.
- goofygarber, on 01/24/2008, -12/+122Honestly, that doesn't seem THAT bad. Yeah, its a little soon but they're hardly "cashing in" by selling movies they already stocked.
- antipoet, on 01/24/2008, -2/+99That was the impression I got. Maybe it was a fan's attempt to honor this man's death? What better way than to feature the films he was in?
- Gaulven, on 01/24/2008, -9/+103I see a sign and a table where they set out all their Heath Ledger movies. Am I missing something?
- charli2na, on 01/24/2008, -2/+93How is this much different than the People Magazine's coverage of this tragedy. There will be lots of people trying to profit from his death. Happens to all artists. As long as people are in love with their celebrities this will happen.
- NalinDecoded, on 01/24/2008, -4/+75I'd like to be disgusted with this...but honestly, all Best Buy has done was put out the dvds that people would have swarmed the isles looking for because of Heath Ledger's death. They're just making it easier for the consumer. Horrible looking sign though, not a corporate decision for sure.
- mattyG, on 01/24/2008, -36/+105It's funny how you guys are like blah blah blah Anna Nicole Smith, media shouldn't be focusing on Britney Spears, and other celebrities, and yet you guys post on and on about this celebrity... hmmm
- justice7, on 01/24/2008, -3/+68you could look at this two ways...
BB cashing in on his death..
or BB celebrating his career
to ignore his films and with the recent media attention on his death would be wrong too. I don't really see anything wrong with it... its not like they said "Heath Ledger is dead! Watch the films of a dead guy!" ... its that its on people's minds right now. - 0rion16, on 01/24/2008, -76/+138Once again best buy is at the cutting edge of moral bankruptcy. Kudos guys, kudos.
- DrPaulFTW, on 01/24/2008, -14/+75I thought we were all for the free market here...?
- Chahrlie5, on 01/24/2008, -1/+61Shhh, quiet, that doesn't fit into the anti-corp digg culture.
- yohnstoppable, on 01/24/2008, -3/+58Tricky situation. I'm assuming a ton of people went out looking for movies starring Ledger after his death as it's only natural. If that is the case, I can understand them doing this, although it does seem insensitive. Deaths can really increase how big a star someone is, and the public is just as much to blame as those pushing it like this. Remember how Nirvana and Notorious B.I.G. exploded after those deaths? If the consumers eat this ***** up, how can you only blame best buy?
- deMonkey, on 01/24/2008, -1/+55Some employee (probably a teenager working the DVD aisle) printed a sign in Microsoft Word, and that makes a corporation employing tens of thousands of people immoral?
You know, my RSS reader's been going crazy with Heath Ledger headlines, and even this site is serving ads based on this headline. The fact is millions of people are cashing in on a celebrity's death. At least this sign has a better approach to it by selling his movies and calls him "great". I doubt he's rolling over in his grave or whatever. - wild, on 01/24/2008, -0/+46I dont think its that wrong. I was planning on dropping by Best Buy this weekend and picking up Lords of Dogtown because I haven't seen it. It would be nice if I could see anything else he has been in and pick it up. Putting it out on a table just makes it easier for me to find the stuff. And I imagine it was in response to people coming in and making requests.
Its a table and word printed page with DVDs on it. Not a national ad campaign. - seaner, on 01/24/2008, -10/+55Business is business and it's not like those movies are going to sell these days sitting amongst 1000s of other DVDs.
- kiiwii, on 01/24/2008, -10/+55In fact, I'm sure once corporate finds out about it, someone will be out of a job.
This isn't the type of publicity they want. - inactive, on 01/24/2008, -2/+46Yeah I don't really see a problem with this.
- a5tr0cr3ep, on 01/24/2008, -2/+46i to am in moral bankruptcy. when i heard the news my first thought was "***** i hope dark knight is in post production and they don't need any reshoots"
- TotalDouche, on 01/24/2008, -2/+41But...those sales will go to Heath's estate, and in turn, to his family. Would you rather nobody buy his stuff after he dies?
- fribhey, on 01/24/2008, -4/+41sure, if you ignore the fact that the price tags actually say best buy.
- opiestana, on 01/24/2008, -4/+41The title should be "A Best Buy Cashes in on Heath Ledger's Death"
- Akaricloud, on 01/24/2008, -8/+44It has to do with the justification of it all. Heath Ledger lived a pretty morale and straight life. His actions didn't justify his death. Britney Spears... Well in a manner of speaking which is pretty bad,she deserves to get whats coming to her.
Nice guy dies taking sleeping pills to cure jet lag. Bitch of an actor who drinks and ODs every other day lives. - Jewbacca311, on 01/24/2008, -14/+44Truth is, I don't give a ***** about Heath Ledger, I also don't care about people dying in 3rd world countries or soldiers in Iraq. You don't either, quit kidding yourself. All I care about is myself and my family...
- jstohler, on 01/24/2008, -0/+26I'm glad someone said it. It's not like a hurricane just came through and people are jacking up the price of drinking water. They're friggin movies starring a guy who just died that people are going to be interested in. If you're offended at Best Buy displaying them prominently, then you should also be offended by anyone who buys them.
- inactive, on 01/24/2008, -4/+29The "right thing"?
It's not like they stocked the movies just because Ledger died. They were already selling those movies.
So what if they moved the movies to a table (since they were assuming some people would be coming in just for those movies it made it convenient for them). They added a sign so people knew why those movies were on that table and also complimented Ledger by stating he was a Great Performer.
I'm missing the part about this that is bad... - davidwasman, on 01/24/2008, -6/+30You forgot Starbucks and McDonalds
- Zera, on 01/24/2008, -0/+24No its not. It is a reasonable response to the dozens (hundreds?) of people who come in daily asking what movies he was in. Think about it, publicity of something as sad as a death DO result in increased interest in a person. Nothing wrong with this.
And it might be shallow, but for some people mourning his death, the idea that buying his movies is "paying tribute" is a just that. - LeCollectif, on 01/24/2008, -5/+28I work at Best Buy corporate so I'm really getting a kick out of these replies.
- justintsmith, on 01/24/2008, -0/+21These comments went from mourning a tragic death to scrotums and korean sex slaves pretty fast
- KJay, on 01/24/2008, -1/+22I agree, it's hardly cashing in. It's not like they jacked up the prices on those films--a least not more than usual.
- sindex, on 01/24/2008, -1/+22Meh. Record sales always go up when a musician dies. Movie sales always go up when an actor dies. It's always been this way. Seems as good a way as any to move some stock on some Heath Ledger movies.
Don't get me wrong, it's sad he died, but this kind of "buy this dead celebrities stuff!" mentality has existed for 100 years. Why feign anger over it now? - Xzn31, on 01/24/2008, -6/+25Cause this one isn't a worthless retarded slutty skank that has a vocabulary that only consists of "thats hott"
- randomerratum, on 06/10/2008, -0/+18I actually think it was meant as a nice gesture.... the cheapo sign is a little morbid and some manager took it a step to far making it look like an inconsiderate sales push, but a table sitting out with Heath ledgers movies on it- it's not a totally terrible idea. Cashing in? those movies are probably all on the 6.99 shelf (not that they are bad) - It's not like they did this with the Anna Nicole stuff, and if this were an Amoeba or Second Spin (a "non-corporate" place) nobody would be complaining!
- NJank, on 01/24/2008, -2/+20we are for a free market. that includes our ability to lambaste a company for poor taste, and try to convince others to shop somewhere else in the free market. They are differentiating their product, we are spreading the word. All well and good. move on.
- wbeavis, on 01/24/2008, -0/+17That's not really cashing in. I'm sure a lot of people are probably asking for his films, BB is only making it convenient. "Cashing in" would mean they removed any discounts or increase the price in general. Implying that people with "thrift buy" a DVD out of sympathy is wrong. At any rate, only people with money to burn shop at BB.
- Shawn4168, on 01/24/2008, -1/+18I hope my Reward Zone points carry over...
- IEatHamburgers, on 01/24/2008, -3/+19Nope, not a Best Buy or Blockbuster in sight
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&tim ... - inactive, on 01/24/2008, -0/+16bring a cellphone w/ a cam
- mikesly, on 01/24/2008, -3/+18This is no different from a musician dying... Hollywood loves when celebs die, anything they have done will hit number 1 following their death.
- oderdigg, on 01/24/2008, -6/+20I know. It's hypocritical of people to say how bad Best Buy is for trying to profit from his death when in fact, they profit off people all the time.
It's called capitalism and as long as you make money it's ok. That's our system boys and girls. - qwickone, on 01/24/2008, -1/+14Guys, dont worry, Best Buy is taking this very seriously http://consumerist.com/348429/best-takes-in+store- ...
- didoubleg, on 01/24/2008, -8/+20Who ever dreamed this up has upper management written all over them.
- inactive, on 01/24/2008, -1/+13I have to vent on this one...this is my one and only Heath Ledger post;
It's a tragedy that the man died, but then again it should be a tragedy when ANYONE dies. I'm sick of reading ***** about how it "should have been Britney", or Paris, or other disgusting things of that nature.
Heath Ledger made 1 or 2 good movies and A LOT of ***** ones. Everything we have seen of the new Batman looks great, so you can say he made 2 or 3 good movies, but I'm sick of people acting like he was River ***** Phoenix here. Most of your ***** probably never even watched what was largely considered to be his greatest role ever in "Brokeback Mountain" because you were too busy bashing it on digg at the time.
And finally, I'm REALLY sick of people making him out to be Jesus Christ. The man was a PRICK. He cheated on Michelle Williams all the time, while they already had a daughter, look it up, that's why they split.
He was a guy that would probably be great to kick back and drink beer with, he was soft spoken, and the media didn't put him on the cover of every paper and grocery store rag mag so you never got sick of him, but can we please please stop building this man up to be something he wasn't.
He was too young to die and it is sad and shocking, but those of you who are trying to trade his death for other more annoying celebs are pathetic.
As for this Best Buy ordeal, it's obviously some Media Dept tool manager trying to capitalize on the slow mid-week sales to compete with the district. I'm sure that he will be hearing from corporate very soon.
/rant - phre3k187, on 01/24/2008, -2/+13I'm sure that's what he meant.
- Zzone, on 01/24/2008, -0/+11UGH!
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