abacabadabacaba@infosec.pub to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoSouth Koreans hunt for old LG air-conditioners after logos turn out to be pure goldwww.straitstimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1242arrow-down15
arrow-up1237arrow-down1external-linkSouth Koreans hunt for old LG air-conditioners after logos turn out to be pure goldwww.straitstimes.comabacabadabacaba@infosec.pub to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·2 months agoSo like… who at LG thought that was an efficient use of resources…? That seems a liiiiiitle bit wasteful.
minus-squarefoggy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 months agoViral marketing time bomb! Bet you weren’t thinking about LG yesterday! Let’s see if it pays off 🍿
minus-squareBlass Rose@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoIt was a very limited run thing. It was a celebration for them being top-sellers. Only 10k were ever made. And oddly enough, these celebration pieces tend to increase sales further by amplifying their advertising.
So like… who at LG thought that was an efficient use of resources…? That seems a liiiiiitle bit wasteful.
Viral marketing time bomb! Bet you weren’t thinking about LG yesterday!
Let’s see if it pays off 🍿
It was a very limited run thing. It was a celebration for them being top-sellers. Only 10k were ever made.
And oddly enough, these celebration pieces tend to increase sales further by amplifying their advertising.