SOCIAL DISTORTION STATIONARY

[PainWillBeMyMotivation]

Originally posted by RootsRock79:
i have no problem with the merchandise - fuck they could make social d kitchen towels and shower curtains and i'd probably buy them - my problem is with the people who are getting on the board pretending to be actual fans who bought the shit when they clearly work for the manufacturer. both the topic starter and the person who "seconded the motion" have one post each, and the first guy has the company's banner as his signature. is nothing sacred?

<font size="2" face="verdana, arial">Exactly- every single word of it. My shower has a door on it and I'd still buy a Social D shower curtain! I'd tack it on a wall or something...

And, yeah, those fuckers were really subtle. That might have worked on the Korn fans but not here, fellas...

[PainWillBeMyMotivation]

I've recanted my decision to cut myself short before lapsing into full-on Henry Rollins-style rant mode...

You know, it wouldn't have bothered me in the least if I'd read the initial post on this and it had said something to the effect of "Hey, guys, I work for this company and we put out these notebooks and pencils and we figured that since you guys are the one's who'd buy 'em, we'd let you know they're out there." That's decent, straightforward targeted marketing as far as I'm concerned.

The part that irritates me is the misrepresentation and implied assumption that we're all a bunch of dumbasses who'd buy into the bullshit story. The way I see things, honesty counts for a lot and if you need to lie to sell something then it doesn't sell itself. It seems like, correct me if I'm wrong, Social Distortion merchandise pretty much sells itself to a room full of Social Distortion fans. I guess there's just a prevailing attitude in this world today that you have to be deceptive to get ahead- and that's pretty fucked up.

[mrsweezer]

memories are priceless.

[social_d_fan01]

i think this shit is no better than the green day shit, its the same thing. although if having social D logos on pencils and notebooks will bring in more fans, im all for it, personally i wouldnt be caught dead with this junk.

[jen415]

But to quote Johnny Thunders you can't put your arms around a memory, so you best get some Social D stationary. (yes, I'm being sarcastic here!)

[mrsweezer]

[img]biggrin.gif[/img] That made me laugh

[mommakind]

My 12 year old loves them, wants them, and will probably get them. Why, because 1: She loves SD. 2: She is trapped in a world of "urban" music and pop-crap at school and looks for anything she can to set herself apart from the teeming masses 3: Its just a freaking pencil. Reminds me of when I was a kid and the smokeshop carried "band" lighters right at the counter. As a 15 year old kid, they were cool and my Ramones lighter rocked, as a 32 year old, not so much.