abacabadabacaba@infosec.pub to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoSouth Koreans hunt for old LG air-conditioners after logos turn out to be pure goldwww.straitstimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up1234arrow-down14
arrow-up1230arrow-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 days agomessage-square23linkfedilink
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·2 days agoSo like… who at LG thought that was an efficient use of resources…? That seems a liiiiiitle bit wasteful.
minus-squareBlass Rose@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·18 hours 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.
minus-squarefoggy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 days agoViral marketing time bomb! Bet you weren’t thinking about LG yesterday! Let’s see if it pays off 🍿
So like… who at LG thought that was an efficient use of resources…? That seems a liiiiiitle bit wasteful.
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.
Viral marketing time bomb! Bet you weren’t thinking about LG yesterday!
Let’s see if it pays off 🍿