• kool_newt@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    they would have done better with just a gigantic poster of ferris bueller in a towel.

    You are a marketing genius!

    But also, I think it’s just a trend in the U.S. For a while there, and kinda still, warehouse stores are in style; I think because of the reputation for good deals from places like Costco and Ikea, I think other companies thought if they pretend to be a bit of a warehouse people will think they’re getting low prices because money was saved on decor. 'Muricans are easy to fool this way.

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      1 year ago

      IKEA does this trick with the furniture they sell you. You think you’re getting a wooden desk, but really it’s two sheets of super thin wood glued into a cardboard box, or some foam.