Abercrombie & Fitch offers to pay "The Situation" to stop wearing their clothes...

• BR1986FB

  Now that's funny...
  
  http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/08/16/abercrombie-and-fitch-offer-to-pay-the-situation-to-stop-wearing-their-clothes/
• wes_mantooth

  

  I can see why, they are probably worried it is hurting sales being mentioned with that bag of dicks
• Iliketurtles

  

  LOL! That is great. A&F does have some pretty nice clothes though.
• thavoice

  Never seen the show but I think this is HILARIOUS!!!!!! Absolutley hilarious.
• queencitybuckeye

  Makes sense, as they don't want to send a mixed marketing message. They don't want to be known for douchebaggery, just pedophilia.
• like_that

  

  Iliketurtles;865255 wrote:LOL! That is great. A&F does have some pretty nice clothes though.

  
  SMH.
• Tiger2003

  

  Iliketurtles;865255 wrote: A&F does have some pretty nice clothes though.

  
  You can't be serious.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  Tiger2003;865318 wrote:You can't be serious.

  
  Maybe he's 13.
• Tiger2003

  

  Commander of Awesome;865323 wrote:Maybe he's 13.

  
  I thought he was older than that...but maybe not.
• justincredible

  

  A&F is terrible. Just terrible. But this is funny.
• thavoice

  My sister and law used to be a designer for AF on the kids side of teh business. They sent her around the world to check out fashions and such.
  
  She got fed up with so much of the BS and left the place.
  
  I will have to fwd her this info....tooooo funny
• Y-Town Steelhound

  

  Hey I mean I've gotta tip my hat to the situation. Never heard of someone getting paid to NOT wear certain clothes. Sounds like easy money to me
• Tobias Fünke

  

  Iliketurtles;865255 wrote:A&F does have some pretty nice clothes though.

  
  
• bradmaynard

  

  This is what happens when you say you hooked up with Snookie on national television.
• Tiernan

  A&F pulls off another PR bonanza... this has been the lead story on a number of legit online "news" sites today. Somebody just got promoted!
• BR1986FB

  Tiernan;865486 wrote:A&F pulls off another PR bonanza... this has been the lead story on a number of legit online "news" sites today. Somebody just got promoted!

  
  Actually found this on LinkedIn
• Scarlet_Buckeye

  

  Anyone know how much A&F offered "The Situation"?
• karen lotz

  

  I wonder how they feel about Nevin Shaprio wearing their stuff.
  
  
• hoops23

  

  A&F stocks fall nearly 10% after announcement:
  
  http://money.cnn.com/2011/08/17/news/companies/abercrombie_jersey_shore/index.htm?iid=HP_LN
• Tiernan

  uh oh...maybe that slick Ad guy got fired instead.
• karen lotz

  

  ccrunner609;865569 wrote:sounds like they have a situation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  
  
  
  Reps
• sportchampps

  Why would you turn down advertising it the 18-35 year old market. That market is the hardest to reach and costs the most to advertise to thas why their stock dropped.
• gut

  Tiernan;865486 wrote:A&F pulls off another PR bonanza... this has been the lead story on a number of legit online "news" sites today. Somebody just got promoted!

  
  That's what I immediately thought when I saw this. Brilliant marketing move. Just signing him to an endorsement deal would have done little for them. Whatever they pay him has probably already gone positive ROI based on the publicity generated.
• Early Cuyler

  

  Commander of Awesome;865323 wrote:Maybe he's 13.

  
  Maybe he was born with it.
• raiderbuck

  I think it was a joke...a joke that backfired (referring to the decrease in stock price).