Windorphins

I'm sure you've seen those damn Windorphins all over the place. I had no idea what they were at first, but last week I finally found out that they are part of a ploy by eBay to annoy the shit out of everyone. They (eBay) put a lot of effort into building out this whole campaign, which was to say the least, a worthy attempt to create some kind of a buzz. The only "cool" thing about this is that you can create your own Windorphin... did I say cool? I meant "complete freakin waste of time and brain cells." They kind of look like happy, animated hemorrhoids.

Brilliant Marketing 102

Needless to say, the remains are being sold on eBay. Last I checked the high bid was $1126 on 52 bids.

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Brilliant Marketing 101

As a cross promotion for the upcoming Simpsons movie (check trailer here), 7-11 and Fox have teamed up to create actual "Kwik-E-Marts" in various cities across the US. Some of the products being offered include Duff beer, Krusty-O's cereal and Squishee slurpees. The employees even have name tags with "Apu" and "Mrs. Apu." Supertouch has a bunch of great pics here. The cities where these can be found include Chicago, NYC, Dallas and Jamlando (Orlando).