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Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Gadgets

Circuit City Apologises for Pulling Mad Magazine, Promises to Get a Sense of Humour

6:19AM Adam Frucci | It looks like the corporate goon who ordered all copies of Mad Magazine with a Circuit City parody inside destroyed was acting on her own. An “embarrassed corporate PR guy” has apologised to Mad Magazine and tried to make things right. Nice work, Circuit City. The letter of explination/apology in full, after the jump. More »
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Monday, August 4, 2008
Random Stuff

Circuit City Demands All Copies of Mad Magazine with Ad Parody Destroyed

11:51PM Adam Frucci | In this month’s Mad Magazine, there’s an ad parody for Circuit City (Sucker City! Oh, Mad Magazine you rascal!) that takes aim at the electronics retailer. Always across the street from a Best Buy! Expensive TVs! The price always goes down right after you bought it! Wah wahhhh! I wasn’t even aware that Circuit City sold Mad Magazine, but apparently they do, and they sure are pissed. In fact, they’re ordering every store to destroy every copy of the offending issue. Hit the jump for the full ad parody and Circuit City’s internal response. More »
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