Sex Sells … But Fear REALLY Sells
October 8th, 2006
On the day when Drudge is scaring the hell out of readers with a screaming headline about North Korea, I get an email from Amazon touting their emergency preparedness department (the slogan: “Prepare for the worst. Hope for the best.”).
Matt, Jeff, throw me a bone, willya? Weekends are supposed to be for relaxing!
October 19th, 2006 at 3:33 pm
Craig — I was in a DC-area Costco around the same time that you posted this article and was astonished to see 5-gal container that held a 60-day emergency food supply. It was very government-issue looking — imagine the white 5-gal paint bucket with frill-free language touting all the ready-to-eat meals inside for emergency usage. This past week, no sign of those buckets in Costco. Apparently, it does sell.