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Quick Thoughts

Twitter

'In all seriousness, how did NOBODY speak up during the

inception of this ad and say it was a bad idea? Every single
one of us does stupid stuff on a regular basis, but you would

think somewhere between the inception of this idea and the

execution that SOMEONE would have said "hey guys, I may
be the new guy here, but maybe this is not the best idea,"'

Seth Chambers wrote.

Others raised questions as to whether the owner's daughter
would be fired.

'Have you fired your daughter yet? Anyone else would have

done so by now.

'She's destroyed your business. Hire professional staff,

make a stand. Family or not. Do the right thing, and you just

might succeed, and receive forgiveness.'

• The owner of a Texas mattress store has closed his

store after apologizing for what he called a 'tasteless'

advertisement promoting a 9/11 anniversary sale.
• The online ad for Miracle Mattress in San Antonio

featured a woman screaming as two towers of

mattresses topple.

Some things might seem like good ideas but don't enter
the world at the right time.