Best Week Ever is reporting that a Best Buy store in San Diego created a Heath Ledger tribute promoting his DVDs only hours after his death.
Customer Don T. took this photo after stumbling across the tribute that some might find distasteful, others opportunistic.
The sign, in bold caps, reminded customers to “Remember a Great Actor Through Great Performances”, by purchasing one or more of his DVDs that had been carefully arranged on the table.
Was it too soon to construct the tribute table in Ledger’s honor? Was it an act of greed or a sincere gesture towards the tragic death of a loved actor? Put it this way, would you have been disappointed to have learned about his death at Best Buy? Or better yet, would you have purchased a DVD after learning of his passing?
I would’ve been confused seeing the sign there had i not heard the news elsewhere. as for sales…heath ledger dvds are going to sell like crazy in the next few weeks. i’m sure of it.
I guess it depends on the person who did it, were they a genuine fan wanting to start conversations with others, to laugh and remember, or were they an opportunistic pig. I’m an Aussie, and there is such a genuine sadness around me, with my children, my friends, on the tv.
My daughters wanted to watch Heath’s movies yesterday, I couldn’t do it.
Distasteful as hell. I can understand if it’s Blockbuster rentals, but for sales, it’s like they jumped on his carcass right after the fucking paparazzi.
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