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Not Even 24 Hours After James Gandolfini's Death, Amazon Hawks Sopranos DVD Sales
As you have probably already heard by now, actor James Gandolfini has sadly and suddenly passed away at the age of 51. And to add just the right hint of commercialism to this tragic news, Amazon’s Facebook feed was there to remind everyone they can remember the late actor by purchasing DVD collections of The Sopranos.
The post seen above was published on Amazon’s Facebook page not long after news of Gandolfini’s passing had begun making the rounds.
Had the online giant merely posted the text and the photo, none of Amazon’s 19 million Facebook followers would have noticed, but adding a link to the Season One DVD collection struck more than a few people as crass.
The post has since been pulled (not before any number of people, including Consumerist
http://consumerist.com/2013/06/19/amazon-marks-the-passing-of-james-gandolfini-by-trying-to-sell-sopranos-dvds/
The post seen above was published on Amazon’s Facebook page not long after news of Gandolfini’s passing had begun making the rounds.
Had the online giant merely posted the text and the photo, none of Amazon’s 19 million Facebook followers would have noticed, but adding a link to the Season One DVD collection struck more than a few people as crass.
The post has since been pulled (not before any number of people, including Consumerist
http://consumerist.com/2013/06/19/amazon-marks-the-passing-of-james-gandolfini-by-trying-to-sell-sopranos-dvds/
