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Cards Against Humanity Has Made Over $54K Selling Nothing on Black Friday
- such_a_casual 11y ago"Sometimes buying nothing is better than buying Cards Against Humanity. This is one of those times."
- gamesbrainiac 11y ago> Because the greatest Black Friday gift of all is buying nothing. We’re offering that for the rock-bottom price of $5. How can you afford NOT to seize this incredible opportunity? Great salesmanship.
- personjerry 11y agoIt would be even better if they had it as $10 crossed out, 50% sale price: $5
- JacobAldridge 11y agoOr $0 crossed out? Given that's the recommended retail price of nothing?
- balls187 11y agoGiven that they raised prices during one black friday, crossing out the $0 and charging $5 would be apropos.
- spo81rty 11y agoGreat marketing!
- ecesena 11y agoIsn't this either very border line or even illegal in the US (genuinely asking)? - I thought every contract between 2 parties required an exchange of something, so money can't be traded for nothing, but maybe I'm wrong. Edit: getting downvoted, not sure why, explanation would be helpful
- nicksergeant 11y agoProbably not any different than just donating to a GoFundMe fundraiser. It's not actually a deductible charitable donation, and you're receiving nothing in return.
- ecesena 11y agoI believe that crowdfunding platforms solved exactly the legal issue behind that. I have no idea about the details but I imagine that 1. they take care about taxes and similar, and 2. someone you're donating money in exchange of being part of the cause, whatever this legally means. What I'm asking is specifically related to the term "nothing", which (I think) can only have a single interpretation.
- licoricetic 11y agoCrowdfibding sites to not handle income taxes, only sdles taxes where relevant. They only withhold CC fees and their fees.
- Scoundreller 11y agoIt just means the buyers could easily get a refund. It's not illegal. Similarly, technically minors can't enter into commercial contracts except for life necessities. So if an <18 buys a car, they could return it whenever they want. Whether they'd have to pay something for its use/damage is debatable.
- ecesena 11y agoInteresting, thanks.
- chipperyman573 11y ago>So if an <18 buys a car, they could return it whenever they want. Whether they'd have to pay something for its use/damage is debatable. Can you go more into detail on that or tell me what law says that? Does that mean I (17/US) could walk into Walmart, buy a shirt, wear it for 6 months and expect a full refund?
- username223 11y agoNice. If they're smart, they'll donate it all to Oxfam. That, or post InstaPix of spending it on hookers and blow.
- collyw 11y agoReadin the headline I kind of expected that it would be going to a worthwhile cause, but no. Wow some people are stupid.
- mcphage 11y ago> I kind of expected that it would be going to a worthwhile cause They do have posted: > If I give you $5, what are you going to do with the money? > That’s for us to know and you to find out. We’ll make the announcement soon. So it may yet be. And it may not.
- kordless 11y agoIn Buddhism, nothingness or emptiness is actually a "thing".
- glxc 11y agono
- mattbettinson 11y agoAnd a "thing" is nothingness
- AdmiralACK 11y agoThe Nothing was a great enemy to Atreyu. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088323/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088323/
- honestcoyote 11y agoWhen I had a brief interest in Buddhism, I looked into the local zen center. Which had a convenient list of prices. Quite high prices as I remember. The Cards Against Humanity people are selling nothingness at a comparative bargain. Could almost be one of those old zen stories: "Give me 5 dollars and you'll get nothing." "Ok! 5 bucks right here. Wait! Why are you walking away? Where is it?" "Your money was always surrounded by nothing. You gave me the money and nothing remained." At that moment, the mark was enlightened.
- crpatino 11y agoIt sounds reminiscent of the "I am rich" app[1], and even more to the apparently apocryphal copycat "I am not stupid" (which was presumably sold for US$1.99) [1] See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Rich https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Rich
- bpicolo 11y agoCards against Humanity has great marketing team, but I'm still pretty sure people are buying in because they think there's a chance they're getting something still. There was that time recently that cards against humanity sold a box of literal bull shit, and then people were disappointed when they got just literal bull shit.
- chipperyman573 11y agoThey don't ask for your address, there's no way they'll get anything.
- bpicolo 11y agoI don't disagree. My point is people are not smart. =|
- grecy 11y agoI buy things online all the time that are not physically shipped to my address
- hexedpackets 11y agoThat's even in the FAQ: But really, I’ll get something, right? No, we’re not even taking your shipping address. All we have to offer is nothing.
- tux3 11y agoI hope not, I'd be so disappointed if they tried to rob me of all that premium rate nothing I ordered! But I'm not too worried, I'm pretty sure they'll hold up their side of the deal, especially since they didn't ask for people's info.
- giarc 11y ago>If I give you $5, what are you going to do with the money? That’s for us to know and you to find out. We’ll make the announcement soon. This might be throwing people off. My guess is they are going to make some charitable donation.
- jasonkostempski 11y agoI ask for nothing every year and I never get it.
- glxc 11y agois it possible that no one has paid anything and then they're just posting these numbers for attention?
- Khao 11y agoGiven how well Cards Against Humanity did in their last stupid sales like that (their first Black Friday was Everything Costs 5$ More!, on another occasion they sold shit, literally shit in a box) I think those numbers are 100% real.
- dizzyviolet 11y agoPlayed it for the first time at a Thanksgiving dinner yesterday. It's everything I had heard and it is offensive. It's also an absolute blast to play with the right people.
- joeld42 11y agoThey are selling an experience and a story to tell. $5 and you have a funny story to tell when CaH comes in in conversation. It also makes you part of a group of "ironic" CaH customers. Similar to buying prestige by buying a luxury good when there is a cheaper equivalent. Marketing today is all about identity, authenticity and defining oneself.
- will_pseudonym 11y agoToday? It's been that way for the better part of a century.
- baddox 11y agoIf by some nearly inconceivable series of events one found oneself in a situation where one thought it would be socially beneficial to say they gave $5 to CaH for nothing, one could just say that regardless of whether it's true.
- jstoiko 11y agoI love the idea and kudos to CaH for nailing the against-the-wind trend. However one questions came to mind. Is that legal? Can someone actually sell "nothing" without calling it a donation?
- lips 11y agoTotally baffled at any/all articles and discussion of this by anyone who's familiar with their modus operandi. It's CaH. Either they're going to donate it, or do something awwbsurdacomical, and all they need is your name and email to keep you in the loop as the black frijinx ensue. Yadda yadda.
- balls187 11y agoSeveral of the commenters here are missing the point. Cards Against Humanity has had an anti-black friday "gimmick" for at least one or two years now, and this is keeping with that tradition. One of their black friday sales was to raise the price of the game. Next year, they'll have a different gimmick.
- ianstallings 11y agoYou've explained it completely, yet I still don't see the point from the customer's perspective. "Haha I just gave a company $5 for nothing!".. What?
- ratsimihah 11y agoI find pleasure in mocking consumerism.
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- ratsimihah 11y agohttps://www.facebook.com/MitchellWiggs/videos/10156258219585257/ https://www.facebook.com/MitchellWiggs/videos/10156258219585...
- balls187 11y agoIt's possible many people were previous supporters of Cards Against Humanity, and those who gave $5 assumed that the money would be likely be used for something, other than shore up their coffers.
- scarface74 11y agoCards Against Humanity is always doing something crazy. When they sponsor the Accidental Tech Podcast and instead of a sponsor read, they have John Siracusa review toaster ovens.
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- gokhan 11y agoThey raised $71,145 and announced they're spending money with a list of items they're buying: http://cardsagainsthumanity.com/blackfriday/ http://cardsagainsthumanity.com/blackfriday/
- HCIdivision17 11y agoAnd if you missed out on this phenomenal deal, you can experience it retro-vicariously through the magic of The Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20151127130402/https://store.cardsagainsthumanity.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20151127130402/https://store.car...
- to3m 11y agoThis... raises as many questions for me as it answers.
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- ben_utzer 11y agoOh Karlee (blush)