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Cards 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 st

by bpicolo 11y ago

Cards 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 ago
They don't ask for your address, there's no way they'll get anything.
- bpicolo 11y ago
  I don't disagree. My point is people are not smart. =|
- grecy 11y ago
  I buy things online all the time that are not physically shipped to my address
- hexedpackets 11y ago
  That'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 ago
I 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.
- UnoriginalGuy 11y ago
  It is extremely similar to John Oliver's Last Week Tonight spoof religion "Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption" for which they asked for cash donations for essentially nothing in return (and then donated the proceeds to charity). Which kinda-sorta follows on from Colbert Super PAC which asked for donations to a Super PAC which did essentially nothing and then they too donated it. CAH are in their right to do "whatever" with the money, but it wouldn't shock me if they donated it.
  - giarc 11y ago
    We were kind of right. The staff spent the money on mostly material things. Some made sizeable contributions to various charities.
noobermin 11y ago
They definitely are selling off of their fame (or notoriety) here. I could go out to the main street today and say "Hi all! I'm selling nothing for $5!" and I'd get nothing because I'm not Cards Against Humanity. They must be living the Millenialist dream, get money for literally (not figuratively at all) doing nothing but asking for it.
- ssully 11y ago
  I didn't buy into this, but honestly wouldn't feel bad for doing so. The people behind CAH donate a large amount of their money to charity and recently started a scholarship for woman in sciences. In fact the last stunt they did like this involved selling literal bullshit to people. After the campaign ended they announced all profits from it went to a charity.
  - UnoriginalGuy 11y ago
    Exactly. The person above IS correct, they are selling this off of their reputation. But that reputation has many people believing that they will either do something funny OR donate to charity, and that is win/win.
- mercer 11y ago
  Millenialist?

by bpicolo 11y ago

chipperyman573 11y ago

They don't ask for your address, there's no way they'll get anything.

bpicolo 11y ago
I don't disagree. My point is people are not smart. =|
grecy 11y ago
I buy things online all the time that are not physically shipped to my address
hexedpackets 11y ago
That'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 ago

I 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.

UnoriginalGuy 11y ago
It is extremely similar to John Oliver's Last Week Tonight spoof religion "Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption" for which they asked for cash donations for essentially nothing in return (and then donated the proceeds to charity). Which kinda-sorta follows on from Colbert Super PAC which asked for donations to a Super PAC which did essentially nothing and then they too donated it. CAH are in their right to do "whatever" with the money, but it wouldn't shock me if they donated it.
- giarc 11y ago
  We were kind of right. The staff spent the money on mostly material things. Some made sizeable contributions to various charities.

noobermin 11y ago

They definitely are selling off of their fame (or notoriety) here. I could go out to the main street today and say "Hi all! I'm selling nothing for $5!" and I'd get nothing because I'm not Cards Against Humanity. They must be living the Millenialist dream, get money for literally (not figuratively at all) doing nothing but asking for it.

ssully 11y ago
I didn't buy into this, but honestly wouldn't feel bad for doing so. The people behind CAH donate a large amount of their money to charity and recently started a scholarship for woman in sciences. In fact the last stunt they did like this involved selling literal bullshit to people. After the campaign ended they announced all profits from it went to a charity.
- UnoriginalGuy 11y ago
  Exactly. The person above IS correct, they are selling this off of their reputation. But that reputation has many people believing that they will either do something funny OR donate to charity, and that is win/win.
mercer 11y ago
Millenialist?