Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Nerd Aquaman, Aquaman, Does Whatever an Aqua Can
Posted by Paul Constant on Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 3:02 PM
Ah, the Internet. Apparently, 80'sTees.com posted a pre-order listing for an Aquaman hoodie. Someone ordered the hoodie, but a few days later, the item disappeared from the website. Not one to give in, the hoodie buyer asked the folks at 80'sTees why they pulled the hoodie. They said they didn't have enough pre-orders to warrant making the hoodie. The buyer asked how many buyers they'd need to make it profitable enough. They said 200.
So that was the beginning of an internet crusade. And now 202 people have pre-ordered the Aquaman hoodie, which means it will be made. Joy! The only problem is that this is the Aquaman hoodie people were fighting so hard for:
This is really unfortunate. You really shouldn't buy any hoodie with abs printed on it. That said, this is an inspiring story of consumers getting what they want. I bet in two years, it'll be a movie starring Jack Black as the ardent internet nerd out to get his hoodie.
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