Abercrumbie & Flitch Under Fire: Old People Should Stay Out of Malls

Publius Forum ^ | 07/24/10 | Warner Todd Huston

[Mobile Vulgus]

Abercrumbie & Flitch, the trendy fashion retailer, is under fire from customers and the media for its newest sales campaign. The retailer is calling it “Old sCOOL” and features scantily clad elderly folks modeling the store’s latest line of apparel.

Store spokesman and mastermind of the campaign, Stewart Kindly, said that the new campaign is meant to bring older customers back into the stores because, “Old people are cool, ya know?”

Mr. Kindly said that increasingly, older Americans are feeling left out of the loop in America’s malls where the retailer has most of its outlets. The chain felt that it was time to let the aged and infirm have a chance to “dress like a slut.”...

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[Mobile Vulgus]

A bit of parody of our sometimes wacky culture.

[Howie66]

I don’t mind.

I avoid Malls and Mall Rats as much as I can.

I spend my money elsewhere, like gun shows and sporting goods stores. :)

[Bryanw92]

>>The chain felt that it was time to let the aged and infirm have a chance to “dress like a slut.”...

That ship has already sailed. I saw a woman of at least 60 last week wearing a halter top with a tattoo covering most of her breasts and a belly-button ring.

[righttackle44]

I’m old. I go where there are not too many jerks, young OR old. And there’s a lot of young jerks.

[bigbob]

I try to comply with this request

[VanDeKoik]

Who would be in a mall @ 9:00am on a Monday if they didn’t show up?

[tioga]

what the ‘L ???

[shadeaud]

Next time you see her, tell her to come home, the kids are hungry and the house needs cleaning. Ask her what she wants me to do with all those copies of Newsweek and the TIVO recordings of Keith Obermann

[Kakaze]

That ship has already sailed. I saw a woman of at least 60 last week wearing a halter top with a tattoo covering most of her breasts and a belly-button ring

Good Lord.

[LadyPilgrim]

Okay then...old people...STOP giving your money to your spoiled, pagan brats to spend in these malls!!!!

[tioga]

That ship has already sailed. I saw a woman of at least 60 last week wearing a halter top with a tattoo covering most of her breasts and a belly-button ring.

touche!

[FrdmLvr]

In less than 30 yrs. we will be saying this about the majority of the population.

[Dr. Sivana]

That ship has already sailed. I saw a woman of at least 60 last week wearing a halter top with a tattoo covering most of her breasts and a belly-button ring.

She's actually a 36 year old Meth addict.

[Onelifetogive]

That makes me want to buy some clothes...NOT!

[ViLaLuz]

Was it Helen Thomas?

[Bryanw92]

>>Was it Helen Thomas?

If it had been her, I wouldn’t be able to read FR because my eye sockets would be burned out.

[RnMomof7]

I am a grandmother and NO ONE would think it was cool to see my body

[ViLaLuz]

Now that she’s lost her job, she is available...