This could be a deliberate FAIL wrapped in a clever marketing effort. Whether it was intentional or just the latest case of idiocy, it has generated free publicity for coupon broker Groupon. MarketWatch has the press releases:
Groupon ( www.groupon.com ) (NASDAQ: GRPN) will be kicking off Presidents Day weekend by giving customers 10 dollars off 40 dollars when they purchase a deal for any local business. The $10 bill, as everyone knows, features President Alexander Hamilton — undeniably one of our greatest presidents and most widely recognized for establishing the country’s financial system. [Emphasis added]
Beginning Saturday, Feb. 15 at 9 am CST, shoppers will be able to redeem this offer by using the promo code “10OFF40LOCAL”, which isn’t very catchy, but neither was President Hamilton’s famous saying, “nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty.”
President Hamilton is best known for the fiscal sensibilities that led him to author economic policies, establish a national bank and control taxes. Customers can honor our money-minded commander-in-chief and find deals by searching Groupon.com for local deals all through President’s Day weekend. Promo codes are limited, and more information can be found at: https://www.groupon.com/faq#faqs:content-269
Twitchy reports that Yahoo News’s Chris Moody believes Groupon is trolling even though he did tweet earlier:
My friend wrote to @Groupon to say that Alexander Hamilton was never president. Their spokesperson responded: pic.twitter.com/FXalOn3tEF
— Chris Moody (@Chris_Moody) February 14, 2014
