When Is a Makeshift Best Buy Tribute to Heath Ledger Too Soon? The Answer: Always.

• benji23

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  {slow clap} Bravo, Best Buy, bravo.

  Posted 1/23/2008 [reply] [flag]

• Erin

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  Unbelievable.

  Posted 1/23/2008 [reply] [flag]

• hannalee

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  It's tacky, but not deliberately rude... Maybe a store worker thought it was a nice gesture, kind of like those makeshift memorials outside Heath's apartment.

  Posted 1/23/2008 [reply] [flag]

• AdamsWorldBlog

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  If this was done as a tribute it was a nice thing, if it was done to sell movies.... uuuuhhh, I don't even want to think about that possibility.

  Posted 1/24/2008 [reply] [flag]

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BEST BUY IS SENSITIVE
Published 1/23/2008 at What Would Tyler Durden Do?
Best Week Ever has a picture sent in by a reader (hint hint you lazy fuckers) taken last night, showing Best Buy attempting to profit just hours after Heath Ledger died.  I actually wouldn't be surprised if it was Best Buy who killed him.

Best Buy Store Sets Up Tacky Heath Ledger Memorial
Published 1/23/2008 by GreasyGuide at GreasyGuide.com
... How tacky is this! A Best Buy in Mission Valley San Diego set up this sign with DVD’s featuring Heath Ledger for them to buy and remember him. Good going Best Buy..how classy! ...

Too Soon To Profit Off Of Unfortunate Death?
Published 1/23/2008 by rebecca at Jossip
A Best Buy in Mission Valley, San Diego has already begun honoring the passing of Heath Ledger by encouraging sales of his DVDs. We’re still too raw to revisit Ten Things I Hate About You but Best Buy is there for those who are ready. [BWE] ...

Stay classy Best Buy
Published 1/23/2008 by The Blemish at The Blemish
... A reader sent in this picture to Best Week Ever taken at the Mission Valley Best Buy in San Diego a few hours after Heath Ledger’s death. Apparently, the most appropriate way to honor Heath is to buy his DVDs from them. What? No complimentary poster? ...

Best Buy Trying To Cash In On Heath Ledger Death
Published 1/23/2008 by Orange Pixie at Gabby Babble
... Best Week Ever have posted a picture of a sign that was placed at a Best Buy store in San Diego telling people about the passing of the actor Heath Ledger and suggesting that they buy one of his DVDs. The sign was placed only hours after the passing of Heath Ledger. ...

Wow
Published 1/23/2008 by gtrancenet at Celebrity Gossip by Derek Hail
... This photo was sent in to Best Week Ever showing a makeshift memorial in a San Diego Best Buy.  Nothing says “Classy Memorial” like a teen comedy, an Unrated Lords of Dog Town, and a movie about Gay Sex propped in front of a recently printed sign.  Great Job Best Buy. ...

Honor or Greed?
Published 1/23/2008 by Spicy Pants at Celebrity Smack! Gossip & Entertainment Blog
... Best Week Ever is reporting that a Best Buy store in San Diego created a Heath Ledger tribute promoting his DVDs only hours after his death. ...

Best Buy rushes to cash in on Heath Ledger's death :(
Published 1/23/2008 at OH NO!!
um, seriously? I didn't see this posted yet. I think this would have made a lot more sense if it was a few years after his passing but ONE DAY???????? NO THANKS. source = best week ever

Best Buy Rushes to Cash In on Heath Ledgers Death
Published 1/23/2008 by Allie at Gone Hollywood
Seriously? Best Week Ever reports, Yesterday evening, only a few hours after the tragic passing of Heath Ledger, we received this e-mail from reader Don T., who stumbled across a thoughtfully arranged makeshift Heath Ledger Tribute at his local Best Buy in Mission Valley San Diego. A small sign, created by the company’s finest 1998-era laser printer, informs its customers that they should “Remember a ...

Afternoon Crumbs
Published 1/23/2008 by Michael K at Dlisted - Be Very Afraid
... (site NSFW) - Drunken Stepfather Hilary Duff looks best when she keeps her mouth shut - Hollywood Tuna It's good to be Diane Kruger - Popsugar Brit Brit covers Ace of Base - Just Jared Tim Burton is smart and crazy - Hollywood Rag Lindsay Lohan defends her shitty movie - A Socialite's Life Another reason to hate Best Buy - Best Week Ever

Best Buy's Ledger hustle
Published 1/23/2008 at Hollywood Elsewhere
... at 11:09 AM Only a few hours after the passing of Heath Ledger , an enterprising Best Buy store manager in San Diego's Mission Valley had this display up. I'll wager that hundreds of video store managers across the country did the same thing yesterday. Any sightings? There used to be an idea that you should wait a few days after the death of a celebrity to reap the commercial benefits, but no longer. How long did record stores wait to exploit the death of Elvis in '77? (Thanks to Best Week Ever 's Michelle Collins .)

Bad Taste Roundup [Too Soon?]
Published 1/23/2008 by Pareene at Gawker
... Above, a makeshift tribute to both the late Heath Ledger and the almighty dollar, found at a Best Buy in San Diego. It's the tip of the bad taste iceberg. Join us on a trip through the void where we once pretended to store the concept of our shared humanity, won't you? ...

Postscript - Banking on the Heath Ledger Tragedy
Published 1/23/2008 at Radar: Fresh Intelligence Blog
How long must you wait before attempting to capitalize on the tragically premature death of an international celebrity? Just a few hours if you work at a Best Buy in San Diego, where one enterprising store manager set up a "Remember a Great Actor Through Great Performances" table, a subtle reminder to customers that the best way to mourn the passing away of Heath Ledger would be by purchasing A Knight's Tale on DVD. Paparazzi agencies businesses not exactly known for tact and grace have been similarly aggressive: Within 12 hours of Ledger's death, Radar received three ...

pop nosh: britney & adnan - still on - ugh
Published 1/23/2008 by popbytes at popbytes
... → sadly when there's tragedy - there's profit! one 'best buy' jumps the gun... best week ever ...

Afternoon Links
Published 1/23/2008 by kylehepp@gmail.com at I'm Not Obsessed - Celebrity Gossip And Pictures
Heidi Klum was seen, also sporting bangs, at an event for Bella Fontanis , in Munich, Germany.  Best Buy tries to profit through a “tribute” to Heath Ledger.   Ugh. Do you think ...

Pieces of Candy: Hump Day Edition
Published 1/23/2008 by Candy at Circus Hour | Celebrity, Art, Gossip, Entertainment, Pop Culture, Satire, The Superifical
... Best Buy has a shortage of tact in wake of Heath Ledger’s passing. [ BWE ] Dolly Parton is happiest when she’s dressed like a “whore” and other things we have in common. [ ...

Say What?!
Published 1/24/2008 by Kelly at dailystab.com
... **Please note there is no video to this, just audio** Britney Spears totally insults Ace of Base (is she tryign to tell us something?! - DR MOST RECENT UPDATES on the tragic death of Heath Ledger - INO Is Jamie Lynn Spears giving up her baby? - PB  Paris Hilton’s sex dress - CR  Best Buy has no class, NONE - BWE  Salma Hayek’s baby will never go hungry - ...

Linkaaaaay!
Published 1/24/2008 by raincoaster at Ayyyy!
... (PerezHilton) Pete Doherty ate my lovechild (AgentBedhead) Heath Ledger autopsy inconclusive (CelebritySmack) Viggo Mortensen won’t cross a picket line for an Oscar (CelebWarship) Lenny Kravitz is saving himself for marriage (GenosWorld) Jude Law is smiling because…? (AllieIsWired) Owen Wilson buys a bong (Dlisted) Naomi Campbell is the Abominable Snow Bitch (Bossip) Best Buy pimps out the late Heath Ledger ...