# A&F to Situation: If we give you a going-away Present, will you go Away? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 17, 2011, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-f-to-situation-if-we-give-you-a-going-away-present-will-you-go-away/593031 "2011-08-17T14:24:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-f-to-situation-if-we-give-you-a-going-away-present-will-you-go-away/593031/1 "2011-08-17T14:24:16Z")
[http://news.yahoo.com/abercrombie-asks-situation-shop-elsewhere-113449455.html](http://news.yahoo.com/abercrombie-asks-situation-shop-elsewhere-113449455.html) > [@](#): > > NEW ALBANY, Ohio (AP) — Abercrombie & Fitch is offering to pay to Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino and his fellow “Jersey Shore” cast members so they’ll stop wearing the brand on the show. > > The clothing company says in a news release posted Tuesday that it’s concerned that having Sorrentino seen in its clothing could cause “significant damage” to the company’s image. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-f-to-situation-if-we-give-you-a-going-away-present-will-you-go-away/593031/2 "2011-08-17T14:33:36Z")
hehe. [How Can I Miss You When You Won’t Go Away?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW9-FOLG-iA) ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-f-to-situation-if-we-give-you-a-going-away-present-will-you-go-away/593031/3 "2011-08-17T16:44:18Z")
See the story:[http://bostonherald.com/track/celebrity/view.bg?articleid=1359449&format=comments#CommentsArea](http://bostonherald.com/track/celebrity/view.bg?articleid=1359449&format=comments#CommentsArea) I don’t get it-it seems to me that the audience that watches JS is exactly the target that A&F wants for their overpriced clothing. And yet, they actually want to pay the cast to wear SOMEBODY ELSE’S clothing? Imagine what free advertising a show like this offers-if A&F had to pay fpor it, it would cost millions. And the cast memebers are not nattractive…just a little…“slow”!:smack: ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-f-to-situation-if-we-give-you-a-going-away-present-will-you-go-away/593031/4 "2011-08-17T17:21:24Z")
I don’t think the Jersey Shore kids reflect the wealthy, preppy demographic A&F is going for. I heard this story on the news and it made me laugh. I hope it works for all of them! Maybe Snooki should start wearing Burberry! ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-f-to-situation-if-we-give-you-a-going-away-present-will-you-go-away/593031/5 "2011-08-17T17:25:48Z")
Merged two threads about this topic. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-f-to-situation-if-we-give-you-a-going-away-present-will-you-go-away/593031/6 "2011-08-17T18:22:22Z")
I sense a money-making opportunity here. For all _sorts_ of people. ---
**Author:** ![xenophon41](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xenophon41/32/253_2.png) [@xenophon41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xenophon41)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-f-to-situation-if-we-give-you-a-going-away-present-will-you-go-away/593031/7 "2011-08-17T18:31:01Z")
“You’se gotta nice company image, here. Be a shame should any, y’know, _significant damage_ occur to it…” ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-f-to-situation-if-we-give-you-a-going-away-present-will-you-go-away/593031/8 "2011-08-17T18:33:31Z")
Yeah, I can totally see why A&F wouldn’t want those half-dressed hardbodies wearing their gear. I mean, just look at their print ads- obviously they’re going for an entirely different clientele of half-dressed hardbodies. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-f-to-situation-if-we-give-you-a-going-away-present-will-you-go-away/593031/9 "2011-08-17T18:40:55Z")
Indeed. They cater to _non_-ethnic douchebags. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-f-to-situation-if-we-give-you-a-going-away-present-will-you-go-away/593031/10 "2011-08-17T19:19:53Z")
I think this is one of the funniest things I’ve heard in a long time. You nailed it, **Alessan.** ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-f-to-situation-if-we-give-you-a-going-away-present-will-you-go-away/593031/11 "2011-08-17T19:38:08Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > They cater to _non_-ethnic douchebags. This distinction makes the whole thing make sense to me. I was confused because I place “Jersey Shore” and “A&F” in the same douchey mental pigeonhole. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-f-to-situation-if-we-give-you-a-going-away-present-will-you-go-away/593031/12 "2011-08-17T19:58:14Z")
I think the rule of douchebaggery is, white douchebags in A & F, ethnic douchebags in Ed Hardy. ---
**Author:** ![SmellMyWort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SmellMyWort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmellMyWort)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-f-to-situation-if-we-give-you-a-going-away-present-will-you-go-away/593031/13 "2011-08-17T21:08:21Z")
That store smells so f-ing bad I wouldn’t go in it if they were giving the clothes away. ---
**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-f-to-situation-if-we-give-you-a-going-away-present-will-you-go-away/593031/14 "2011-08-17T21:36:28Z")
I don’t understand why they want to pay him anything. Why don’t they (A&F) just insist that MTV blur the logo whenever he wears it? Eventually, the producers of the show, in order to avoid the extra work, will tell the douchebag to wear something else. Oh, wait. Cheap publicity for A&F, maybe? ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-f-to-situation-if-we-give-you-a-going-away-present-will-you-go-away/593031/15 "2011-08-17T22:10:15Z")
Fuck, they practically admit it’s just a PR stunt. Total jackass move. I’m not sure who the bigger douche is, “the Situation” or A&F. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-f-to-situation-if-we-give-you-a-going-away-present-will-you-go-away/593031/16 "2011-08-17T22:48:17Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > Fuck, they practically admit it’s just a PR stunt. Total jackass move. For a moment, I thought the store that sells push-up bras to seven year old girls was worried about its image :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-f-to-situation-if-we-give-you-a-going-away-present-will-you-go-away/593031/17 "2011-08-17T23:59:11Z")
> [@Pai325](#): > > I don’t think the Jersey Shore kids reflect the wealthy, preppy demographic A&F is going for. I heard this story on the news and it made me laugh. I hope it works for all of them! Maybe Snooki should start wearing Burberry! Wealthy demographic? AF is a bunch of tacky, cheap mall clothes, not anything fancy. I find it hilarious that AF is attempting to get some publicity out of this when a pair of AF sweats are no less tacky than something by Ed Hardy. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-f-to-situation-if-we-give-you-a-going-away-present-will-you-go-away/593031/18 "2011-08-18T17:04:16Z")
Well here’s a frankly bizarre pitch that may well be the first anti-product placement. Abercrombie & Fitch have actually offered professional moron “the Situation” money to [NOT wear their clothes](http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2011/08/abercrombie-fitch-offers-cash-if-the-situation-stops-wearing-their-clothes): > [@](#): > > We are deeply concerned that Mr. Sorrentino’s association with our brand could cause significant damage to our image. We understand that the show is for entertainment purposes, but believe this association is contrary to the aspirational nature of our brand, and may be distressing to many of our fans. We have therefore offered a substantial payment to Michael ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino and the producers of MTV’s The Jersey Shore to have the character wear an alternate brand. We have also extended this offer to other members of the cast, and are urgently waiting a response. As the article notes, the ultimate irony is that A&F has long been the standard label for a particular class of men who tend to over-value their overall worthiness and / or desirability. But the cast of “the Jersey Shore” are apparently of such low class that even the average, run-of-the-mill douchebag doesn’t want to emulate them. This opens up a whole new world of marketing in which obnoxious C-list and D-list stars / has-beens are paid to remain invisible. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-f-to-situation-if-we-give-you-a-going-away-present-will-you-go-away/593031/19 "2011-08-18T17:16:43Z")
Being discussed here: > **[A&F to Situation: If we give you a going-away Present, will you go Away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=620686)** > > http://news.yahoo.com/abercrombie-asks-situation-shop-elsewhere-113449455.html ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-f-to-situation-if-we-give-you-a-going-away-present-will-you-go-away/593031/20 "2011-08-18T17:16:52Z")
Too late! There are already two threads in before you, combined into one: > **[A&F to Situation: If we give you a going-away Present, will you go Away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=620686)** > > http://news.yahoo.com/abercrombie-asks-situation-shop-elsewhere-113449455.html [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-f-to-situation-if-we-give-you-a-going-away-present-will-you-go-away/593031.md?page=2)