# Product placement & tie-ins

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/product-placement-tie-ins/591534>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 5, 2011, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/product-placement-tie-ins/591534 "2011-08-05T03:00:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/product-placement-tie-ins/591534/1 "2011-08-05T03:00:43Z")

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I realize that product placement & tie-ins are part of Hollywood now and aren’t going to go away. I’m not thrill about them but what are you going to do?

However I came across one today that I find to be a bit disturbing. I picked up a package of Cottonelle Moist Wipes at Walgreens. When I got home I notice a sticker on it for the movie Cars 2. Really?

What is essentially a toilet paper product tie in with an animated movie with anthropomorphic cars? I will likely never see the movie, but I hope to hell there is no product placement for this in the movie. Please don’t tell me if there is.

What product placements & tie-ins have you found strange?