Q&complAints #021 : Refuse to Endorse

What commercial product would you refuse to endorse?

Post your answer in the LEAVE A COMMENT section below. I’m not the boss of you, though. Don’t write anything for all I care! But you know I can’t endorse that kind of inaction.

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. . .here are my thoughts.

What commercial product would you refuse to endorse?

Most people have their go-to joke. Your eccentric Uncle pulls a coin out of his pocket when asked if he wants a beer with Thanksgiving dinner, saying his sponsor wouldn’t be very happy about that. Two hours later, he’s passed out drunk on the sofa. Same thing every year. I have my own go-to joke, of course. Whenever someone asks me for my email address—which, granted, isn’t often—I pull the trigger. “Yeah, sure, my email’s BradHeffron@hotmail.com. That’s M-A-I-L.” It’s not exactly a thinker, but it still falls on deaf ears more often than not. It eventually got me thinking, could @hotmale.com actually be an email domain? Could Microsoft successfully sue if someone used the homophone? Turns out, if you’re willing to pay for it, you can get whatever you want. I’m the proud owner of the @UrProbablyRight.com domain. Imagine who’d be the spokesperson for @hotmale.com—probably Chris Hemsworth or Zac Efron. Then, obviously, I’d have to refuse any offers to endorse the company. Imagine the confusion if Zac and I worked together: “No I said Efron, not Heffron. Ahh, forget it. You’re both fired!”