Virgin Money introduced a Sex Pistols credit card and it made people very sad
Virgin Money have introduced a new Sex Pistols credit card which they say will “introduce a little anarchy to your wallet”. Ahem. Understandably this has made quite a few people angry, upset and die a little bit inside.
It’s great to see @VirginMoney acknowledging the Sex Pistols. Thank you Virgin Money. pic.twitter.com/ObSJAbaCMv
— Sex Pistols Official (@sexpistols) June 9, 2015
There was mourning.
RIP Punk. https://t.co/YGFVsGp8ZO
— Mazzy K (@MazzyK) June 9, 2015
Some people wondered how this could happen.
A Krusty The Clown moment right here via @pistolsofficial @VirginMoney pic.twitter.com/I3KJ5pVQwH
— Rowsten Plungeware, Esq. (@gilfer) June 9, 2015
The only thing that could justify this is if you had to spit in someone's face every time you used it. https://t.co/7AmX94B8NA
— Palle! (@Palle_Hoffstein) June 9, 2015
Virgin missed a trick: Dire Straits' Money For Nothing credit cards
— Jeffw (@Jeffwni) June 9, 2015
Others expressed sadness at how this has soiled the reputation of John Lydon’s previous work.
This makes a mockery of all those treasured butter commercials https://t.co/NiuVba8sTw
— Tom Jamieson (@jamiesont) June 9, 2015
With their new Sex Pistols credit card, Virgin Money are telling us that they're both vicious and rotten.
— Mr Roger Quimbly (@RogerQuimbly) June 9, 2015
While others questioned the meaning of ‘rebellious’.
@bellacaledonia how's about we run up a bill on it & don't pay it back, is that rebellious enough @VirginMoney ? pic.twitter.com/7y1PcfRf0u
— Joe Miller (@joe_averagejoe) June 9, 2015
And the small print.
https://twitter.com/SimonNRicketts/status/608195477780070401
And others thought of how they would use the new card.
https://twitter.com/robdelaney/status/608212642839306240
Or other forms of payment.
I'd rather pay by clashhttps://t.co/lyE6PW430q
— Sean Leahy (@thepunningman) June 9, 2015
The death of punk? Misguided marketing? Or Virgin Money generating some PR from the inevitable social media outrage? You decide!
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