Funko pops to pitch 30M of inventory into a landfill! 2 2

[Robot Man]

Apparently, sales have been slow and storage costs too high. An ecological night mare. Why not donate to charity? Apparently, they feel it will devalue their brand.

I hate these stupid things. Artifical collectibles and faddish like Beanie Babies.

What  a seriously irresponsible company…

https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/funko-pop-millions-trash-storage.html

Edited March 4, 2023 by Robot Man

[Northwest]

On 3/3/2023 at 5:05 PM, Robot Man said:

Apparently, they feel it will devalue their brand.

Agreed - artificial scarcity is not sustainable, and Funko should be more responsible for their choices.  Funko's judgement and choice here may hurt their brand more than a donation ever would.

Edited March 4, 2023 by Northwest

[Jesse-Lee]

On 3/3/2023 at 7:05 PM, Robot Man said:

Apparently, sales have been slow and storage costs too high. An ecological night mare. Why not donate to charity? Apparently, they feel it will devalue their brand.

I hate these stupid things. Artifical collectibles and faddish like Beanie Babies.

What  a seriously irresponsible company…

https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/funko-pop-millions-trash-storage.html

Donating to charity will devalue it, but putting it in a landfill is all good? What kind of backward... I'd take a crate or two, they'd be cool targets...

[Robot Man]

Just think what incredible PR Funko could get by donating these to children’s hospitals, homeless kids or other under privlaged children? Instead of clogging up a landfill with unsustainable trash?

Hopefully, somebody wakes up and does the right thing. 

[HouseofComics.Com]

They are bulky. What's interesting to me is that in the last two weeks my friend told me he's doing well with Funko at his store and on ebay (presumably better, older ones?) and in Rozanski's Mile HIgh newsletter I believe he recently said that his Jason St. store turns over the entire Funko inventory every 60 days.

 

[Hes Dead Jim]

atari did something like this in 1983

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_video_game_burial

[Cat]

They should be fined for that. But we all know it'd be like a $5 fine anyway... 

[Lazyboy]

I'm conflicted. One one hand, that much waste being dumped is terrible, but on the other hand, it's nice when things end up where they truly belong.

[Ken Aldred]

On 3/4/2023 at 4:33 AM, Hes Dead Jim said:

atari did something like this in 1983

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_video_game_burial

Yup. That one’s quite infamous in the gaming world.

[Poekaymon]

When it's preferable for a company to dump something in a landfill rather than give to children's hospitals or something, you might want to rethink your system.  Then again, there are many more such examples.

[Ryan.]

Reminder that corporate executives are just as dopey as us working class shlubs.

[Robot Man]

A disapointed Funko “investor”…

 

[aardvark88]

I know Marvel Pops were being auctioned and bought by Dollarama in Canada then resold thru their network of dollar stores in all provinces for $5 Cdn. each. Some were 'Amazon Exclusive' basketball Funkos. Funko should have just donated their overstocked Pops to Children's Hospitals  in USA and Canada rather than to the dump.

[Robot Man]

Can the poly vinyl chloride be melted down and recycled at the very least?

Although a tax right off and smiles on kids faces would be much nicer…

Edited March 4, 2023 by Robot Man

[THE_BEYONDER]

On 3/4/2023 at 10:30 AM, Robot Man said:

A disapointed Funko “investor”…

 

Wonder what he paid 

[Dr. Balls]

On 3/4/2023 at 8:30 AM, Robot Man said:

A disapointed Funko “investor”…

 

Maybe it will be worth more ten years from now when the red-sharpie-written-on-plastic fades into oblivion.

[COI]

Restaurant chains dump unfathomable amounts of perfectly edible food every day instead of giving it away to people who could use a meal. This is nothing new, although the environmental impact is obviously worse.

[wurstisart]

On 3/4/2023 at 5:33 AM, Hes Dead Jim said:

atari did something like this in 1983

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_video_game_burial

I don’t think they dumped half of their inventory but a game that simply sucked.

At least that is what I remember.

[BlowUpTheMoon]

On 3/4/2023 at 4:43 PM, wurstisart said:

I don’t think they dumped half of their inventory but a game that simply sucked.

At least that is what I remember.

There's a good documentary about efforts to find and excavate those cartridges.

[namisgr]

On 3/4/2023 at 2:41 PM, COI said:

Restaurant chains dump unfathomable amounts of perfectly edible food every day instead of giving it away to people who could use a meal. This is nothing new, although the environmental impact is obviously worse.

It might surprise to learn how much carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are emitted by rotting leftovers.