The Dove soap logo crying purple tears
Burger King changes its name to Burger Prince, with purple milkshakes
Purple-Color Rain-X Limited Edition
Totes Purple Umbrella (for Purple Rain)
Prince Spaghetti Purple Pasta with Purple Meat Sauce
Raspberry Pop-Tarts shaped like berets (Limited Edition, with a mix of raspberry and blueberry filling {Who am I kidding: It’s all raspberry artificial flavoring with food coloring!}, and with purple frosting)
Cherry Moon Pies
Hot Wheels Little Red Corvette (with purple interior)
Hot Wheels Little Red Corvette (with purple interior)
(BTW: I know many people think it’s crass commercialization for a corporation to make a salute to a dead celebrity with their brand, but I disagree, unless it’s really tasteless {Like if Milk of Magnesia had done a Michael Jackson ad right after his death: you know, something like that; or if some airline did a “Free Bird” ad after the Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash that killed Ronnie Van Zant, featuring the dead band members: “They get a free ticket to heaven!” Actually, if they said the last part, people might have given it a pass.}. People who work for brands might just want to use their raised public profile to make a real gesture they couldn’t make by themselves. Also, if the idea is creative, I always give them a pass, although many might not. I just think differently about it: I will never buy some pizza or laundry detergent because they made it black when Johnny Cash died or whatever: it’s just a gesture. Maybe it’s crass commercialization, or maybe it’s really heartfelt, but from the Twitter account of a corporation: I don’t know, and I almost don’t care. As long as the idea is good or fun, then it’s better than nothing, in my book. And who cares anyway? You can always just choose to ignore what you don’t like.)
