[QUOTE]The company behind the in-flight catalog SkyMall filed for bankruptcy protection, a victim of evolving rules and technology that now lets airline passengers keep their smartphones and tablets powered up during flight.
After 25 years selling quirky products like a Dark Vader toaster or a paper towel holder with USB ports, SkyMall LLC is seeking a court supervised sale of its assets, according to papers filed Thursday with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Phoenix.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]The company, which started in 1989, fully suspended its retail catalog operation Jan. 16, and also laid off 47 of its 137 employees, according to court papers. SkyMall’s parent company Xhibit Corp. , which acquired the business in 2013, is also seeking Chapter 11 protection.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.wsj.com/articles/in-flight-catalog-skymall-files-for-bankruptcy-1422025308[/url]
Where am I going to get my Zombie of Montclaire Moors now?
Brickleberry was right ;-;
How will I look up massively overpriced gimmicks mid-flight now??
I was just thumbing through one of these magazines on the tarmac yesterday. My whole flight was a sham!?
[editline]23rd January 2015[/editline]
I need to make sure I'm not in the matrix or something, brb
so did anyone actually buy any skymall shit
[editline]23rd January 2015[/editline]
i mean, obviously not according to this, but was there [I]ever[/I] enough people buying that useless shit ?
Skymall was always like a cataloged version of all the bizarre shit you see on early morning infomercials like portable miniature grills that have WiFi and shit
[quote]a victim of evolving rules and technology that now lets airline passengers keep their smartphones and tablets powered up during flight.[/quote]
You have to question your business model when it's entirely reliant on technology not advancing. Also:
[quote]Dark Vader[/quote]
Where else will Mr. Plinkett buy hair plugs, black garbage bags, and replacement circular saw blades?
i hope this doesn't mean the end of the something awful skymall product reviews
[QUOTE=Itachi_Crow;46996717]Skymall was always like a cataloged version of all the bizarre shit you see on early morning infomercials like [b]portable miniature grills that have WiFi and shit[/b][/QUOTE]
that actually sounds p/ cool. mobile hotspot bbq, out in the middle of nowhere. i could look up youtube videos on how to cook, using my grill, while using my grill.
I think I still have an issue of Skymall from 2011 in my bathroom.. I wonder if I can still make an order out of it..
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUo5jpax3v4[/media]
[QUOTE=Slippery-Q;46997116]that actually sounds p/ cool. mobile hotspot bbq, out in the middle of nowhere. i could look up youtube videos on how to cook, using my grill, while using my grill.[/QUOTE]
Where the hell is xzibit when you need him
where will i get my giant cement hand that shoots out 5 different types of soda?
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