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TexasTowelie

(112,248 posts)
Sat Jul 16, 2016, 01:35 AM Jul 2016

University of North Texas really should have thought through this mug design

Businesses regularly experience PR nightmares, like Target and the super-photoshopped thigh gap or Houston's Roots Bistro making a joke out of domestic violence.

While some of these blunders can result in extreme outrage, there will occasionally be one that you can't help but laugh at.

Like any university, the University of North Texas (UNT) likes to promote school spirit by selling the usual array of branded products: T-shirts, key chains, mugs.

One mug, however, is getting more attention than the rest for its unfortunate design involving the "C" shaped handle and UNT's abbreviation.

Read more at http://www.chron.com/business/article/University-of-North-Texas-mug-8379819.php . I will not post the image of the mug though.

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University of North Texas really should have thought through this mug design (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jul 2016 OP
Oops. misterhighwasted Jul 2016 #1
Yikes! I'm not getting one of those for my brother! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2016 #2
It might not have been an accident, since they know such a mug would sell big to frats and tblue37 Jul 2016 #3
I'd like to think this is an accident, but I've lived in Texas way too long. marble falls Jul 2016 #4
I looked... HubertHeaver Jul 2016 #5
Here is the one that was actually for sale at the school. Javaman Jul 2016 #6

Rhiannon12866

(205,472 posts)
2. Yikes! I'm not getting one of those for my brother!
Sat Jul 16, 2016, 02:03 AM
Jul 2016

I took the easy way and got him a UVM hockey sweatshirt for his birthday last month. He graduated from there too...

tblue37

(65,403 posts)
3. It might not have been an accident, since they know such a mug would sell big to frats and
Sat Jul 16, 2016, 02:06 AM
Jul 2016

certain other demographics.

Javaman

(62,530 posts)
6. Here is the one that was actually for sale at the school.
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 09:09 AM
Jul 2016

No wonder they pulled it...

amazon also pulled it from their store.



And if anyone gets offended by this image, please let me know, I will delete the post.

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