Samsung's Tweet About Skipping Out on Rent: Funny or Dumb?

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Lots of brands imply that you should scrimp on the essentials to afford their pricy products, but Samsung has the balls to come out and say it. In a tweet Wednesday, Samsung Camera USA wrote, "Did you pay your #rent today? Not yet? Go get a camera! I'm sure everything will work itself out!"—followed by a link to a $200 WiFi digital camera. We actually found it pretty funny (though it would be funnier if it linked to this $700 camera).

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