Has Groupon gotten a little too personal?
The offer in question — which The Chicago Sun-Times reports is real, and Business Insider writes off as a publicity gimmick — is written in Groupon’s standard heavy-on-the-banter style; it starts off: “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but a baby that isn’t named by Groupon smells like missed opportunity,” going on: “All too often, the importance of a child’s name takes a backseat to other ‘needs’ such as food, shelter, and clothing. Groupon, the World’s Foremost Authority in Baby Naming™, has stepped up to address this issue.”
The site adds: “Any attempt to name your child ‘Clembough’ independent of this exclusive Groupon will be recognized by the world as a cheap imitation.” And indeed, the price tag doesn’t appear to have stopped one intrepid Grouponer from signing his or her family up.
Understandably, some users have questions about the deal. In the “Deal Q&A”associated with the offer, Candace B. writes, “This has to be a joke” — to which a Groupon representative replies: “This is the most serious deal that Groupon has ever seriously run in its serious history.”
Groupon Baby Name Deal: Site Offers To Name Your Baby ‘Clembough’ For $1,000
