It ’s a dark daytime for Lord of the Rings necklace collector and expound preferent furniture enthusiasts everywhere . This morning , SkyMall ’s parent society , Xhibit Corp. ( different Xzibit ) has filed for bankruptcy . Let ’s take a instant of silence for the garden Sasquatch that may never be .
As in all things , it ’s obviously the net ’s geological fault . According to Chief Executive Scott Wiley :
With the increased use of electronic machine on planes , fewer multitude browsed the SkyMall in - flight catalog . [ This ] resulted in additional rivalry from einsteinium - commerce retailers and additional competitor for the care of passengers , all of which further negatively impacted SkyMall ’s catalogue sale .
In the promulgation , Wiley claims that he ’s “ extremely defeated in this result and are promising that SkyMall and the iconic ‘ SkyMall ’ blade find a home to remain to operate as SkyMall has for the last 25 years . ” So SkyMall itself is n’t necessarily idle quite yet — it ’s just running out of cash . Which is laughable consideringthe riches of important and wholly necessary consumer good hiding within the catalogues sacred pages . Important token like this :
And this :
And even this :
For now , Xhibit is look for to sell SkyMall and its various other assets , so there ’s still hope that some well - hearted , enterprising immature insane someone will grease one’s palms the company and keep its imagination alive . The auction to buy SkyMall and all its marvelous assets is being held around March 24 , so if you have a few jillion of buck lying around and a passion for laughable consumer good — that harebrained person could be you . [ PR entanglement , Wall Street Journal ]
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