Incredible Display of Bad Taste

A
toy being sold from Florida to Boston depicts an airliner crashing into
twin towers as the trophy for a candy cache. We are trying to track down
any unrecalled packages, as these will certainly become collectors items.  

It
is hard to imagine a more tasteless display of crass commercialism,
which virtually guarantees it a place as an American classic. Any alert
readers spotting these gems should snatch up as many as they can get
their hands on….

The toys are packaged with candy sold at Hispanic groceries.
They were distributed
as far away as Boston.

The company that sold them, but now has recalled them, is called Lisy
Corporation, a Miami-based spice, snack and candy company.

"We gave our people, immediately, the authority to get it from the stores
and to send it back," comments Luis Padron, Lisy Corportation.

Upon realizing the nature of the toy, and the product number 9-0-1-1
on each toy, Lisy Corp. sent a letter to stores saying the toy "resembles
the Twin Towers and an airplane. [It is] "totally inappropriate".

from Channel
9 Orlando

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