Sad news today as the one reliable aspect of air travel — the SkyMall catalog — might be on the way out for good:
SkyMall parent Xhibit to file for bankruptcy protection $XBTC http://t.co/mXiVYtKNsH pic.twitter.com/P6fHBK812y
— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) January 23, 2015
Say it ain’t so!
According to the Wall Street Journal, the company is currently looking for a buyer that will allow it to continue as a going concern, but as of now, there’s no suitor on the horizon.
So, what’s your favorite SkyMall product? Here are some of the funnier ones we’ve seen shared by Tweeters, along with humorous lamentations on purchases not made. At least we hope they’re humorous and not legit:
RIP SkyMall. You will be missed. http://t.co/O4diICg7a7 pic.twitter.com/bcSEfINCr1
— Mashable (@mashable) January 23, 2015
ME WHEN I FOUND OUT SKYMALL FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY pic.twitter.com/GO0FGyv98w
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) January 23, 2015
Among Skymall’s many contributions to mankind…. http://t.co/lIhaqVCo0Z pic.twitter.com/wEqLk6322c
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) January 23, 2015
https://twitter.com/carlquintanilla/status/558653522527657985
https://twitter.com/carlquintanilla/status/558653396803391489
Pics or we don’t believe you, Carl.
Get em while you can.http://t.co/yZtflcIp9Y
— Brian Faughnan (@BrianFaughnan) January 23, 2015
. @jaw229 will never forgive me for failing to get a Garden Yeti before SkyMall died. pic.twitter.com/rHFlwi9Gwa
— Ben White (@morningmoneyben) January 23, 2015
No more Bigfoot garden statues?!? Skymall files for bankruptcy http://t.co/xgVTIUNgr9 pic.twitter.com/Bxh6MXDWRp
— FORTUNE (@FortuneMagazine) January 23, 2015
A company can’t exist on the sale of Garden Yetis alone.
More must-have products:
SkyMall files for bankruptcy. RIP, purveyor of gadgets you don't need but inexplicably desire. http://t.co/ZPPOfz2cIi pic.twitter.com/4vORGRS1lY
— Tom Gara (@tomgara) January 23, 2015
peace out skymall we shan't see the likes of you again http://t.co/dIY2qkFg4k pic.twitter.com/ChrXsZb47p
— Bill Honey Glazed Hamstock (@sundownmotel) January 23, 2015
NOOOOOOOO RT @businessinsider: Ubiquitous in-flight magazine SkyMall files for bankruptcy. http://t.co/Pc7DqTpVOH pic.twitter.com/Mz8T3ksmOu
— Ashe Schow (@AsheSchow) January 23, 2015
PT, I missed the memo about Skymall closing. Does this mean shirt will never be mine??? pic.twitter.com/OOT4mgZ1qk
— Sheera Frenkel (@sheeraf) January 23, 2015
If SkyMall’s bankrupt, where am I ever going to find one of these? Damn! I knew I should have pulled the trigger! pic.twitter.com/XLRPWd98do
— Jim Rome (@jimrome) January 23, 2015
Maybe if you act fast, there’s still time to order! Operators — we bet — are standing by…
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