The National September 11 Memorial Museum is now open, but not without controversy. Some were struck by the $24 admission fee, others by the no photography policy, and others by the existence of a museum gift shop. And speaking of the gift shop, consensus seems to be that the commemorative 9/11 cheese plate on offer is about a cheesy at it gets.
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9-11 Museum gift shop features cheese plate in shape of the US with 3 "hearts" to mark where the attacks happened pic.twitter.com/ZD3QJYvZ34
— Jeff McArthur (@jmacspeaks) May 23, 2014
This 9/11 cheese plate will look great next to my Waco wine. http://t.co/mt9D5ybnos
— Josh Kurp (@JoshKurp) May 22, 2014
There's cheesy and then there's plain crass. Guess which category the 9/11 cheese plate falls under? http://t.co/VjZM65U8oE via @Gothamist
— Alix Brown (@ahhhlix) May 22, 2014
A 9/11 cheese plate? Can this museum get any more tasteless?? ಠ_ಠ http://t.co/2cunSU02Fh
— Stephanie (@stealthyslyth) May 22, 2014
How does one explain selling a 9/11 souvenir cheese plate at the Sept. 11 memorial?: http://t.co/4lxIC6ne27
— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) May 22, 2014
Well, I wasn’t able to go in the 9/11 Museum when I visited Tuesday, so I didn’t see the cheese plate myself. Thank god. How can this exist?
— Sarah Goodyear (@buttermilk1) May 22, 2014
Perhaps the museum can sell a 9/11 sorbet dish. You'll need a palate cleanser for the bad taste a 9/11 cheese plate will leave in your mouth
— Jillian Jorgensen (@Jill_Jorgensen) May 22, 2014
I can't even with this 9/11 museum store. A CHEESE PLATE? http://t.co/sVvoW5Op4l.
— Nora (@irockiroll) May 22, 2014
@BuzzFeedAndrew @jopiazza The idea of a gift shop-let alone a 9/11 cheese plate-is just plain vulgar, crass and embarrassing. Lord help us.
— Meaghan Murphy ??? (@MeaghanMurphyLA) May 22, 2014
The 9/11 Cheese plate wins the #Internet for me today http://t.co/EqC1BNmhMb this is so ridiculous it hurts
— chris wilson (@chrswlsn) May 22, 2014
The existence of a 9/11 Museum gift shop is debatable, but it should definitely not sell a memorial cheese plate. That's tacky as shit.
— David (@dkatzism) May 22, 2014
How does one even conceive of a 9/11 cheese plate? http://t.co/rXJTjAu6aQ
— Jason Renker (@JasonRenker) May 22, 2014
Commemorative cheese plate at the 9/11 museum? #horrified #NYC #9/11 #NeverForget but let's not be tacky about it.
— TLDuryea (@TinaDuryea) May 22, 2014
This 9/11 museum gift shop makes me so furious. A cheese plate?!?! http://t.co/YJRwbTEuC6
— Alejandra Ramos (@alwaysalejandra) May 22, 2014
I really want the 9/11 cheese plate (http://t.co/olrMqwyzrz) but I worry it won't fit on the table with my Jonestown Massacre punch bowl.
— Adam Feldman (@FeldmanAdam) May 22, 2014
The 9/11 Museum's 9/11 themed cheese plate may make some cheddar but it's no gouda. http://t.co/Ki7kd2KovU
— Jason Linkins (@dceiver) May 22, 2014
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I can't not tweet about the 9/11 memorial cheese plate. Seriously? Who thought this up? Can't be a human being! http://t.co/iNPOlUssYT
— Ross Sheingold (@RossSheingold) May 23, 2014
Going to 9/11 Memorial? Don't miss gift shop's cheese plate; be reminded of attacks while enjoying a nice Gruyère: http://t.co/vWAK9na1PW
— sharon begley (@sxbegle) May 23, 2014
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