Groupon coyly responds to sex jokes about phallic banana product

 By 
Max Knoblauch
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Take it from Groupon: When a product you're selling resembles a sex toy, your best bet is to play innocent.

After posting a link on Facebook to a product called the "Banana Bunker," Groupon was swarmed with commenters making sex jokes about the item's resemblance to, well, you know what.

The deal-of-the-day website, which is known for having a sense of humor in marketing, began replying to every one of those comments, making witty and coy jokes that danced around the Banana Bunker's appearance.

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The stunt worked out for everyone involved, as customers got a good laugh, and Groupon actually sold out of the product.

Turns out penis jokes are a real catalyst for sales.

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