Shaming Volkswagen diesel owners via pamphlets was just the beginning. Now someone in the anti-VW crowd wants to profit off the company's scandal by selling VW-slamming car magnets.
There's a website selling 3 x 9-inch magnetic bumper stickers, and it's eloquently called VW Sham. It offers a wide range of insulting slogans like "VW took me for a ride," "Future former VW owner," "My other car is not a VW" (currently sold out) in addition to several others.
Besides the thrill of publicly displaying your disdain for the German automaker, your purchase of a VW Sham banner may actually do some good. The company's website claims it will donate 10% of net sales to the International Council for Clean Transportation, which is the independent organization that discovered VW's real-world tailpipe diesel emissions.
If you're worried this is just a bunch of opportunists trying to cash in on a trending topic, the "Our Story" section of the company's site claims it was founded by two VW diesel owners: "Aside from being pissed off, we feel ashamed of the cars we drive. We want to let other people know to know how angry we are as a result of VW's sham. We've heard other people feel the same way."
While the magnetic banners might do little to right any damage done by the world's largest carmaker to the environment or its customers, some might feel a bit better by publicly shaming the company for its wrongdoing.
