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#YoureMoreAttractiveIf You Lay Off Hashtags, Brands

Brands, just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. A long-running hashtag, #YoureMoreAttractiveIf, is currently trending, and therefore, has become excellent fodder for lazy brands and tired Twitter tactics.

Check out this selection of terrible tweets from brands awkwardly hijacking the tag.

Cinnabon
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A bag that disintegrates into a brown mess? No thanks.

Six Flags

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Is that a challenge, Six Flags?

Wingstop

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Why is this hashtag so attractive to fast food chains? Are they compensating for how unattractive fast food is?

Del Taco

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We don’t even know what that is!

Island Records

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Seems like a no-brainer.

Jim Bean

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We definitely need one of those right now.

Hey brands, #youremoreattractiveif you stop hijacking mass hashtags with your lame tweets.

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