and this week in Public Relations Self Sabotage

WTF. I can't imagine anyone one the board thinks this is a good idea for the company image. The famed PEZ museum in Burlingame is being sued by, you got it, PEZ. It started out as just a fanboy displaying his collection—the only complete collection in the world mind you—and ultimately it became a cute little museum in a small Bay Area town.

Seriously, the lawyers at PEZ Candy, Inc. better be getting a smackdown for this. Does a company whose product is based on sweets and whimsy want to become known for attacking sweet whimsy in honor of their own products?

This has corporate backlash written all over it. In little candy block letters.

I know I won't be supporting their brand (in coin or in print) until they play nice.

(Flickr image by Plug 1)