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Someone Is Already Advertising Boston Bombing T-Shirts And Souvenirs

Apr 23, 2013, 18:25 IST

"Entrepreneurs" — if you want to call them that — have wasted no time in cashing in on the Boston Marathon bombings with a line of T-shirts and stickers.

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One company filed a trademark for "Boston Strong" just two days after the tragedy, while the suspects were still on the loose.

Here's a selection of merch being advertised on eBay and Chowdaheadz.com:

This shirt references the David Ortiz quote:

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Chowdaheadz.com, which also sells stickers, claims it will give 20% of each sale to charity:

"Pray for Boston" (and send money):

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