Sex Sells… Garden Gnomes?

Romanian businessman Cristi Birgu has attracted attention by trying to drum up sales for his garden gnome business with the strategic use of prostitutes. Plastic prostitutes, that is: Birgu has the miniature ladies of the evening--also manufactured by his company--placed outside his home, in the hopes that they'll attract potential buyers. Somehow, we just can't see much overlap between the people who buy garden gnomes and the people who solicit sex workers--but hey, what do we know? (ananova.com)