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'The producers regret that not one dime of product placement money was r


"The producers regret that not one dime of product placement money was received in the making of this motion picture."


This was one of the last things seen on screen during the end credits. Which is strange to me as once they were in Target, I thought to myself, "this product placement must have covered half the budget of this _______ movie". And early in the credits, Morgan Freeman can be seen highlighting signage of various credit card payment options as if he was one of the models on the Price Is Right. And the specific mention of using his Diner's Club card to cover his purchases.

So were the producers just making fun of product placement...while giving free promotions to all these corporations? Target is one of the worst rated businesses as far as paying workers in comparison to the company's CEO. They rated the six worst company on this list:

http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/mcdonalds-starbucks-ceos-more-9-11010 0507.html

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