Bankrupt Pins and Buttons
Description: "Bankrupt" is a financial term that refers to the state of a person, business, or organization that is unable to pay their debts or meet their financial obligations as they become due. When someone or something is declared bankrupt, it means that they have been legally recognized as insolvent, and their assets may be used to settle their outstanding debts to the best extent possible.
Description: Red Lobster Hospitality, LLC is an American casual dining restaurant chain headquartered in Orlando, Florida. The company has operations across most of the United States (including Puerto Rico and Guam) and Canada, as well as in China, Ecuador, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates; as of June 23, 2020, the company had 719 locations worldwide. Golden Gate Capital was Red Lobster's parent company after it was acquired from Darden Restaurants on July 28, 2014. Seafood supplier Thai Union acquired a 25 percent stake in the company in 2016 for a reported $575 million, and in 2020 purchased the remaining portion from GGC.
Description: Bad Economy: Bankrupt America — A typographic Graphic Design poster of bold, tightly kerned black text on a solid background to create a visually striking commentary. The design emphasizes the message through increasing text size and dramatic layout, using a stark, high-contrast approach that draws the viewer's eye and amplifies the text's provocative tone. The typography appears to be a sans-serif font, set in all capital letters, creating a bold and assertive visual statement that mirrors the critical economic critique expressed in the text
Description: A realistic depiction of a whole peach and a slice of peach, accompanied by a delicate pink flower and green leaves. The composition is framed within a border and set against a dark background with glowing neon accents on the sides. Text elements include "BANKRUPT! Phoenix" and track listings.
Description: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (former NYSE ticker symbol LEH) /ˈliːmən/ was a global financial services firm. Before filing for bankruptcy in 2008, Lehman was the fourth-largest investment bank in the United States (behind Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Merrill Lynch), doing business in investment banking, equity and fixed-income sales and trading (especially U.S. Treasury securities), research, investment management, private equity, and private banking. Lehman was operational for 158 years from its founding in 1850 until 2008. On September 15, 2008, the firm filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection following the massive exodus of most of its clients, drastic losses in its stock, and devaluation of assets by credit rating agencies.
Description: I Can’t Afford To Be Me — Grumpy Elephant Funny Sarcastic Broke Life Done. Over it. Can’t even afford the basics of being a person anymore — and this grumpy elephant gets it completely. “I Can’t Afford To Be Me” is the broke-life anthem nobody asked for but everyone needed. Bold cartoon elephant with maximum side-eye energy and zero patience left for rising costs, impossible budgets, and the general absurdity of just existing right now. Wearable, relatable, and funny in that way that only hits when it’s also painfully true. Perfect for students, workers, and anyone who’s looked at their bank account and felt personally attacked. Great gift for literally everyone you know.
Description: I Can’t Afford Me — Elephant Identity Crisis A small, expressive elephant sits with wide, searching eyes beneath the bold phrase “I Can’t Afford Me.” This hand‑drawn sketch captures the emotional weight of modern life — the pressure, the exhaustion, the feeling that even being yourself costs more than you have. The rough, textured lines give the elephant a vulnerable, human quality that makes the message hit even harder. Perfect for anyone navigating identity fatigue, burnout, or the quiet struggle of trying to stay true to yourself in a world that keeps raising the price.
Description: I Can’t Afford To Be Me — Grumpy Elephant Funny Sarcastic Broke Life Done. Over it. Can’t even afford the basics of being a person anymore — and this grumpy elephant gets it completely. “I Can’t Afford To Be Me” is the broke-life anthem nobody asked for but everyone needed. Bold cartoon elephant with maximum side-eye energy and zero patience left for rising costs, impossible budgets, and the general absurdity of just existing right now. Wearable, relatable, and funny in that way that only hits when it’s also painfully true. Perfect for students, workers, and anyone who’s looked at their bank account and felt personally attacked. Great gift for literally everyone you know.
Description: This witty design captures the struggle of today’s economy with a playful twist: "Always Feels Like the Day After Halloween – No Candy and No Cash." Perfect for those who can laugh through hard times, it compares financial woes to the post-Halloween blues, where the treats are gone and your wallet’s empty. A fun, relatable design for everyday wear!
Description: Daewoo also known as the Daewoo Group, was a major South Korean chaebol (type of conglomerate) and car manufacturer. It was founded on 22 March 1967 as Daewoo Industrial and was declared bankrupt on 1 November 1999, with debts of about US$50 billion (equivalent to $77 billion in 2019). Prior to the 1997 Asian financial crisis, Daewoo was the second largest conglomerate in South Korea after the Hyundai Group. There were about 20 divisions under the Daewoo Group, some of which survived as independent companies.
