The Statue of Liberty is scheduled to close for up to a year for renovations this fall much to the disappointment of millions of tourists who flock to see the American icon.
However, travel company turned girdle company turned coffee company, YTB International has once again stepped up to the plate and decided to offer to million of tourists what they have been offering their representatives for years--a cheap knock off.
While the real statue will cost $27 million to repair, YTB has offered to blow the dust off of their fake foam statue and offered to float it on a barge adjacent to Liberty Island. Instead of the iconic torch, the fake statue will fly a flag that says "Bring me your tired, your poor and your gullible for $100 a month."
YTB featured this statue in their 2008 convention just prior to being sued by California for $25 million. YTB paid a reported $8 million for the fraud to a privately held side company owned by Coach Tomer and Kim Sorensen.
There is no word if the National Park Service has accepted YTB's offer.
