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I love the tv ads for local car dealers.
“All credit apps will be accepted!”
Do they mean that, sure hon, we’ll take your paperwork?
Cuz there is, to me, a world of difference between accepting your application and approving your application…
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The owner of one local dealership made this point in a radio ad about a year back. She explained that other dealers would definitely accept your application, but that you wouldn’t necessarily be approved. She, on the other hand, is honest with potential buyers up front. (I’ve never bought a car from this dealership, so I have no idea if that’s true or just a marketing gimmick.)
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Some years ago there was an ad for syrup that did a similar trick. I don’t remember the the brand but they had outfitted a van with a large griddle and drove it around New England letting people sample and compare their brand with maple syrup. A few quick shots of them setting up shop and a line of people snarfing down (presumably free) pancakes, then the announcer showed exactly three people. “I like this one here, it has good texture.” in a heavy down-east accent, then the announcer turns towards the camera, microphone in hand and intones, “There you have it. In the heart of maple country; <name> syrup.”
Absolutely nothing to hang your hat on, no “three out of five prefer.” No “nobody could tell the difference.” No nothing. For all we know, they fed 10,000 people those pancakes and found exactly three they could show in the ad.
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I’ve always had the same objection to those “Jaywalking” spots on The Tonight Show. Jay asks what are presumed to be “easy” questions, and the audience laughs at the buffoons who don’t know the answers. I always think A) - How many people did they ask to get these five who didn’t know, and B) - If they asked the same questions of the audience members while they were walking in, would the overall results be any different? Probably not.
I’m utterly dumbfounded by the “water” commercials. If water has calories in it, is it still water? When does it become soda pop?
Propel fitness water, Fruit[sub]2[/sub]O, aren’t they just Koolaid?
Even better, protein water “A sweet snack vs a sweet snack that satisfies” What?
I’m quite satisfied by my Snickers. Diluted Jello instead? Sure. :dubious:
[QUOTE=Peter Morris]
Erm, sounds like it’s a reference to the legendary Model T Ford description << You can have any colour you want as long as it’s black* >>
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Have you seen the ads? There’s no evidence they’re making a joke.
“With your good credit, we’ll loan you up to $100,000 or more!”
I sigh each time I hear one of those. Sure, they have to give some figure or other to give us yokels something to think about, but at the same time, they don’t want to stupidly discourage anyone who’s really wants a $110,000 loan. Still.
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I’m utterly dumbfounded by the “water” commercials. If water has calories in it, is it still water? When does it become soda pop?
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Don’t even get me started on the whole bottled water “business.” How Middle America became convinced to start paying money for something they ALREADY pay to get in their own house is one of the greatest cons of our time. It’s so bad that anytime I go to someone’s house in a city and turn on the tap people look at me funny and ask why I would want to drink that water. I grab a bottle of the bottled stuff and show them where on the label it says “bottled from municipal sources in Worthington, Ohio.”
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Remember “NBC News–Now, More than Ever” ?
I don’t think anyone ever figured that one out.
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I think this is a classic example of words designed to evoke emotion without meaning. And it was used to pitch a news program. What better commentary on the state of American journalism could there be?
One that’s always bugged me is the Converse Ad starring Dwayne Wade. The tag line at the end says something similar to “I fall down seven times. Get up eight.” The implication is that he’s resilient or determined or whatever. The math just doesn’t add up though, if you fall down seven times and get up seven times you’re standing…yet you then get up one more time?
Dumb and annoying. I’m guessing that somewhere along the line the ad agency and/or Converse saw the flawed logic but still decided to run with it because they needed the sense that it’s one more. That makes it willful stupidity.
There is a radio ad being played here in LA now.
It is for copper re piping in your home.
the announcer says that he is the owner of the company and asks if you have low water pressure due to corroded galvanized pipes. He then goes on to say that if you re-pipe your house in copper you will have great water pressure.
nice try sparky, but corroded pipes cause a loss of volume, not pressure. I don’t think I would hire any company to re-pipe my house where the president does not know this.
The one that boggles me is for Slim-Fast “hunger control” bars.
The ad says something about eating these and you’ll go longer without being hungry as if there is some magic appitite suppressing device in them.
I looked at my husband the first time we saw the commercial (which made a big deal about extending your hunger-free time) and said “isn’t that just …food?”
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When you take those kinds of meds you can’t lie down or recline for at least an hour afterward. The pill can burn your esophagous if you do, so you do have to pay attention after you take the pill that there is no burning etc.
Not that it’s such a big deal, but it’s not just take the pill and go. My elderly mother does have to figure out time when she can be upright (not reclined or laying down) every week, and remember to track how she feels after.
For a young person, probably not a big deal. But it’s not so totally wacky.
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I thought this might be what they refer to. But you have to set aside TWICE as much time to take Boniva as you do the others. The others all say to remain upright for at least 30 minutes–with Boniva it’s at least one hour. I think half an hour–even though it’s more frequent–would be an easier block of time to schedule! Of course, they gloss over that little gem in the ads, don’t they?
“I’m not a doctor, but I play one on T.V…” has always been a classic.
I didn’t fully appreciate what the hell was going on until I learned that real doctors are not allowed to do adverstisement for medications and other treatments.
So, what does the Ad agency do? They hire an actor and then reinforce the fact that this guy is not qualifed to make the recommmendation he is about to make!
“A sweet snack vs a sweet snack that satisfies” What?
