You know that commercial for the “Invisalign” braces? The one with the twins who agree to go through having braces together?
Ok…so the one has the typical train-tracks mouth-o-metal, and the other one gets the invisible kind. The metal one says “I thought we were going to go through this together!” and the other says “We are! I’m wearing mine!”
Ok, so why didn’t you tell your damn sister about it? Douche-bag!
(this is completely overlooking the fact that those clear plastic things can’t be nearly strong enough to really replace actual braces, but still)
Aaah! I was SO thinking the same thing! “What, don’t you two fucks talk to each other? You’re TWINS, fer chrissakes!”
And yeah I wonder how the hell that plastic mouthgard thingy works. I had “invisible” braces, but they were just like regular metal braces, except they were some kind of clear plastic or something.
There’s one where some chick is supposed to meet a guy for a blind date, and he’s got braces. This guy with Invisalign braces shows up, but he’s not Blind Date Guy. They start talking, then Blind Date Guy shows up with the full-metal braces, and the chick just totally blows him off. Grrrrr…that is SO rude!
As for the sisters one, yeah, I’d smack her too. Or put just a touch of Krazy Glue in those invisible braces (“Hahahaha! Now we really are gonna go through this together, bitch!”)
Wrong Opal. Works just as well as braces. It would be misleading advertising otherwise.
From the website…
How does Invisalign® work?
A: Invisalign® uses 3-D computer imaging technology to depict the complete treatment plan from the initial position to the final desired position from which a series of custom-made “aligners” are produced. Each “aligner” moves teeth incrementally and is worn for about two weeks, then replaced by the next in the series until the final position is achieved.
But I gots to agree… the commercials are idiotic. Incredibly idiotic.
I heard about those awful commercials on a listserv, and when I finally saw them myself, they were even worse than I had imagined. Nice freaking family.
Just out of curiousity, I asked my dentist what he knew about them, and he said he would never recommend them for the sole reason that all sorts of bacteria get trapped in there while they are on the teeth. Granted, this is bacteria that is in all of our mouths anyway, but trapping it up there right next to your teeth can accelerate tooth decay. Maybe that smug twin’s teeth will all fall out in a few months, and the twin with regular braces can get a good laugh over it.
I wonder if one would wear them day and night, or take the thing off daily to brush your teeth.
Well, you know, I’ve always believed that you should never go out with someone who has braces. It’s so unsightly, and women who wear braces probably don’t perfume their crotch, either.
I saw the blind date one last night, and it made me want to scream. I hope the guy with the invisaligns turns out to be a Class-A jerk – then again, that would probably mean that he and that woman would get along just fine.
That one irritates me, but the one with the fucking bitch who stands up the guy wearing “normal” braces is the one that infuriates me.
The whole message of either commerical is that “beautiful” people can shit on those less “beautiful”.
I take a small bit pleasure in imagining that the complete stranger/stud that the skank waltzes off with (and stands up her blind date for) is a serial killer.
And is it just me, or do none of the people in the commercials appear to even need braces in the first place? If the one twin used to have such a wonderful smile, why in Bob’s name does she have enough steel in her mouth to set off airport metal detectors?
I hate those! :mad: I currently am wearing braces (hoping to get them off in the summer…) It really rubs it in your face. Sigh. Granted, I’m not as old as those people wearing the braces, (I’m sixteen, not wearing braces “at 45”) but still. I like to make myself feel better by thinking that the only reason these commercials are on the TV is because Americans are superficial and uber-concerned about appearance and that they mean nothing. Really.
Actually, it is even worse than that --the commercials are there to foster self-conciousness and convince you that other Americans are basically consumed with interest about your appearence. Few people are looking that closely at you. Really.
Yes, the blind date one grates on me too… I feel so bad for the guy who then thinks he’s been totally stood up. I guess it’s better than having to date that bitch though…
My friend had clear braces for a couple years, and all I remember is when she would eat or drink anything colorful her braces would turn that color. For instance, if she drank Kool-Aid, her braces would turn this nasty red color. Made her breath smell horrible at that, too.
Yuck, those commercials sound terrible!! I’m glad I don’t watch television that often. I have a friend who is a twin and they both wore metal braces, so at least they never followed that commercial. Then again, I see how the commercial is supposed to be a comparison, but belittling the girl with metal braces just seems very wrong.
When I was little-I WANTED braces-I thought they looked so cool.
My friend’s sister had them, and every time she went to the dentist or whatever he’d change the little colored beads in there…her favorite was turquoise and pink.
Cute!
Ooh, that’s the part that frosts me, too. After being teased by her Dad (I think), the “regular” braces twin gets upset and walks away … to get her gun, I hope.
This ad campaign is revolting. It’s not comparable to the “How many times has this happened to you?”-type ads for, say, non-stick frying pans where someone is shown ineptly scrubbing a cast-iron pot. This ads show Invisalign users overtly ridiculing people with regular braces. Feh.
Granted, I’m not as old as those people wearing the braces, (I’m sixteen, not wearing braces “at 45”) but still. I like to make myself feel better by thinking that the only reason these commercials are on the TV is because Americans are superficial and uber-concerned about appearance and that they mean nothing. Really.