Because if there’s anything a potential new customer likes, it’s being talked to like he’s a four-year-old.
So, Sun Country executives, I’m going to take a silent vote. Please close your eyes and place your heads on the table. How many of you would like a politely-worded letter of complaint stating that I find your ads somewhat insulting? Raise your hands. Now how many of you worthless fuckin cunts would like a letter of complaint stating how I’d like to see the commitee that approved these ads forced to sodomize each other with chainsaws? Excellent. Chainsaws it is. Have at it, boys.
So what was the ad campaign for? And what did it do wrong?
I didn’t think it was condescending. It wasn’t that amusing or witty, but not condescending.
What are you talking about? What is Sun Country? What do they sell? What’s condescending about their commercials? Information please.
Why is that condescending? I’m at a loss.
I can has vote for cheezebuger?
Funny, I opened this thread, and right as that happened, the commercial in question came on.
Basically, there is a flight attendant on a Sun Country airplane, and she is asking people to vote for if they want a cheeseburger, or nothing. But first, they have to put their heads on their trays because it’s a secret vote. One guy tries to peek, and she says “no peeking!” Everyone votes for cheeseburgers, and the flight attendant says “cheeseburgers it is!” The point is that SC is offering complimentary food on their flights now.
I didn’t find it condescending. Free cheeseburgers!!
That’s it! That’s the signal! Up against the wall, motherfucker! The Revolution is here!!
Fuckin morons.
Every Sun Country commercial:
Smarmy Sun Country employee: Moronic fucktards, we’re holding a vote. Would you like shitty customer service or good customer service?
Go fuck yourself, airline.
I’m glad you posted that second one. It led me to this.
Which has nothing whatsoever to do with this, or any other airline, btw.
Really? Of all the idiot assed advertising on the air, that’s the ad you want to pit?
It nicely sets out precisely what the difference is that they’re advertising, while making it clear that they’re doing it because it’s what people want.
I dunno.
The first one was mildly lame.
The second one was mildly humorous.
If you want insulting, you might try this one in which all the passengers appear to be idiots.
Except I’ve seen almost precisely that happen about a zillion times in grocery stores–a new lane opens and 98 people jump into it, making the line for it 3 times longer than all the other lines.
Hey, those are pretty good ads. I think perhaps you don’t like the “Minnesota cute” style of advertising. I think they’re pretty effective at establishing a key premise: if you, the customer, got a vote, you would choose for them to act as they do. Which is in some cases different from how other airlines act. Consequently, they are a better airline for you.
Works for me.
I never heard of this airline before this thread, so I looked it up on Wikipedia. I was surprised to find that it’s been around since 1982.