It has definitely been a while since I have ranted. But there are a few things that have been irritating me. So why wouldn't I want to share them with you???
First up! This has got to be the most obnoxious, insufferable frigging ad going.
Take a watch and tell me if this would induce you to want what they are selling:
Really??? "That's so 12 seconds ago" Really? Is this where we are as a people? 12 seconds ahead of our friends who we now think are so lame and un-cool. Bet those friends never call you again on your SmartAss Phone.
What a bunch of dickheads.
Next up, ANOTHER douche-y ad trying to make you feel lame if you don't have the biggest, bestest and latest.
That commercial right there will keep me from EVER buying a fucking iPhone. What is this? Shame people into feeling so bad about their lives they just can't live without your product?
My phone has a droid market just like that app store, and I can scroll through it just as quickly and get the exact same apps FOR FREE and have them on my phone just as quickly. Where is the advantage?
Sorry, but if your marketing tool is to make people feel less-than, you have lost me (and hopefully all others with any sense of self esteem) right there. There is a line you cross when talking about how awesome your newest Thneed is and how remarkably stupid your Thneed-less target audience is, and AT&T and Apple have done this for me.
And this is how I feel about that.
And finally!!! Here's what they really mean. I couldn't say it any better than these guys:
Well, um, I have a new iPhone 4S. I traded up from a Droid and the iPhone is all that and a bag of chips. My Droid was none of that and a bag of crumbs.
ReplyDeleteBut yeah, those commercials are uber-annoying.
Kelly Pie,
ReplyDeleteI know, you and most of my friends and family all have iPhones and love them. And as much as the phone may be a good one, that ad will do nothing but drive me (and people like me) away from their product. Those ads suck.
AT&T is probably a good company too. I know loads of people who work for them and are happy and feel like they are treated well. But those ads will not win me over from T-Mobile. Not happening.
Remember when Quizno's had those gross, freaky deformed hamster things on their ads? I could not step foot in a Quizno's while they had those ads on the air. Gross.
Same thing with Burger King. That giant head king just weirded me out. Disturbing to say the least!
I totally agree - so annoying!
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