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charlietheowl
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Man, those things don't even look like good stuffed animals, let alone good pajamas.
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This sounds like something whose humiliation would be similar (if not worse than) the scene in A Christmas Story where Ralphie's mom orders him to come downstairs, wearing the pink bunny outfit which was a Christmas gift from Aunt Clara....Just when I thought wearing Snuggies and pajama bottoms in public were embarrassing, along comes this. A 105-year-old should not go out into the open with this.
The worst thing about those mail order toy commercials is that they have to be so freaking annoying. For what they are, I have no problem with regular toy commercials. They quickly show what they can do, manage to grab the intended audience, and are to the point. Some can even be entertaining in their own right. Lego did a brilliant thing by advertising Mixels through a series of short cartoons (though, only exclusive to CN and the web).
But these mail away ones have the worst qualities of mail away gadget commercials (but not the unintentionally funny "Too incompetent to operate a blanket"). Capped off with syrupy, gooey music that's not sure what age and gender it's supposed to attract. And they're long. They sing the saccharine jingle 3-5 times in the commercial. The minute long ads feel like an ordeal to sit through. And technically, they're aiming for grandparents that don't know what their kids actually like.
But these mail away ones have the worst qualities of mail away gadget commercials (but not the unintentionally funny "Too incompetent to operate a blanket"). Capped off with syrupy, gooey music that's not sure what age and gender it's supposed to attract. And they're long. They sing the saccharine jingle 3-5 times in the commercial. The minute long ads feel like an ordeal to sit through. And technically, they're aiming for grandparents that don't know what their kids actually like.
And they totally sell them in stores, too. A short 30 second ad with a non-cloying jingle would work just as well. Most of the toys are plush toys that do one other thing, anyway. I'm sure there's an explanation for the mail order aspect. Maybe it's because they don't fully get absorbed into B&M retailers until later or something.
Yet, I'd also add that some of the toys wind up at discounted outlets anyway. Something about having to pay extra for shipping and having to wait for it is off putting. That's good for shut ins, I guess. It's not like amazon, where you can find things cheaper (even with shipping), and I'm sure most kids would actually like to go to the stores and see the toys in person.
Yet, I'd also add that some of the toys wind up at discounted outlets anyway. Something about having to pay extra for shipping and having to wait for it is off putting. That's good for shut ins, I guess. It's not like amazon, where you can find things cheaper (even with shipping), and I'm sure most kids would actually like to go to the stores and see the toys in person.
That's essentially the creepiest thing I've ever seen in commercials next to Axe's Chocolate man. That Stepford Yodellander. I actually feel sorry for the kid. He must get beaten up at school for that commercial.
As absolutely obnoxious as the mid-term political commercials are, this really gets me up.
Just before the mid-terms, and we're supposed to believe this is all coincidental, the Koch brothers took a page from the ol' rich jerk's playbook and put out a PR commercial saying how wonderfully American their companies are and how they're not evil, they hire people. No one has ever worked for bad people in history. They even shoved in a totally manipulative "farm to table" lie in there.
These are just as bad, if not worse, than BP's "come visit the Gulf! We cleaned it up because it was our duty!" Pfft. If the government didn't make you clean it up, you would've done jack about it, and the US would have to foot the bill.
Seriously... stop with the freaking pooing away money on PR. We know you're all jerks. We don't care. No one has yet to issue a boycott effective enough for anyone to care. Save that money so you don't have to whine about losing it.
Just before the mid-terms, and we're supposed to believe this is all coincidental, the Koch brothers took a page from the ol' rich jerk's playbook and put out a PR commercial saying how wonderfully American their companies are and how they're not evil, they hire people. No one has ever worked for bad people in history. They even shoved in a totally manipulative "farm to table" lie in there.
These are just as bad, if not worse, than BP's "come visit the Gulf! We cleaned it up because it was our duty!" Pfft. If the government didn't make you clean it up, you would've done jack about it, and the US would have to foot the bill.
Seriously... stop with the freaking pooing away money on PR. We know you're all jerks. We don't care. No one has yet to issue a boycott effective enough for anyone to care. Save that money so you don't have to whine about losing it.