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Don’t Buy: Friskies’ “Kitty Wonderland” Commercial

Going off Nate’s previous post, what is going on with this commercial?

Is the cat food laced with LSD? Cat ladies, why do you want your cat to go on a magical adventure without you? Are cats more pure than humans, being that this cat has an opportunity to go on a murderous buffet and doesn’t?
Basically, [...]

Don’t Buy: Dudes in Jewelry Commercials

I get it. You’re a sweet and caring dude who loves giving presents to his girlfriend. Nothing wrong with that. But do you have to be so weird about it?

“I’m right here….and I always will be.” Good effort, I guess. Shows that you’re loyal and that you can come up with some quick quips. But [...]

Buy: Snuggie Designer Series

If it already hasn’t, the blogosphere is going to go nuts over this. But you saw it here first!

In other posts I’ve written, the ‘Buy’ has been purely figurative. Not here. I know my roommate is firmly on the side of the Slanket*, but this one can be a throw blanket and comes in leopard, [...]

Buy: Ajay Bhatt Dell Commercials

We’ve all seen the commercials where the Mac-Monster (Justin Long) is putting down the little weak computer company made for moms - Dell (John Hodgman). But in case you live in a marketing void, here’s an example:

Proving that Dell IS your mom’s PC, they have fought dry humor with over-the-top-slow-motion-swooning. Watch now as Ajay Bhatt [...]

Don’t Buy: Newspaper Commercials

Last night as I was eating mac & cheese and eagerly awaiting the return of Gossip Girl*, I settled on Jeopardy! for my pre-GG entertainment. Generally I think of Jeopardy! as a great place for Old People commercials. Since the only people still reading actual newspapers are old, this still holds. But [...]