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This isn’t dumb in the sense this thread usually uses it, i.e. marketers shooting themselves in the foot. It’s just baffling. Did ex Sony marketers come up with this or what? This kitchen gadget will free you from the drudgery of stirring a pot, so that you can go practice your parkour. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYRTHwkOjAs
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Hm... well, how do we make a product that already exists manly and exciting? Let's just have him Stephen King's Cat's Eye across the town while his cream sauce is clotting
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Feb 23, 2022 14:59
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I've been seeing these ads for Chick-fil-A soup and while they probably don't need to advertise I can't imagine a dumber soup ad. The ad is basically: "our soup tastes like something and is warm". OK? You've successfully described any soup. Why should I care about your soup? Link: https://ispot.tv/a/qa1S
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Feb 23, 2022 15:28
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NeonPunk posted:You don't really listen to the radio much out in rural areas do you? I've always found that rural areas are where I'm most likely to listen to radio. There's always some weird stuff, some good stuff, some insane stuff. I love driving cross country and jumping from local low power station to local low power station. Maybe one's a crazy religious station. Maybe one's a crazy talk radio station. Maybe one is country. Maybe one only plays Hüsker Dü 24/7. In town, I just listen to NPR in general unless my kids are with me. They insist on music. I try to keep it '80s and '90's just so I can enjoy it. I can't take their terrible pop music. We have to listen to my terrible pop music.
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Feb 23, 2022 19:52
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Zero One posted:I've been seeing these ads for Chick-fil-A soup and while they probably don't need to advertise I can't imagine a dumber soup ad. But is your soup made with Jesus
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Feb 23, 2022 19:58
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Dicty Bojangles posted:But is your soup made with Jesus I do use sacramental wine for flavour and communion wafers for thickener so yes. Look, turns out robbing an archbishops house didn't actually turn up much useful stuff
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Feb 23, 2022 20:15
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bunnyofdoom posted:I do use sacramental wine for flavour and communion wafers for thickener so yes. I don't know, I got a pair of silver candlesticks out of it
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Feb 23, 2022 20:20
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Brawnfire posted:I don't know, I got a pair of silver candlesticks out of it He was just a regular bishop. Also, he gave you some plates also, how could you least the best beeeeeeehiiiiiind
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Feb 23, 2022 20:21
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Sweet Jesus, what have I done?
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Brawnfire posted:Sweet Jesus, what have I done? Brawnfire, at last, we see each other plain.
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Dicty Bojangles posted:But is your soup made with Jesus Does cum count?
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Brawnfire posted:Sweet Jesus, what have I done? Become a thief in the night, become a dog on the run? e: oh goddamnit christmas boots
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Feb 23, 2022 21:13
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bunnyofdoom posted:I do use sacramental wine for flavour and communion wafers for thickener so yes. You should try a Cardinal's house. Nice wine cellar and booze stacked to the ceiling.
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Feb 23, 2022 21:35
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Oh for the love of God, AvesPKS.
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Platystemon posted:This isn’t dumb in the sense this thread usually uses it, i.e. marketers shooting themselves in the foot. It’s just baffling. Did ex Sony marketers come up with this or what? So like, i hate this marketing but tbh my grandma had very bad arthritis and this would have been a very helpful tool
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Feb 24, 2022 00:07
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mandatory lesbian posted:So like, i hate this marketing but tbh my grandma had very bad arthritis and this would have been a very helpful tool These things have been around for ages under different brands, and AFAIK they never work.
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Feb 24, 2022 00:12
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mandatory lesbian posted:So like, i hate this marketing but tbh my grandma had very bad arthritis and this would have been a very helpful tool If it worked, which is a very big if given all the reviews of gimmicky cooking products I've seen.
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mandatory lesbian posted:So like, i hate this marketing but tbh my grandma had very bad arthritis and this would have been a very helpful tool Yeah, a lot of those gimmicky products have real uses for people with disabilities.
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Feb 24, 2022 00:36
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There's a series of videos on the Epicurious YouTube channel called Well Equipped where a kitchen equipment design expert tests out gadgets and explains their various flaws and how he would redesign them to make them more functional and user friendly and it's honestly shocking to me how many of the As Seen on TV style gadgets he reviews that were seemingly not tested at any point in the manufacturing process. So many things that just don't work when it would only take minor changes to the design to get them to a functional state. The videos are really entertaining and also show how unimportant it is for a product to actually do what it says on the packaging in order for it to be sold. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz3-p2q6vFYX5Ozz9N-vLzDANSQIyLSWx
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We Got Us A Bread posted:Yeah, a lot of those gimmicky products have real uses for people with disabilities. Maybe the advertising for something that would be helpful for someone with arthritis should not emphasize that you can parkour with it.
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Feb 24, 2022 00:49
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We Got Us A Bread posted:Yeah, a lot of those gimmicky products have real uses for people with disabilities. A few. Many barely work.
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Feb 24, 2022 02:10
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mandatory lesbian posted:So like, i hate this marketing but tbh my grandma had very bad arthritis and this would have been a very helpful tool if it worked, I'd really like it as a non-arthritis-haver so that I could keep the marinara/soup/gravy/etc stirred while I prep the next thing
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Feb 24, 2022 02:22
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Volmarias posted:Maybe the advertising for something that would be helpful for someone with arthritis should not emphasize that you can parkour with it. The disabled are not a very big market segment and they know what they need, so the companies put their marketing money towards tricking people who don't actually need them. Credulous idiots watching infomercials are basically subsidizing the development costs of assistive devices No able bodied person needs a blanket with sleeves, but it's a godsend for somebody in a wheelchair who can't just put on a sweater and some pjs when they're cold
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Feb 24, 2022 02:31
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flavor.flv posted:No able bodied person needs a blanket with sleeves, but it's a godsend for somebody in a wheelchair who can't just put on a sweater and some pjs when they're cold
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flavor.flv posted:The disabled are not a very big market segment and they know what they need, so the companies put their marketing money towards tricking people who don't actually need them. Credulous idiots watching infomercials are basically subsidizing the development costs of assistive devices The way I heard it explained is that putting any mention of "This device can be used for [medical purpose]" in the commercial takes too much effort (as in, government approval, oversight, etc), so they just show ads of "able-bodied person acting dumb" hoping that disabled folks see the ads and go "Aha, that could also work for MY specific disability." Like, the companies are hoping for a "If you know, you know" thing. Read After Burning has a new favorite as of 03:38 on Feb 24, 2022 |
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Even in its own video the center of the pot isn't agitated at all. That's scorch city right there.
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Peanut Butler posted:if it worked, I'd really like it as a non-arthritis-haver so that I could keep the marinara/soup/gravy/etc stirred while I prep the next thing I think that there are automatic pot stirrers out there that do work. That just isn’t one of them. I came across that gadget randomly in a search for a different class of product. I had to look it up on YouTube to see how it works. It’s like a vibratory conveyor but upside down and round. Clever. Shame that the device doesn’t do what it’s supposed to. Platystemon has a new favorite as of 03:52 on Feb 24, 2022 |
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Peanut Butler posted:if it worked, I'd really like it as a non-arthritis-haver so that I could keep the marinara/soup/gravy/etc stirred while I prep the next thing Watching chemistry youtube has left me with a desire to one day own a lab style hotplate with an oversized magnetic stir bar
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If only Michael Hill had one of those to stir the tomato sauce, he could have kept an eye out for the helicopter!
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flavor.flv posted:The disabled are not a very big market segment and they know what they need, so the companies put their marketing money towards tricking people who don't actually need them. Credulous idiots watching infomercials are basically subsidizing the development costs of assistive devices They could also have marketed it as "Hey, need to keep something stirring, but your kid is probably going to do something stupid when you're at that point and then the mix is ruined? Use this magic device and then deal with your childe making GBS threads on the floor while the mix is mixed for you!"
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Volmarias posted:They could also have marketed it as "Hey, need to keep something stirring, but your kid is probably going to do something stupid when you're at that point and then the mix is ruined? Use this magic device and then deal with your childe making GBS threads on the floor while the mix is mixed for you!" Just last night I was about to pull a huge pan of braised meat and vegetables out of the oven and suddenly both my kids are in the kitchen with instruments dancing around So I feel this
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I do not want to watch the advertising faux pas, could someone write it out? Or is it even worth it beyond “someone at CNN is getting turbo-fired, and probably not the person who deserves it”
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SUPERMAN'S GAL PAL posted:I do not want to watch the advertising faux pas, could someone write it out? Or is it even worth it beyond “someone at CNN is getting turbo-fired, and probably not the person who deserves it” It just transitions from air raid sirens as the shot pans over Ukraine, to an upbeat country music Applebee's commercial. Poor timing and a pretty dire juxtaposition, but just a grim coincidence rather than an intentional fuckup.
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The dude in the commercial bustin' a move is hilarious, he's clearly celebrating the onset of WW3. 
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Strong Richmond has Fallen‼︎ energy
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 we wish distinctly understood, that however much others may blow, WE DO NOT INTEND TO BE UNDERSOLD
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Our prices will rise again!
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flavor.flv posted:The disabled are not a very big market segment and they know what they need, so the companies put their marketing money towards tricking people who don't actually need them. Credulous idiots watching infomercials are basically subsidizing the development costs of assistive devices The snuggie was "invented" by a college student that wanted to be able to reach their tv remote without taking off their blanket. A lot of them are just dumb ideas someone thought they could sell. Actual assistive devices are usually sold that way.
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