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Len posted:I don't know how true it is but the Walmart documentary said corporate has an anti-union crew that comes out to inspect the situation if they find poo poo like that. When I worked at Best Buy they took it super serious. They showed a video for everyone on the floor and then for the next week or so the management was like SO, you guys know Unions are BAD right. Most people would nod to just get them to shut up. A few of us really had no interest in a union because we didn't care that much about the job, but knew unions were generally a good thing for workers and would strike up conversations about it. "Well I was THINKING about a union, but I dunno....." to which management would get really serious and talk to us in a voice loud enough for other employees to hear about how bad they were and would just take money out of our pockets and stuff. It was kind of comedic/sad seeing managers that we all used to respect turn into corporate robots that had a newfound hatred for unions. This was back in like 2008 so I dunno if they had a unionizing scare somewhere, but Best Buy really cracked down on it then.
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90 chat: Is there any video or piece of media that someone can post that shows the definitive change from the 90s look to the 2000's look? I'm thinking of all those terrible video game ads and stuff from the 90s and how they had a distinct flavor and I know those kinds of things don't exist in the same style now....but I can't pin it to an exact time or date. Anyone have examples of marketing progressing from the 80s/90s to today?
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Apr 16, 2015 12:27
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Actually food in Des moines kicks rear end from Continental to Mediterranian to Korean to Thai, it's pretty drat diverse here. But....go outside of Des Moines and yeah, Applebees, Chilis, and Generic_Diner_01 that serves burgers, biscuits and nasty fuckin gravy, or generic chicken strips. So everyone here is right. I'm just more right because I'm in Des Moines.
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Apr 22, 2015 17:17
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Last Chance posted:Des Moines is actually a void. I don't care how many people tell me it's a thriving hub of culture, it sucks. There are some places in Iowa with large migrant populations that have good Mexican and Vietnamese food, but Des Moines is not one of them. I took damage from how wrong this post is. Just cuz I have the day off and time: http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/entertainment/dining/2014/09/09/des-moines-tops-another-list/15346395/ While not the end all of food experts, the fact that its specifically named counts for something other than being a "void". Jastiger has a new favorite as of 17:44 on Apr 22, 2015 |
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Apr 22, 2015 17:32
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God drat, the midwest outside of Des Moines DOES suck when it comes to processed nonsense. Yuck. Tater tot casserole is basically a budget bomb of calories, so I get that, but that cheese stuff is yuck. This, on the other hand is culture.  http://www.zombieburgerdm.com/ https://twitter.com/ZombieBurgerDM/status/591632719207006208/photo/1
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Apr 24, 2015 18:52
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Don't they often times come from the same plant, but they have different additives or ingredients? Like the same factory makes Cheerios and the generic, but the Cheerios uses a different grain or some such?
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Jul 26, 2015 16:13
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Re: Beats, I worked at Best Buy when they first came out. We stocked them near the iPods for obvious reasons, but since they were MONSTER brand at the time, they had their own little display that showcased the Monster bit as much as the Dre bit. Everyone thought they looked cool, but they were like 3 times the price of the other "nice" headphones from Sennheiser or Bose because they were made with Monster quality components. Something like $180 for the low end ear bud, and $350 for the over ear ones. Hell, I think they may have even been priced at $450 at one point. Well we stocked them and played with them, and they were nice, but not anything ~Amazing~, and they sat on the shelf collecting dust with maybe one or two sold to a college kid with too much money on his hands. Most customers thought they were nice and sleek but thought they were way over priced and mocked the displays. Then the Dre commercials started and the marketing blitz happened and we couldn't keep them in the store. We'd have ipods and other devices sit untouched while people just ate up the Beats stuff. It was "cool" to have them even though the pricing didn't matter. People didn't care about the Monster part either, they just cared about the Dre thing or having it look cool, even if they didn't have the device to play music through them. I guess it was a Good Move in Marketing, but people Dumb with Money. The quality is decent, but not ~Amazing~ and the range isn't anything to write home about, or at least it wasn't when I worked at Best Buy.
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Jul 29, 2015 15:41
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SirPhoebos posted:I listen to radio streaming, and they have their own commercial playlist separate from traditional radio. I absolutely hate Progressive's commercials, where Flo does a bunch of terrible-sounding voice impressions. I mute every one of them.  The Flo actress was about to quit acting all together since she was bombing all of her auditions and no one liked her as a serious contender for daytime TV. She would only find voice work and bit spots in (at the time) obscure shows.Did a random casting call for some throw-away commercial gimmick gig. Flo was born. Progressive is now the largest carrier of personal lines auto policies (May not be directly related to the marketing though) THE MORE YOU KNOW.
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Jul 29, 2015 18:39
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HEY IT'S FLO!" I think about how the Erin Esurance commercials got removed because of porn and wonder if the same trick could be done...
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Forceholy posted:The weird thing about the cavemen is that George Lopez's sitcom was cancelled in favor of a pilot for another sitcom about the Geico cavemen. There were commercials, but it never saw the light of day. I wanna say because the commercials portrayed it as painfully unfunny. So Lopez was cancelled and that was cancelled? Maybe there is a God?
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Jul 29, 2015 19:05
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Bang and Olufsen were nice, and pretty, but waaay high end luxury audiophile stuff in my experience. But wasn't/isn't Asus a really good mid range computer parts manufacturer?
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Aug 20, 2015 16:07
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I always thought Svedka was good. We had a big ole bottle fo Smirnoff from Costco and then i got the Svedka cuz that was on sale. I tried a shot of each, and the Svedka was WAY better because it didn't corrode my stomach lining. Or at least didnt' taste like it.
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Sep 27, 2015 04:52
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I bet the #1 reason they go to McDonald's is because of this one thing, if they are like me: They have a drive through. I can't remember the last time I've been inside a McDonald's. They are on the way to somewhere, I know the menu, and they may be convenient. If they didn't have a drive through they'd be done. But....I will say their prices keep going up I get a meal and I'll spend $7. I can go to Taco Johns or even Panerai or some such and spend the same or less. Why does McD think they can get by raising prices so high for garbage tier food?
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Oct 19, 2015 01:13
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Greatbacon posted:KC is drat near the south and don't you deny it. GSF's concoction sounds more like an Iowa or Ohio concoction. Iowa brisket is good. Just don't get it from a chain
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Oct 20, 2015 18:17
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Nintendo really is that niche market though. I bought a gamecube and only ONE game for it: Super Smash brothers Melee. And I have probably played that game more on that gamecube than any other game on any other console, its that addictive and fun. I have Wii and am currently frustrated because it won't read my melee disk and I don't have a Wii U to play the newer Smash, and the Wiiu is still some ridiculous $300 amount. I'd say Nintendo is probably a master of marketing and branding, even to the point where not-good-games get tons of praise and retail success- as a brand. As far as product marketing and technical ability...not so much. I had no idea when the Wii U officially launched, it just kind of showed up with a new Smash Brothers game.
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Oct 23, 2015 14:49
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Besesoth posted:Forgive me for possibly asking the obvious, but if you have a Wii, why not get Super Smash Bros. Brawl? Oh! I do have Brawl, but my wii doesn't play it. Combine that with no wavebirds and a big home theater set up, I can't really play my Wii in an effective manner:( I've actaully REALLY been looking to borrow someones Wii U just so I can try the new brawl out but...$300 to try a game? Nahhh.
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Oct 23, 2015 18:42
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Wait wiiu isn't backwards compatible with wii or gamecube?!
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Oct 24, 2015 00:16
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Why am I seeing a commercial with Jennifer Aniston upset there is no shower on the plane. I don't think anyone watching Brooklyn 9 9. Is going to be dropping 2 grand on a plane ticket, nor can they relate to "scrub teir" airlines not having a shower. Ain't nobody got money for dat.
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Oct 27, 2015 12:23
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Zaphod42 posted:Thank you for smoking covers this pretty well. What is it about then?
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Nov 6, 2015 22:04
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Its one of those things that you have to go back and watch the film again because it doesn't seem true.
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That is the message I got, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't reading too much into what you're saying, haha. Its such a good movie and should be required viewing for all 9th graders.
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Nov 6, 2015 22:12
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My wife and I switched exclusively to Almond Milk. Owns.
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Nov 9, 2015 18:39
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Mexican side of the family goes crazy for this. If they don't have that, they'll go buy orange juice and make their own, no joke. They dip their pork rinds in it too.
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ToxicSlurpee posted:You'd be amazed at how easy it is to set of unhinged evangelicals that do, in fact, believe that liberals are actively trying to destroy Christmas. I'm actually trying to destroy Christmas.
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