Comments on: Marketing 101: Promises, Profits & How Home Depot is IN BED WITH Cialis

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By: Denise McGee

Denise McGee — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 02:31:49 +0000

There’s a commercial that pops up on Pandora that gets my eyes rolling every time. It’s some chick lamenting that when she cooks ingredients get everywhere then she whines “Why is there flour on the dog?” This is supposed to be selling some meal kit or something, but since I’m not that idiotic in the kitchen I’ll never touch the stuff.

Excellent article, as usual! The Oil of Delay had me laughing out loud. 🙂

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By: Barbara Meyers

Barbara Meyers — Sun, 15 Oct 2017 16:33:53 +0000

Loved this. The commercial that makes me nuts is Senokot (laxative). The guy finds it in woman’s purse and asks what it is and sort of mispronounces it. The woman has to explain to him what it’s for and that she sometimes uses it. And he acts semi-shocked that her bodily functions don’t run like clockwork, she isn’t perfect and sometimes needs such a thing. It’s so un-sexy and he’s such an idiot I want to scream every time I see it.

By: babs Mountjoy

babs Mountjoy — Sun, 15 Oct 2017 00:22:23 +0000

Yeah I never understood the two bathtubs with the people holding hands either…. thanks for the reinforcement.

By: Randy Brown

Randy Brown — Sat, 14 Oct 2017 19:38:45 +0000

Thank you, Kristen. That was very … thought provoking.
I am tired of men being such idiots in commercials [sigh] it’s just too true to life. I mean, cleaning a fish or changing the babies diaper on the food prep counter? I’m just going to prep your sandwich here [guys always want sandwiches] and let you suffer the consequences. I checked and your insurance is in effect and paid up, and since it’s in the home, our home owners policy will cover the expenses, leaving your life insurance for … other things.

By: Suzanne Lucero

Suzanne Lucero — Sat, 14 Oct 2017 12:17:53 +0000

Kristin, you’ve done it again, given us truth. Why IS that man sailing alone? It’s all about how a product is perceived. Sailing is freedom, and by extension, doing what you want. So, if you want to be able to have a satisfying sexual encounter again, TAKE THE BLUE PILL.

This is psychology at its most subversive. Ads aren’t selling what they say they’re selling. They aren’t selling a product, they’re selling a feeling they say you’ll have if you use the product. And it’s not just ANY feeling, it’s a GOOD feeling, a feeling you WANT, whether that’s happiness or love or contentment. BUT WHAT IF YOU TAKE THE RED PILL?

Then you can laugh at the ridiculousness of it all. Thanks for the pill, Kristen.

(Did I get the pill colors right? I’ve actually only see about 20 minutes of the first Matrix movie, and that was many years ago, and my sons are still asleep this morning so I can’t ask them. That’s my excuse and I’m sticking with it.?)

By: Lynn Kelley

Lynn Kelley — Sat, 14 Oct 2017 00:19:24 +0000

I love this post, Kristen. So funny. This is my favorite part, though: “Embrace the lines of laughter and pain. You earned them. When we learn to be at peace with the messy house because it means we have a home. When we learn to love our cellulite-laden legs because it means we have LEGS. When we embrace the Legos that just shredded our feet for the brief window of childhood that will soon be gone….then, THEN the Matrix loses its hold.”

So true about the brief window of childhood. Yes, plenty of of headless Barbies and Legos abounded at our house back in the day, but the pieces from the Lite Brite toy must have been sneaking Viagra or Cialis because no matter how many I’d throw away, twice as many took their place. 🙂