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Chako
07-02-2007, 09:54 AM
Macs and their What The Flavour video commercials for their frosters...

I will go on record and say, I was never a fan of any froster campaign in the past (this latest one included). Anyone remember the bloody puss posters a few years back. I remember talking to a Mac's employee back then and she told me a lot of people complained about them. Well, I was surfing the net and came across one of their ads tucked at the bottom of the screen. It pulled me into clicking on it (something that I never do with advertising). Very very disturbing stuff. Anyways, I quickly found that there were others. I have linked them from YouTube in case your curious like me. Just don't compare me to Mac the YouTubeaholic (yes..double pun intended) /ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif

What are your thoughts on this? Personally, I find them disturbing on so many levels. There are several social commentaries that are out right shocking when placed in an add, which is their intent.

WARNING: The following link contain bleeped out swear words (not very well done mind you), disturbing imagery, and shocking content. You have been warned...


All 11 Macs adverts on YouTube. (http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=MacCon5&p=r)

SusyQ
07-02-2007, 10:01 AM
LMFAO ok definately not made for tv but some of them were funny Chako. JMO!

Chaotic Chick
07-02-2007, 12:52 PM
I found them rather disturbing. I have not been impressed with any of the advertisments they have put out since the bloody pus ones. Distasteful if you ask me.

Xzavia
07-02-2007, 12:58 PM
Scary what society has become that it takes ads like that to sell their products! /ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/frown.gif

Chako
07-02-2007, 01:42 PM
Exactly what I was thinking when I found these inadvertently. None of them make me want to go out and buy their drinks. Guess I am not their target audience....although, not sure exactly what their target audience is to be honest.

§ienna
07-02-2007, 01:48 PM
I watched some of those ads, a VERY bizarre concept if you ask me. /ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/confused.gif

Jackie B
07-02-2007, 01:48 PM
I felt sick after I watched a couple of them. I still feel sick though, think it's something that I ate, but I'm sure the videos didn't help any.

mboy67
07-02-2007, 03:51 PM
everyone of them was in poor taste and the Company should be ashamed at it's self for making them.

adigirl
07-02-2007, 05:56 PM
I don't get them. Do they sell a lot of the product?