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February 07, 2006
Stupid Commercials - III
Okay, American Express has gone beyond dishing out bullsh*t to a new level of evil. Their series showing kids and their spending habits went from "______ was a born spender," to a new low.
The ad starts out "Randy Mayor was a born saver." Before you decide that Amex has seen the error of their evil ways and actually proposed something that is good for the public, think again. The commercial goes on to spell out how their new card puts money into a high yield savings account with each purchase, and Randy goes on to choose a medium popcorn over a small. What a great card - the more you spend, the more you save. As if!
Does anyone actually believe this stuff? Unfortunately, a lot of idiots probably see this as a good thing. Forget the fact that you have to spend roughly $100 to save $1. Attention all you rocket scientists out there... don't spend the money and put it into a savings account and you have done 100 times better! Please, please, tell me that this ad doesn't really work.
Posted by CDogg at February 7, 2006 12:14 AM