Anybody else think that these Quaker ads are just plain stupid? I don’t know what it is today, but everything I see see seems to cry out to be slapped hard across the face. First of all, I know oatmeal is good, good for the colon etc… But give me a break.
Do you really feel as if your going to jet off, briefcase in hand after shoveling in a bowl of (probably) gluey oatmeal? Not to mention that the guy in the image is gonna get his ass burned right off if he did have a jetpack… The TV spots are equally as bad, and I’m not sure which came first, the chicken or the egg. Just look at this guy, he’s completely clueless that his ass is melting. Does anyone else but me think that advertising actually helps alienate consumers? I know that if I hate a commerical, or a specific ad, it would take a lot to persuade me to actually purchase the item being advertised.
It’s one reason that “text-based” advertising is so successful. In this case, a picture ain’t worht a thousand words, but vice versa.
