Dumb Ads, Vol. 1: Circuit City
I see some dumb ads on television, and what better place to complain about them? This one caught my attention recently:
The Product: Circuit City
The Ad: (YouTube Video, no audio)
[Circuit City sales associate (CCSA) is watching a scantily clad singer in a music video]
CCSA: Man, Rhianna is so…
[Girl interrupts him from behind]
Girl: (Sarcastically) …talented?
CCSA: (Sheepishly) Uh, absolutely!
Girl: (Flirtatiously) I guess she’s pretty hot too.
CCSA: Yeah, and this computer can play all your music [CCSA is startled by approach of Girl's father] uhhh, after you study, of course!
[Circuit city gives their pitch. CCSA and Girl can be seen exchanging furtive glances whilst exploring the laptop as though it represents their unspoken sexual connection]
The Hidden Message: Come to Circuit City, where your whore of a daughter will flirt with our pedophile of a sales associate right before your eyes!
Next Time: Maybe make a convincing pitch for your prices and/or service instead of making futile pop-culture references. Yeah, computers play music. We get it. Why should we get them at your store?
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