Boomchikawaawaa!
Happy Easter all, and if you don't celebrate Easter, Happy Holidays!
Why is it that insurance companies/banks etc etc have these advertising campaigns where they obviously spend loads of money getting flyers put in magazines and then in a final act of desperation try to tempt you to sign up or find out more info by offering a free pen? It is always a Parker pen, usually a Vector model, biro, blue and silver, usually inscribed with Acme Insurance inc, with blue ink. "Oh no, I'm not interested in any insurance, I'm sorted. What?!?!?! A free Parker pen! Now that changes everything!! Sign me up right away! In fact, sign my whole street up, I just know they're desperate for a pen, they've been scratching around for one for a week now!" Good Lord. You can get one from WH Smith for £2.99! Don't be fooled! Or why not pick a biro up for free at your local bookies or Argos store. Come on people! A free carriage clock, I hear you cry! Yes.... great... but who actually wants one?!?!? Don't do it!
These same companies always use an ageing celebrity to endorse their service too. For example, today an advert fell out of TV Quick for an insurance company that shall remain nameless (it was one I'd never heard of). But 'TV's Annette Crosbie' no less was emblazeoned on the front. Gosh, if it's good enough for her, then it's certainly good enough for me. Oh wait though. I'm not aged between 55 and 80. Bummer. I loved the way that it was worded TV's Annette Crosbie, as though the TV actually owns her. You see similar things on adverts for hearing aids and such like. "I was deaf but now I can hear!" exclaims June Whitfield. "Apply today for our revolutionary hearing aid and you get a free MP3 player or Parker pen!" Talk about irrelevent free gifts.
Annnnnnnyway. Just had to get that off my chest.
Over and out
NLO
PS. The video is of Sonic. She used to like to run between all the people in the room to get her head tickled.
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