chgoeditor wrote:Ramon wrote:Frankly, I posted this as kind of a joke. Even considered putting it in the non-food category. I also wished to thumb my nose at corporate Amerika. I've never watched the entire commercial myself, let alone at slow speed. I just did a quick search of other boards.
Ramon, sorry to disappoint you by falling for your joke. Frankly, I don't eat chain fast food more than about twice a year, but I have plenty of friends who do, and I don't look down my nose at them. I know they'd appreciate a coupon, so I'm happy to get and give them one. (Nor do I really care if one more company has my name and address, but then again, I'm listed in the phone book.)
...and birthdate, phone number, email address...
You didn't disappoint me at all, chgoeditor! I did not mean to come off as a fast food snob, but I didn't want to give the impression I was endorsing the Snacker sandwich as LTH chow-worthy. I actually went and ate the damn thing, by gum. The worst thing about it was the purely industrial grade bun. I go on to rec Popeye's "Deluxe" chicken sandwich, which actually has a decent bun (with mayo, leaf lettuce, and tomato). No snobbery was intended, but IMO, the reader is always right, and the writer ignores him at his own peril.
I'm more intrigued by this type of advertising in this post-Tivo world. I think I'd go with just a static logo or photo -- at least the fast-forwarding viewer might get a glimpse.
-ramon