I had to comment on possibly the most ridiculous commercial I've ever seen...mostly because I've seen it about 10 times in the past couple of weeks.
I'm pretty sure it's for Firestone or Bridgestone. It's for tires. I think it's Firestone because they play that song that goes, "and the wheel goes round and round....". In trying to find info about this commercial, I only discovered that Roseanne Cash sings that song. More trivia for my pea brain. I couldn't find anything about the commercial itself or any screen grabs, which is unfortunate for those of you who haven't actually witnessed it. It really has to be seen to be believed.
It's a tire commercial, ok? There are couples - I think 2 or 3 couples - dancing provocatively in the rain. When the commercial starts, it appears to be for men's cologne or some new nightclub. The hot, wet, good looking couples continue to bump and grind as their clothes cling to their perfect bodies and then...we see the tires. It's a tire commercial. Did I say that? Yeah, it's a tire commercial.
How low have we sunk as a society that it takes sex to sell a necessary component of a car?? Is there anyone driving around out there with no tires, screeching down the highway in a dazzling display of fiery sparks, refusing to invest in tires until the Firestone ad execs come up with saucier promos? What's next? Actors dry-humping to bad R. Kelly songs in an effort to sell home security systems? The Maytag man getting it on with the lonely housewife who spends all day Swiffering? A hot, buff pool boy running in to rescue the lady who fell and can't get up?
I'm pretty sure it's for Firestone or Bridgestone. It's for tires. I think it's Firestone because they play that song that goes, "and the wheel goes round and round....". In trying to find info about this commercial, I only discovered that Roseanne Cash sings that song. More trivia for my pea brain. I couldn't find anything about the commercial itself or any screen grabs, which is unfortunate for those of you who haven't actually witnessed it. It really has to be seen to be believed.
It's a tire commercial, ok? There are couples - I think 2 or 3 couples - dancing provocatively in the rain. When the commercial starts, it appears to be for men's cologne or some new nightclub. The hot, wet, good looking couples continue to bump and grind as their clothes cling to their perfect bodies and then...we see the tires. It's a tire commercial. Did I say that? Yeah, it's a tire commercial.
How low have we sunk as a society that it takes sex to sell a necessary component of a car?? Is there anyone driving around out there with no tires, screeching down the highway in a dazzling display of fiery sparks, refusing to invest in tires until the Firestone ad execs come up with saucier promos? What's next? Actors dry-humping to bad R. Kelly songs in an effort to sell home security systems? The Maytag man getting it on with the lonely housewife who spends all day Swiffering? A hot, buff pool boy running in to rescue the lady who fell and can't get up?
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No! What happens is I walk in and ask them to plug a tire for the third time, they tell me my tires are illegally overworn, and they sell me whatever's on sale. Literally. It's happened the same way twice in the last 5 years.
While I'm sure there are people who shop for their tires like they shop for a car, I'm guessing those research junkies don't really give a damn about a tire commercial. So, as you pointed out, what's the point?
Then again, I think of how boring it would be to be in charge of tire advertising, and maybe they needed to spice up their own jobs a tad bit. Maybe.
Chicka-wah-wah-wah.
That is Bridgestone by the way, a good tire company that has lost their collective mind.
The typical tactic in the last few years that if the ads don't use sex, they use non-sequitors and surrealistic bits. It's all in an effort to at least get your attention, as well as to get you to unmute your TV.
It's all pretty insulting, really. No wonder I'd rather record everything and watch it later, forwarding through the commercials!