More really stupid marketing slogans....

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More really stupid marketing slogans....

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"If your litter can't change color, change your litter"

Yyyyyyyyyyyeah.... I have noticed that the clumps are pretty clumpy, so I really don't need them to turn blue so I know they're clumpy, do I? If the litter is clumpy, it's time to clean the litter... if the litter changes color, it's definintely time to change the litter ... to another brand! :lol:
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This isn't a marketing slogan, but it is stupid!
I just bought a vacuum cleaner which came with an instruction booklet. In the warnings section, it said (among other things):
"Keep away from dust and lint."
It's a VACUUM CLEANER! It's for sucking up the dust and lint!
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Post by WyoBadger »

Well, if we can slightly derail Annie's thread into "Stupid Warnings..."

I worked in a kitchen once that had a little plaque on the doors of the convection oven that said "Caution: Hot."

Um, yeah.

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I wish I had saved a package with microwaving instructions that ended with 'Caution, contents will be hot when heated!'
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Everytime I see inane or stupidly obvious product warnsings like these, I try to imagine the lawsuit that brought them about.
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Post by Innocent Bystander »

There's something about litter, call it an air, that tells you when it needs changed.

We got our new Corporate Brochure this week. My favourite quotation, under the photo of some marketing bod, was

"PROCESSES MUST BE PEOPLE-LED"

ah! It all becomes clear to me now! :moreevil:
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Post by Walden »

s1m0n wrote:Everytime I see inane or stupidly obvious product warnsings like these, I try to imagine the lawsuit that brought them about.
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How about this suggestive marketing slogan: "Drink Canada Dry"
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Flogging Jason wrote:Drink Canada Dry
Many have tried. I have the kidneys to prove it. :o

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Flogging Jason wrote:How about this suggestive marketing slogan: "Drink Canada Dry"
I have to admit that I've never thought of it like that!

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I always thought "Feeling Seven Up" was sort of ill-advised.

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Power wrists. :wink:

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Walden wrote:
s1m0n wrote:Everytime I see inane or stupidly obvious product warnsings like these, I try to imagine the lawsuit that brought them about.
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WyoBadger wrote:I always thought "Feeling Seven Up" was sort of ill-advised.

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Are you thinking of Seven of Nine in Star Trek? :lol:
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swizzlestick wrote:
WyoBadger wrote:I always thought "Feeling Seven Up" was sort of ill-advised.

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Are you thinking of Seven of Nine in Star Trek? :lol:
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If that's the case wouldn't "Make Seven Up Yours" sound a little disturbing?
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