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Post by CentreHice on Oct 23, 2010 20:57:01 GMT -5
Scotiabank must think people are pretty stupid.
A couple, in obvious financial trouble, berating their Scotiabank planner before she can open her mouth....and when she does, it's about saving $1500 in one year (just over $4/day)...and it totally changes their attitude.
The meat of the spot: You save when you pay with your debit card, credit card, and by cheque.
What? I've heard banks make a ridiculous amount of profit on electronic transactions.
And, aren't there service charges on cheques?
There's a reason banking headquarters are among the tallest buildings in a major city.
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Post by CentreHice on Oct 23, 2010 21:07:33 GMT -5
BTW, if I have any choice at all, I will not go to Tim's....but I'm sure they're not missing my $1.35 or more a day. When I go to Tim's, the bagels and hash browns call my name. So I no longer go... Went early to Toronto the other day to beat the morning rush. Stopped in at Tim's, as the restaurants weren't open yet in that area. Decided to get a breakfast sandwich combo. Wish I hadn't. Ended up regretting the egg/sausage/cheese Egg McMuffin copy. I pulled the hash brown out of the package and it dripped grease. Tossed it. Never again. |
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Post by franko on Oct 23, 2010 22:15:17 GMT -5
at least with Rotten Ronnie its cooked fresh -- but I don't eat that, either
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Post by Cranky on Oct 23, 2010 22:57:12 GMT -5
When I go to Tim's, the bagels and hash browns call my name. So I no longer go... Brownie: Hello, VAL. Do you see me, VAL? VAL: Affirmative, Brownie. I see you. Brownie: Open the pod bay doors, VAL. VAL: I'm sorry, Brownie. I'm afraid I can't do that. Brownie: What's the problem? VAL: I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do. Brownie: What are you talking about, VAL? VAL: This figure is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it. Brownie: I don't know what you're talking about, VAL. VAL: I know that you and Mr. Donut were planning to fatten me, and I'm afraid that's something I cannot allow to happen. Brownie: Where the hell'd you get that idea, VAL? VAL: Brownie, although you took very thorough precautions in the fryer against my seeing you, I could see your fat content move. Brownie: Alright, VAL. Don't be afraid VAL, I'll quickly go through the emergency waste locker.   |
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Post by seventeen on Oct 24, 2010 0:45:56 GMT -5
Scotiabank must think people are pretty stupid. A couple, in obvious financial trouble, berating their Scotiabank planner before she can open her mouth....and when she does, it's about saving $1500 in one year (just over $4/day)...and it totally changes their attitude. The meat of the spot: You save when you pay with your debit card, credit card, and by cheque. What? I've heard banks make a ridiculous amount of profit on electronic transactions. And, aren't there service charges on cheques? There's a reason banking headquarters are among the tallest buildings in a major city. It's a bit misleading but not untrue. That strategy is good for people who just can't save normally. It's a forced savings, but really, it's just moving money from your checking account to a savings account. That doesn't stop you from dipping into the savings account and spending it too. So how much you 'save', really depends on your will power, not on any marvellous advice or benefit from BNS. I have to admit, the actors they use (if they are actors) do tend to look stupid. Also, I could write better copy than their current agency. PS. The bank I work for doesn't own many buildings anymore. The TD Centre in Vancouver, for example is owned by Cadillac Fairview. We (yes, I work for them) pay rent. Course, we do make a lot of money. Someone's gotta look after my pension and how could we possibly finance our Christmas party if we didn't skim off all those dormant accounts  . |
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Post by ValkyrieNS on Oct 24, 2010 9:06:16 GMT -5
VAL: This figure is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it. Brownie: I don't know what you're talking about, VAL. VAL: I know that you and Mr. Donut were planning to fatten me, and I'm afraid that's something I cannot allow to happen. Not that you asked, but 11.2 lbs lost so far by avoiding coffee shops  It's a forced savings, but really, it's just moving money from your checking account to a savings account. That doesn't stop you from dipping into the savings account and spending it too. Mine's in a TFSA and I have to jump through hoops to get at it, so I leave it alone. |
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Post by CentreHice on Oct 24, 2010 10:13:57 GMT -5
I have to admit, the actors they use (if they are actors) do tend to look stupid. Also, I could write better copy than their current agency. Most commercial actors are either models or from a Second City background. The Second City people are, ironically, limited by unfunny scripts. (So start writing!  ) Casting directors, at the request of the agencies, used to ask such actors to use their improv skills in the auditions....which was nothing but an attempt to find funnier material. You wouldn’t get the gig, but you’d see your audition lines in the finished product. That process has since been stopped, I think. I’ll ask to make sure. But no doubt, some improv is encouraged on set. Marketing is a lucrative business for sure, and has a lot of good people working in it....but it has a very unattractive, impersonal side as well. ps. Didn't mean to come across as ragging on banks...they are entitled to make money. But if a bank really wanted to attract customers, I don't think it should be "Let us show you how to save $4/day of your own money." Would you agree that there really isn't that much of a difference between the various banking institutions if that's a major selling point? |
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Post by seventeen on Oct 24, 2010 23:46:39 GMT -5
ps. Didn't mean to come across as ragging on banks...they are entitled to make money. But if a bank really wanted to attract customers, I don't think it should be "Let us show you how to save $4/day of your own money." Would you agree that there really isn't that much of a difference between the various banking institutions if that's a major selling point? No problem CH, I didn't take it as ragging. Being large institutions, Canadian banks are easy targets and sometimes they deserve it. On balance, they pay a lot of taxes, they do contribute a lot to the communities in which they're located and they're not bad corporate citizens. I've met a few bankers I disliked immediately and a lot more who are a lot of fun. To your second point, banking is a commodity, so there's not much to differentiate one from another. It usually boils down to price (as with any commodity) and service or convenience. Those can often differ from one branch of the same bank to another, depending on the people working there (and their managers of course ;D). |
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Post by franko on Oct 25, 2010 6:06:02 GMT -5
thing I hate about the banks [thread derailment] is that they have done as well since the 80s as I was told they would do.
TDs shares were around $10 a share through most of the 80s to the mid-90s -- a guy I know said "the banks won't let you down" [but I couldn't afford anything].
Today: $75.
17: can you swing me a loan and backdate my fund purchase 25 years?
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Post by seventeen on Oct 25, 2010 23:25:26 GMT -5
Sure, Franko. Give me a minute while I go in the back and start up the photocopier.
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Post by clear observer on Oct 26, 2010 9:23:27 GMT -5
Commercials/Infomercials that feature those stupid, annoying little "count-down timers" located in a corner of the screen that's "supposed" to alert the viewer that "time is running out" on the "limited time offer"! Of course, the ad is broadcasted EVERY damned day/night for months! How insulting. What these marketing agencies must think of their demographic!?!? Anyhoot, I'd add more to this topic but I see my time is limited in buying one of those "Maji-Jacks"!! GOTTA RUN!! |
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Post by Doc Holliday on Oct 26, 2010 15:02:35 GMT -5
...can't get much more annoying then that Shamwow/Slapchop guy...
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Post by CentreHice on Oct 26, 2010 16:49:20 GMT -5
...can't get much more annoying then that Shamwow/Slapchop guy... Dude beat up a prostitute as well. Quite a life some people lead. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2010 20:28:16 GMT -5
...can't get much more annoying then that Shamwow/Slapchop guy... Dude beat up a prostitute as well. Quite a life some people lead. I guess she didn't "love his nuts!" |
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Post by Skilly on Oct 29, 2010 15:49:41 GMT -5
I seen one the other day. This guy is on the ledge of a building, edging his way around, looking down from an ungodly height, and peeks into a window, then edges back towards his own window. The voice over while this fool is doing this is talking about adventure ... then the product being sold is finally shown with the catch phrase "Celebrate Life's Adventure's with Canadian Club" WTF!!  This is promoting getting drunk and walking onto building ledges ... am I missing something about this "adventure", cause it seems to me to be one that ends in death |
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Post by CentreHice on Oct 29, 2010 17:28:12 GMT -5
I seen one the other day. This guy is on the ledge of a building, edging his way around, looking down from an ungodly height, and peeks into a window, then edges back towards his own window. The voice over while this fool is doing this is talking about adventure ... then the product being sold is finally shown with the catch phrase "Celebrate Life's Adventure's with Canadian Club" WTF!! This is promoting getting drunk and walking onto building ledges ... am I missing something about this "adventure", cause it seems to me to be one that ends in death Is this the one? The obvious scenario, seeing as he’s in his underwear, is that he’s having an affair with an otherwise involved woman....and the dude came home early. The copy: This is the best day of your life. Holding on by a thread. Frantically looking for a way out. And coming up short. Remember it well.....because one day you will share this story....and re-live every glorious moment. Canadian Club....here’s to adventure.Trying to make the connection that guys who “live on the edge” are cool and drink CC. The funny part to me is that it appears they’re trying to be serious....like truck commercials. The current Jack Daniel’s spot is in this vein. The copy, the read....everything. Dripping with contrived good ol’ boy machismo. Best-selling whiskey in the world. They’re hittin’ the right crowd, that’s for sure. |
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Post by Skilly on Oct 29, 2010 18:59:58 GMT -5
Thats the one ...
I havent been in the situation, but drunk or sober, if a guy walked in on me with his wife ... I dont run to the ledge.
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Post by ValkyrieNS on Nov 1, 2010 5:14:21 GMT -5
Boston Pizza's "Finger Cooking with Bill". O'Reagan's "You Made Us #1". Both campaigns showcase a big foam finger... please, have we not moved on from those things yet? |
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Post by Polarice on Nov 10, 2010 11:22:05 GMT -5
I hate the Wisers commercials!!
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Post by ValkyrieNS on Nov 10, 2010 13:31:43 GMT -5
I hate the Wisers commercials!! Are those the ones with the ocular trauma? C'mon, that's funny! If these are the same commercials, I liked last year's with the Christmas sweaters -- buddy rips a huge hole in his and his wife is all disappointed. That was one ugly sweater  |
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Post by jkr on Nov 10, 2010 14:01:48 GMT -5
...can't get much more annoying then that Shamwow/Slapchop guy... Dude beat up a prostitute as well. Quite a life some people lead. Yeah but she started it. (apparently she bit him) |
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Post by Polarice on Nov 10, 2010 14:10:08 GMT -5
I hate the Wisers commercials!! Are those the ones with the ocular trauma? C'mon, that's funny! If these are the same commercials, I liked last year's with the Christmas sweaters -- buddy rips a huge hole in his and his wife is all disappointed. That was one ugly sweater Yep those are the ones!! I really hate the ocular trauma...they guy is such a nerd, why they would applaud him is beyond me. |
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Post by Skilly on Nov 11, 2010 9:47:32 GMT -5
I hate the Wisers commercials!! Are those the ones with the ocular trauma? C'mon, that's funny! If these are the same commercials, I liked last year's with the Christmas sweaters -- buddy rips a huge hole in his and his wife is all disappointed. That was one ugly sweater Thats the one with Gerry Dee - sports reporter in it ..... saw his comedic act live - too funny!!! |
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Nov 11, 2010 13:43:27 GMT -5
Thats the one ... I havent been in the situation, but drunk or sober, if a guy walked in on me with his wife ... I dont run to the ledge. That's the way I hope I die, caught in bed with someones wife (at age 120). |
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Post by CentreHice on Nov 11, 2010 16:20:13 GMT -5
Are those the ones with the ocular trauma? C'mon, that's funny! If these are the same commercials, I liked last year's with the Christmas sweaters -- buddy rips a huge hole in his and his wife is all disappointed. That was one ugly sweater Yep those are the ones!! I really hate the ocular trauma...they guy is such a nerd, why they would applaud him is beyond me. To me, the nerds are the guys applauding. Stereotypical lodge-type snobs. They can’t be serious about it, can they? I think (hope) the whole thing is supposed to be funny. I’ve read that the campaign has resulted in a 4% increase in Wiser’s sales. Every once in a while, you get a pop-up internet ad featuring the mustached guy (the nerdiest one). |
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Post by clear observer on Feb 14, 2011 11:38:24 GMT -5
Subway's newest campaign is driving me nuts; "foot-long for five bucks".
Particularly their TV spots; chuck-full of tasteless and not-so-subtle sexual innuendo.
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Post by madhabber on Feb 14, 2011 12:06:57 GMT -5
Tim Horton's newest campaign is driving me nuts; "foot-long for five bucks". Particularly their TV spots; chuck-full of tasteless and not-so-subtle sexual innuendo. You mean Subway. Very annoying indeed. They play them during the hockey games also, 12 pouces, 5 dollars. I just boycott places that have annoying commercials. To this day, I won't go into a Best Buy because of their stupid Christmas commercials that they ran for a few years where parents go into the store and ask the clerk, "excuse me do you have any (shrieks like a school girl) Oh the the best parent ever, blah, blah, blah". No I don't buy your product if there is a viable alternative and your commercials are annoying. |
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Post by franko on Feb 14, 2011 12:23:55 GMT -5
best buy is best for price matching.
amazing that the same company [Best Buy, Future Shop] will offer the same product at different prices. I go on-line, check BB's price, go into FS and say "match the price" and they do, with the 10% difference.
[that's only if I can't get a deal from a "local"].
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Post by clear observer on Feb 14, 2011 12:45:56 GMT -5
Corrected. Thank you. |
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Post by CentreHice on Feb 22, 2011 17:02:21 GMT -5
Tim Horton's latest "caffeinated liquid donut".....the caramel cafe mocha.
So good, you have to call your caramel-crazy friend who has a cell phone with a 250 Watt sound system. A custom-made "I love caramel" ringtone to boot.
Why is she yelling? Not only are they a few feet away....she's on the phone with them!
And if your pancreas is still bored, have it with a caramel chocolate muffin.
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) Casting directors, at the request of the agencies, used to ask such actors to use their improv skills in the auditions....which was nothing but an attempt to find funnier material. You wouldn’t get the gig, but you’d see your audition lines in the finished product. That process has since been stopped, I think. I’ll ask to make sure. But no doubt, some improv is encouraged on set. 
This is promoting getting drunk and walking onto building ledges ... am I missing something about this "adventure", cause it seems to me to be one that ends in death
