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Re: Who wants to give and possibly receive holiday gifts?
« Reply #60 on: December 22, 2011, 06:10:01 am »
Quote from: jaydub on December 21, 2011, 08:03:05 pm
The one that gets me is the series of Lexus commercials where people hint at the extravagant gift they are giving by having something play a jingle.  Actually the whole concept of "buying a car as a gift" just seems preposterous to me.  Last time I looked, a car payment was a sizable chunk of the budget.  If my wife went off and "bought me a car", that would be most unwelcome unless she had a lottery windfall or came into an inheritance or something.

This got me wondering how effective they were and started to look up some articles but decided I didn't care.

But this particular one bugs the shit out of me. I just want to smack the goofy grin off of that handsome face.
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Re: Who wants to give and possibly receive holiday gifts?
« Reply #61 on: December 22, 2011, 03:33:36 pm »
The top comments on that one are good. These adds imply that the Lexus theme song is instantly recognizable. Which, if you're filthy rich enough that you can buy your partner a Lexus without discussing it beforehand, maybe it is.
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Re: Who wants to give and possibly receive holiday gifts?
« Reply #62 on: December 22, 2011, 03:40:37 pm »
Quote from: Carlos del Vaca on December 22, 2011, 03:33:36 pm
The top comments on that one are good. These adds imply that the Lexus theme song is instantly recognizable. Which, if you're filthy rich enough that you can buy your partner a Lexus without discussing it beforehand, maybe it is.

But presumably if you're that filthy rich you're buying a nicer car than a Toyota with a fancy gold logo.

I've only seen one of the Patrick Warburton ads and I remember him basically saying "who buys a car as a present?"
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Re: Who wants to give and possibly receive holiday gifts?
« Reply #63 on: December 22, 2011, 03:59:32 pm »
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The one that gets me is the series of Lexus commercials where people hint at the extravagant gift they are giving by having something play a jingle.  Actually the whole concept of "buying a car as a gift" just seems preposterous to me.  Last time I looked, a car payment was a sizable chunk of the budget.  If my wife went off and "bought me a car", that would be most unwelcome unless she had a lottery windfall or came into an inheritance or something.

My uncle bought my aunt a car for her birthday, and this was her reaction. He did not understand why it made her mad that he spent mad change on a car she didn't really want.
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Re: Who wants to give and possibly receive holiday gifts?
« Reply #64 on: December 22, 2011, 06:28:20 pm »
Quote from: Nabubrush on December 21, 2011, 08:21:29 pm
If you buy office supplies and you don't shop at Office Max, you should be ashamed of yourself. There is no better ad campaign.

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Re: Who wants to give and possibly receive holiday gifts?
« Reply #65 on: December 23, 2011, 04:07:11 am »
The front office girls in my last office would traffic in rubber bands and paper clips like they were treasures and antiquities. I was basically hailed as a deity when I flipped open the Staples catalog and ordered a mountain of office supplies. Being the Rubber Band man is a special feeling. A special feeling that comes along with knowing how to operate a catalog and an amex card.
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Re: Who wants to give and possibly receive holiday gifts?
« Reply #66 on: December 24, 2011, 04:12:07 pm »
What you've all been waiting for:
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Re: Who wants to give and possibly receive holiday gifts?
« Reply #67 on: December 24, 2011, 04:12:56 pm »
Hope you don't mind I decided to gussy it up a bit.
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Re: Who wants to give and possibly receive holiday gifts?
« Reply #68 on: December 24, 2011, 10:14:04 pm »
I did?  Oh wait, you're referring to your son.  For the record, I find it cute too.
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Re: Who wants to give and possibly receive holiday gifts?
« Reply #69 on: December 25, 2011, 12:26:27 am »
Is that a hoss manure figurine?
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Re: Who wants to give and possibly receive holiday gifts?
« Reply #70 on: December 25, 2011, 01:06:09 am »
WHY FIND OUT
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Re: Who wants to give and possibly receive holiday gifts?
« Reply #71 on: December 25, 2011, 02:26:39 am »
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Re: Who wants to give and possibly receive holiday gifts?
« Reply #72 on: December 25, 2011, 06:19:01 am »
Man I dodged a bullet getting you last year.
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Re: Who wants to give and possibly receive holiday gifts?
« Reply #73 on: December 25, 2011, 01:37:15 pm »
The bird did suffer a bit on the journey. It lost a pupil from one eye and its legs are loose. You need to pack the next one more tightly for shipping, if there is a next one.
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Re: Who wants to give and possibly receive holiday gifts?
« Reply #74 on: December 25, 2011, 06:53:19 pm »
Quote from: wombat on December 25, 2011, 01:37:15 pm
The bird did suffer a bit on the journey. It lost a pupil from one eye and its legs are loose. You need to pack the next one more tightly for shipping, if there is a next one.

I'd like to place an order for one.
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