Sometimes technical, sometimes not, never a kitty

Maybe winter isn't the best time to be ordering from Proflowers.  In this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNYGZHPKQgs), a box is left at the front door on a 7 degree day, and are frozen solid.  Yikes!

Proflowers' advertising is not exactly honest--their claim of "fresh from the fields" is untrue, they've been sued for saying that, and they're supposed to cease and desist.  Sleazy.

Looks like FTD.COM is also getting some unflattering coverage (see video at (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brzya0F3sVw).

More info on Proflowers at http://www.floristdetective.com/wst_page15.aspx.

Good advertising isn’t dead, there’s just so much bad advertising that it seems to be.  Below is a photo of a recent full-page Coke ad that caught my attention.

Things I liked:

• Tasting Coke vs. Coke is a little dig at the Pepsi Challenge of yore.
• “Blindfolding mechanism”.  That’s a hilarious overdescription of a cut-out paper blindfold.  The “blindfolding mechanism” reminds me of the Joo Janta 2000s that came as part of Infocom’s Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy game in the 80’s, so it has the cool retro feel to it also.
• The bottom of the coupon is right on the fold in the newspaper, for easy removal.

Coke is preaching to the choir here, since I prefer Coke in general. I’ve had Coke Zero (and I can tell the difference), but I’m redeeming the coupon anyway.

Now playing: Pearl Jam - You've Got to Hide Your Love Away