There's An Advertisement on My Banana!

Published on June 14, 2004 By JillUser In Current Events

My sons and I were having breakfast this morning and something in the fruit bowl caught my eye. Our bunch of bananas had more than the usual name brand stickers on them. There was a sticker that said "Go See Garfield The Movie" with a picture of Garfield on it.

That is disturbing in so many ways! But what struck me first was the thought of the ads everywhere in the movie "Minority Report". I think we are well on our way. Every food item you can imagine has Shrek plastered on it. Now you can't even get produce without an advertisement tacked on for good measure.

I think I will stick to coffee this morning

Comments (Page 1)

Madine

on Jun 14, 2004

Your ad here.

Madine

on Jun 14, 2004

It is getting rediculous now. Sports is a good example. Most major stadiums in the US are named after corporate sponsors. On TV broadcasts, the pre-game show, halftime show, scoreboard, and post-game show all have official sponsors. Last year Peyton Manning got in trouble because he was wearing a hat that wasn't official NFL merchandise on a TV interview.

Advertising is an important part of a free market, but they don't have to be everywhere.

Poetmom99

on Jun 14, 2004

I know just what you mean...darned Shrek has taken over my M & Ms, for pete's sake!!

But seriously, the whole advertising/merchandising/film tie-in thing is getting way out of hand. It used to be a LOT easier to avoid, that's for sure.

greenfarie

on Jun 14, 2004

WOW that's craziness!!! Have you come across any of your mail that has the stamps stamped over with a little picture of shrek and the donkey?? I thought i was hallucinating the first time i saw that. What the hell is Shrek doing at the post office? Much less on my business mail???

JillUser

on Jun 14, 2004

greenfarie, I have indeed received mail with the "Greetings from far, far away" stamped across the postage. Shrek is everywhere!

Poetmom99

on Jun 14, 2004

YES! I got one of those last week...I thought it was completely insane!!

Poetmom99

on Jun 14, 2004

Last year Peyton Manning got in trouble because he was wearing a hat that wasn't official NFL merchandise on a TV interview.

Just saw this....didn't know about Peyton, but I do know that John Kidna of the Cincinnati Bengals was fined for wearing a hat with a cross on it instead of the approved Nike hat that all players are supposed to wear for thirty minutes after game time. Crazy!!

dharmagrl

on Jun 14, 2004

We have bananas with the same sticker on them. What's next, Harry Potter branded into my rump roast?

JillUser

on Jun 14, 2004

What's next, Harry Potter branded into my rump roast?

Don't give them any ideas!

BTW, that made me almost shoot Diet Pepsi out of my nose!

Mr_Frog

on Jun 14, 2004

What's next, Harry Potter branded into my rump roast?

All they'd have to do is put his scar on the steaks.

-- B

dharmagrl

on Jun 14, 2004

BTW, that made me almost shoot Diet Pepsi out of my nose!

Yay! I'm not the only person that does that!!!!

I like Froggy's idea of the scar too....

CarpeThis

on Jun 14, 2004

A movie theater opened up near my house that doesn't show those damn TV commercials before the movies (but still has movie previews). I love it...

I've been waiting for some theater to realize that not showing those commercials could be a great way to get more business than the other theaters in the same area. (FYI -The ticket prices and food prices are the same as the ad nauseam theaters) This is now the only theater I will go to. Why pay to see commercials?

If you don't support the ads, they might go away....

apdelong31

on Jun 14, 2004

If any of you play Yahoo! Games, you know that Yahoo knows where you live

After you sign in, they've added in a whole new page just for a full page advertisement. Here in Ohio, or at least where I am, I get an advertisement for Stand 7 out of 10 times. (Stand is that group against tobacco.) I don't think people in California, Minnesota, Maine, or Florida get Stand ads.

MyViewsAndMuse

on Jun 14, 2004

I think that people actually enjoy the constant advertisement and enjoy looking for it. Otherwise there would be a huge outcry about it and it would end.

JillUser

on Jun 14, 2004

I'm also getting sick of celebrities speaking on talk shows about political issues and foreign affairs like they are some kind of experts.

I couldn't agree with you more!! If others can't pay to advertise their own political views, why should celebrities be able to use air time to push their politics? They might know how to "play one on TV" but that doesn't mean they actually know diddly squat and they certainly shouldn't be taken any more seriously than joe schmoe off the street..........but they are.

I do kind of like the Lightening bolt brand idea

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