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Offline midnight Target

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« on: April 20, 2003, 10:40:16 AM »
Anyone else think this is about as stupid as advertising can get? Talk about setting yourself up for ridicule!
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Offline NUKE

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« Reply #1 on: April 20, 2003, 10:57:28 AM »
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Anyone else think this is about as stupid as advertising can get? Talk about setting yourself up for ridicule!


lol, I agree!  "What can brown do for you?"

UPS trying to be hipsters by calling themselves brown..... funny stuff.
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Offline Saurdaukar

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« Reply #2 on: April 20, 2003, 10:58:49 AM »
FedEx is better in bed... sorry "Brown."
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Offline Dago

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« Reply #3 on: April 20, 2003, 12:25:17 PM »
If the "brown" advertising has you thinking and  talking about UPS, then the ads are doing their job.

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« Reply #4 on: April 20, 2003, 12:30:28 PM »
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If the "brown" advertising has you thinking and  talking about UPS, then the ads are doing their job.

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Offline Holden McGroin

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« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2003, 12:36:42 PM »
Sometimes stupid advertising can be most effective, although I think this is a good campaign, I did hear them say, "Brown knows......what my business needs.


Took an aural double take when I heard that. :)
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« Reply #6 on: April 20, 2003, 01:07:22 PM »
Yep, it's a good advertising campaign and truthful too.  UPS = crap.


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Offline john9001

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« Reply #7 on: April 20, 2003, 01:23:06 PM »
when i was in the mail order biz, i tried to avoid UPS, i used the post office( USPS ), they were faster, cheaper, and delivered on Saturday.
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« Reply #8 on: April 20, 2003, 03:07:20 PM »
I've never had good luck with USPS and packages.  UPS I've found to be much more reliable.  Can't say I've ever been a big fan of Fed-Ex either.

MiniD <- who's father has 38 years with UPS
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Offline funkedup

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« Reply #9 on: April 20, 2003, 03:41:45 PM »
Our company gets great service from UPS.  *shrugs*
Very good value and customer service.

The "Brown" campaign is idiotic though.  I hope they understand that in some circles "brown" is slang for poo.
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Offline rpm

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« Reply #10 on: April 20, 2003, 04:05:00 PM »
I get good service from UPS. The REAL "brown" is Airborne.
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« Reply #11 on: April 20, 2003, 06:26:38 PM »
I wonder if someone will scream racism?
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« Reply #12 on: April 21, 2003, 04:43:29 PM »
I laughed my bellybutton off when I first heard this commercial for Brown... lol

we used to say "That's Brown..." as slang for that's stupid (or worse)
and yeah.. the obvious 'poo' reference
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