Just when you thought that marketing has crept into every possible crevice of one’s consciousness, some new advertising ploy pops up to shock the senses. At the end of my weekly meal with my grandmother earlier this week, we received two fortune cookies with the bill. When I opened my cookie, I was appalled by the contents, the Snapple logo, followed by the message, “Snapple says wearing a cape and underwear does not make you a superhero.” My grandmother was looking forward to her message, and has poor eyesight, so she asked me to read hers to her. It read, “Snapple says having dinner with an investment banker is chow not so fun.” There was no way that I could explain the tacky joke to her, and she was disappointed because there was no fortune. These Snapple people have now earned my wrath.
I know that fortune cookies aren’t really Chinese, but still they should remain advertising free. I remember being a superstitious little kid, who believed that if I tore the fortune, it would bring bad luck. Now I hope this bad luck strikes Snapple as people feel angry about marketing that has gone too far.
Wow.
*Is speechless.*
Ugh. Same disgusting thing happened to me, leaving me with a bad taste after a delicious chinese meal. You can read my reaction on the second August 3 entry on my blog.
I emailed Snapple expressing my dismay, but just got a generic and unapologetic response. Phooey!