ADS – Never Jet Hot

Ad for Kiss me in the dark tie

Girls can’t resist!

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January 17, 2024January 17, 2024

Love and War files, The Advertising

Years ago, women were so bored out of their skulls that they would flock to a man wearing a "Kiss me in the dark, baby" glow in the dark...

Pig bristle toothbrush ad

Fun facts to know and tell

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January 1, 2024January 1, 2024

Flotsam, The Advertising

There is something wrong with this, but I can't quite put my finger on it. Apparently pigs used to brush their teeth with their own hair? The...

The QFC King mascot

QFC King deposed? Ads are fickle.

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August 7, 2023August 7, 2023

Back in My Day, The Advertising

ADS, Christmas, Mascots

This 1963 "Prudence Penny" insert in the Seattle PI indicates that this is the first Christmas for the little QFC king.

Trix Bunny back of cereal box

Cereal Mascots on the prowl

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May 4, 2022May 4, 2022

The Advertising

ADS, Cereal, Mascots

I was having a bowl of Golden Grahams, reading the back of the cereal box (Having forgotten to bring my cellphone downstairs); I was momentarily...

Four Food to Never Eat CLICKBAIT ad

Number 4 will shock you!

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April 29, 2022April 29, 2022

The Advertising

This clickbait ad says that if I quit eating a certain four foods that my belly fat will just melt away.

Otter the Haggen mascot

WHIMSICAL OTTER WEARS BASEBALL CAP BACKWARDS

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October 16, 2021October 17, 2021

The Advertising

I was perusing the local free newspaper a while back and was stopped in my tracks by this enticing coupon. Haggen’s is a little upscale for our...

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GEEZE LOUISE I am SO GLAD that I am retired, discarded from the rat race back when rats stood a chance of winning.
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