Singing billboards are annoying people in Paris subways. Could a "Minority Report" style of assaulting advertising be in store for the not-to-distant future?
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Singing Billboards
- Thread starter Seabishop
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I hate advertising too... I find it just so dumb... so mind numbing... If I want to buy whatever product your selling, I'll buy it, only if I need it! I know that if I buy your stinkin' clothes brand no hot chicks are going to approach me just because of that...
el Guapo
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I'm not going to admit to vandalizing the first singing gas pump I ever was forced to use, but I imagine the cost of reparing the glass facade and the speaker behind it, was more than they earned in additional sales generated by the assult on my environment. The super high volume level was so intrusive I just freaked.
ludes98
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el Guapo said:
That is just too funny. I did the same thing. New company to our market called QT. They also have Wal-Mart-esque pricing. They are a mega pump station with like 30 pumps. They have nice low prices, but as soon as 2 of the gas stations nearby closed...five cent increase. Needless to say I never go there now.
In more positive news, talking trash cans in Berlin are thanking people for not littering.