Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Worst commercial ever

There is an Arby's commercial that currently plays with great frequency during Indians broadcasts on STO. Of course, any particular commercial that appears during any Indians broadcast on STO is replayed a lot, which makes them all seem tedious after a while.*

But even on first viewing, some are clearly worse than others, and the Arby's commercial in question falls under the heading of "some." The product being advertised is the Southern Style Chicken Mini. The voice-over says such remarkably inane things. "Arby's Southern Style Chicken Mini for 99 cents answers the question, which came first, the chicken or the deal? Together, of course! Think southern-style flavor, think an incredible 99 cents! Think Arby's!" What utter nonsense. The chicken or the deal? Together, of course? What moron ad writer came up with this prattle?

And the announcer sounds like an idiot, and the sound quality is downright offensive, and it's accompanied by a guitar player who sounds like he charged about $5 for the job, and the graphics are terrible, and the sandwich doesn't even look that good in the ad. I've been a big fan of Arby's for a long time (I love a Beef 'n' Cheddar with Horsey Sauce), but I think I'm forced to boycott them until they stop running that stupid commercial. And I don't think I can ever have a Southern Style Chicken Mini, even if they cut the price to a penny.

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* Ohio Lottery! Odds are you'll have fun! Odds are you'll lose, and what exactly is fun about that?

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