Thursday, September 10, 2009

Badvertising: Mott's Fruitsations miracle sauce.



"Your taste buds and your immune system will thank you."
Because they've got shares in Cadbury (the owners of the Mott's brand)?

Because they're not fond of you and like to laugh at you behind your back?

Because they've got a bet going that they think you're too dense/harried/pre-occupied/distracted/lazy to see through shameful badvertising?

Am I being too harsh?

Have I been out of medical school for too long?

Maybe it's the current standard of practice to prescribe apple sauce to treat a myriad of conditions.

Stupid, stupid, stupid me.

All hail apple sauce - purveyor of health, banisher of disease and ambrosia of the gods.

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1 comment:

  1. Anonymous9:10 PM

    I'm disappointed that you didn't explain the specifics of why the advertisement is so misleading (i.e. "there are 100 calories per 1/2 cup and X grams of sugar and 0.000001 grams of Y probiotic), but thanks for calling out those companies that use "immunity boosting" to sell things, such as cranberry juice that claims it helps prevent heart disease (because it's a fruit) when it has more sugar in it than Coke. It's irritating! Next there will be diet coke with vitamins... oh, never mind.

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