Commercial

[Big RR]

I heard about this on the radio this morning; apparently the ad provoked a public outcry that convinced Go Daddy to pull it. Personally, I think it's pretty good; worth a watch (note, there are several repetitions/versions of it on the link).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH5wdm1Caoo

[Lord Jim]

I heard about this on the news earlier...

I think it's godawful, and I fully understand why they pulled it....

The "lighter side" of puppy abuse isn't exactly a marketing winner...

It's amazing to me that it could have gotten approval in the first place...

[wesw]

well, I don t think it is an effective commercial as it is in poor taste and likely to turn more people off than on.

similar to the rob lowe anti cable commercial where he makes fun of people less handsome than he and I.

I also have a special dislike of puppymills

I don t however see any abuse or a puppymill, just a distasteful commercial.

[Lord Jim]

similar to the rob lowe anti cable commercial where he makes fun of people less handsome than he and I.

I actually like some of those...

I think my favorite is the one with "super creepy Rob Lowe"...

[Big RR]

I didn't see any abuse either (although shipping and transporting the puppies without a crate could be abuse). But I liked the punchline--after the dog got back he was sold, which is what breeders do; everyone was expecting a sentimental homecoming (like one of the sappy Clydesdale commercials) and here was a bon voyage. Not sure it was a good commercial to attract people to Go Daddy, and I'm certain some might find it offensive, but at least it wasn't a sappy tug at the emotions (and it wasn't Danica Patrick in a bikini either).

[MajGenl.Meade]

It wasn't? Oh well, no point looking then.

[Joe Guy]

I believe that it is possible that the GoDaddy advertisers may have never intended that one to be shown during the Superbowl and figured the controversy it would cause would give it more exposure for a much cheaper price.

Also....

The commercial might offend some people but it serves a purpose.

yrs,

wesw...

[wesw]

well then, I ll post a graph that shows I am right and that puppies would be better used as food for babies thus doing away with breast feeding and a chart that shows that the horrid little children deserve no better

then you can admit you are wrong and that I predicted you would be wrong. I m glad you admitted as much and were able to learn something

[Big RR]

Joe Guy--you might be right on the intent of Go Daddy, but they're a strange company so who knows what the powers that be were thinking. Personally, I thought it was funny, but then I tend to gag at the emotional ploy commercials (what does a dog running with the Clydesdales have to do with a "beer" (if that's what you want to call it)?). and the ones that try to be cute--like the baby trading online-- are just as bad.

[Joe Guy]

Only after I realized I had a hungry baby and no food in the house....

[Lord Jim]

[Lord Jim]

you might be right on the intent of Go Daddy, but they're a strange company so who knows what the powers that be were thinking.

I think it would be a strange company that didn't...

Especially when you're talking about a major company and a Super Bowl ad...a lot of money on the line...

I'm sure they focus grouped this one up the ying-yang...

If I were a cynical person, (which of course as everyone here knows, I most certainly am not) I might think they knew exactly what the public reaction would likely be, and released it early knowing full well that they would pull it, just to gain millions of dollars worth of free pre-Super Bowl publicity...

But fortunately I'm not a cynical person, so I don't for a moment think that...

[rubato]

well then, I ll post a graph that shows I am right and that puppies would be better used as food for babies thus doing away with breast feeding and a chart that shows that the horrid little children deserve no better

then you can admit you are wrong and that I predicted you would be wrong. I m glad you admitted as much and were able to learn something

You will have to clean, skin, and bone the puppies first, of course. Home meat grinders can't handle the bones:




I've heard there is a good market for hides:






yrs,
rubato

[TPFKA@W]

I thought the commercial was awful and actually Tweeted them and asked if Cruella de Vil was their CEO. Promoting puppy mills is just not Kosher.

[rubato]

I thought the commercial was awful and actually Tweeted them and asked if Cruella de Vil was their CEO. Promoting puppy mills is just not Kosher.

You can sell it to Gentiles! IIR There is a Kibbutz which produces pork for the local market.

yrs,
rubato

[wesw]

I did not see a puppy mill, tho I see how it could be seen as implied.

puppy mills are horrible and cruel, with no room to move , let alone run. they keep animals in their own feces, and breed the bitches to death, often with their own offspring. they looked like reputable breeders, puppies have to come from somewhere....

a nice farm, which supplements their income by producing quality, healthy dogs is not a puppy mill

[BoSoxGal]

That's not promoting puppy mills by any stretch of the imagination. The one negative aspect of the ad is transporting the puppies in the open bed of a pickup truck.

I wonder where people think purebred dogs of high quality are bred? Most reputable breeders I've ever seen are breeding on a small family farm like the one in the ad - and most reputable breeders have websites, too.

Puppy mills mass breed dogs for pet stores primarily, and almost never sell direct to the consumer.

[Crackpot]

Jim also doesn't have a sarcastic bone in his body.

[Sue U]

I frankly didn't see anything to get outraged about in the commercial. I love dogs, I've got a dog, and my reaction was "Meh." It's just not a particularly good (or bad) ad.

[TPFKA@W]

That's not promoting puppy mills by any stretch of the imagination. The one negative aspect of the ad is transporting the puppies in the open bed of a pickup truck.

I wonder where people think purebred dogs of high quality are bred? Most reputable breeders I've ever seen are breeding on a small family farm like the one in the ad - and most reputable breeders have websites, too.

Puppy mills mass breed dogs for pet stores primarily, and almost never sell direct to the consumer.

The SPCA disagrees with you, as do I. Not that anyone else's opinion would matter.

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