Heinz advertisement

[Furkidsmommy]

I could not believe this https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4034325.stm

 

[TinaFabulous]

thats aweful!

 

[MilesWaterson]

That's poor taste.

 

[roosterboy]

That's pretty stupid. No wonder Kerry didn't get elected.

But I have used drinking water and soda bottles to replace my broken water bottles.

 

[ChadWPB]

Stupid. People will do anything to sell their product.

 

[Emily F.]

It's a joke.

 

[three_piggies]

I thought it was sort of funny (at first) in a stupid way (guinea pigs drinking ketshup ha ha ya right, who in their right mind would do that), but I agree it sends out the wrong message to people that aren't too bright. And it was just totally stupid.

 

[dagwellismypigy]

i thought it was kinda funny. and you have to admit it got peoples attention

 

[Piglet]

Well, its not funny but its quite clever. Look at the cage as well! Its looks like a petstore cage

 

[mncavylover]

I see that it's a joke, but it is in very poor taste. It will give people bad ideas.

 

[piggielover92]

Yeah, I see how people could argue it's just a joke, but some irresponsible piggie owners could get the wrong idea!

 

[Access]

I agree, poor taste, not that funny.
But everyone has a right to try to be funny. I just think it ends up looking dumb.

When I was young we loved catsup, I remember banana, lettuce and catsup sandwiches, 'special sauce' made from catsup and thousand island dressing, etc.

 

[jhoban]

It is an advertisment people. If ads were aimed at the stupid people......well, that would be the end of advertising.

 

[piggies&guppies]

Yeah, it's not exactly that funny, but I guess it does make for a nice stupid commercial.

If any guinea pig owner is stupid enough to take it seriously then I doubt they're capable of even taking care of the guinea pig.

 

[Treen]

I didn't see it but I read about it in the paper.

Did you notice that in the RSPCA's statement (whose complaints got it taken off air) they said a little ketchup now and then wouldn't harm a guinea pig. Why even bother suggesting to people they should feed inappropraite, salty, sugary junk foods to their pets? Sheesh! Plus it said their ideal diest is hay, grass and a cereal mix - no mention of veggies!

 

[MilesWaterson]

I didn't see it but I read about it in the paper.

Did you notice that in the RSPCA's statement (whose complaints got it taken off air) they said a little ketchup now and then wouldn't harm a guinea pig. Why even bother suggesting to people they should feed inappropraite, salty, sugary junk foods to their pets? Sheesh! Plus it said their ideal diest is hay, grass and a cereal mix - no mention of veggies!

It was still shown on Tuesday night.

 

[mncavylover]

jhoban, sometimes ads *are* meant to be aimed at less intelligent people, so that they believe what they see. (Not meaning to argue or anything.)

I still don't see the humor in this at all; it's a living thing, and mistreating a living thing is wrong.

 

[TinaFabulous]

Yes I totally agree with mn, I don't see the humor, ads are aimed for persuadable people, and it's wrong to mistreat a living being.

 

[My Baby Mu]

That is mean.

 

[Starbucks]

wow i never saw that.