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Another go woke go broke - McCains

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Birdsweepsin · 28/06/2022 09:41

twitter.com/McCainUKIE/status/1541406087324246019?s=20&t=pug-ahmQqiD5mqyyLzLdAw

Who the hell in adland thinks insulting or mocking the people who buy your products is a winning strategy?

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IcakethereforeIam · 01/07/2022 12:29

For the avoidance of doubt, re. my previous post:

I am a big fan of Asterix. I wasn't signing off, 'love Asterix'.

RogersOrganismicProcess · 01/07/2022 12:29

IcakethereforeIam · 01/07/2022 12:27

Method is more expensive and no better than generic equivalent and the nonstandard bottle shapes makes them awkward to store. Oddly, it did see off the ants in my living room?

Love Asterix.

Those pesky transphobic ants!

IcakethereforeIam · 01/07/2022 12:27

Method is more expensive and no better than generic equivalent and the nonstandard bottle shapes makes them awkward to store. Oddly, it did see off the ants in my living room?

Love Asterix.

Artichokeleaves · 01/07/2022 12:03

How did their chant use to go?

We don't want to fight but by Toutatis if we do,
We've got the stones, we've got the men, we've got the druid too!

I loved those books!

EmbarrassingHadrosaurus · 01/07/2022 11:56

PurgatoryOfPotholes · 01/07/2022 11:11

GoodJanetBadJanet

That reminds me, I made this earlier in honour of your post, and then forgot to post it!

Approved by Asterix the Gaul. Corroborated by Getafix. Obelix couldn't be reached for comment.

Obelix was busy cleaning up with this.

Another go woke go broke - McCains
PurgatoryOfPotholes · 01/07/2022 11:11

GoodJanetBadJanet

That reminds me, I made this earlier in honour of your post, and then forgot to post it!

Approved by Asterix the Gaul. Corroborated by Getafix. Obelix couldn't be reached for comment.

Another go woke go broke - McCains
KittenKong · 01/07/2022 10:57

I really want a chip butty now (I’m not well so I can eat rubbish). Wonder if I can get ds to nip to the chippy?

GoodJanetBadJanet · 01/07/2022 10:55

@Terfydactyl
Method? WTF did they do?!
I already answered that a couple of posts before yours

KittenKong · 01/07/2022 08:49

My local dry cleaner has a drag in a sparkly gown on their window poster. Sooooo overdone and passed its sell by date.

Riverlee · 01/07/2022 08:41

“We help our clients reach the right people in a strategic, relevant and effective way.”

I think “We are Social” need to change their website. They’ve scored an own goal with the the Mcains advert.

Ereshkigalangcleg · 01/07/2022 08:28

Or perhaps we could be spared drag being used to sell us stuff, because we're sick of it? Just a thought for the advertisers

I really think more people have stopped seeing it as a bit of fun in the English comic tradition and see it as old fashioned casual misogyny that they are fed up with, along with the ubiquitous trans stuff, whatever brands think.

Terfydactyl · 01/07/2022 08:25

Yep. Oatly, Innocent Smoothies and Method cleaning products are three I used to buy and just don't now. McCains as well now
Method? Wtf did they do?
Yes to the rest, I doubt my previous buying habits will bankrupt oatly or innocent or McCain's, being as I rarely bought any but damn I can hold a grudge. Plus of course the many many similar items I can buy but from a different company.

MsTSwift · 01/07/2022 07:48

Here’s your focus group mccains - your ad is shit and offensive hth will actively avoid you now

GoodJanetBadJanet · 01/07/2022 02:01

RogersOrganismicProcess
Method had the cheek, the nerve, the gaul, the audacity and the gumption to do an advert featuring drag queens too.

RogersOrganismicProcess · 30/06/2022 19:23

What did method do? I’m going to have nothing left in my shopping basket at this rate?

Norma27 · 30/06/2022 19:23

McCains have pulled the ad! Too little too late.

PearlClutch · 30/06/2022 19:06

The Mumsnet Parking Diagram of Wrong.

PearlClutch · 30/06/2022 19:06

The Mumsnet Toilet Brush of Cringe.

PearlClutch · 30/06/2022 19:05

The Mumsnet Pom Bear of Inappropriateness.

Whatafunnylotyouare · 30/06/2022 18:53

I see Eastenders are getting a new drag queen character. 😃

RoyalCorgi · 30/06/2022 17:55

There are two things I find depressing/disquieting about Mr "long term gains".

The first is that a belief that women are people who have the same right to dignity and respect as men is now regarded as anti-woke and un-progressive. In other words, one of history's great liberation movements is now treated as the opposite: standing up for women is anti-progressive, apparently, while mocking women is cool and progressive.

The other is that he believes that there are sufficient numbers of "woke" customers to keep McCain's in business for a long time: that McCain's can afford to lose the kind of women who object to misogyny because there just aren't enough of us. I can only hope he's wrong.

Birdsweepsin · 30/06/2022 17:50

IcakethereforeIam · 30/06/2022 15:42

'Longer term gains' or in the short term our campaign might tank your business but, after we've trousered your cash...yay! How, long term? After this generation of pissed-off mums have died?

I can think of a few things that I avoid because I know they've annoyed me even if I can't remember why. I just know they've got a bad association.

Sometimes I'll take another look and discover I was misinformed. I doubt I'll bother over a chip company, I'll just spend my money elsewhere.

Yep. Oatly, Innocent Smoothies and Method cleaning products are three I used to buy and just don't now. McCains as well now.

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PurgatoryOfPotholes · 30/06/2022 17:28

The Mumsnet Penis Beaker of disapproval.

KittenKong · 30/06/2022 17:22

Will it now get the Mumnet Moonie of disapproval?

PurgatoryOfPotholes · 30/06/2022 17:15

I think they did in about 2020.