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Why are all these women sitting on the floor in their pants?’

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JessieMcJessie · 14/12/2018 14:27

I just received some wool carpet samples, lovely high quality stuff, but accompanied by this leaflet....is it just me or is this no better than having bikini babes sprawled on the bonnet of a new car? I’m mystified- surely women are the main decision-makers when it comes to carpet-buying. What on earth would make this company think that a half-naked blonde would seal the deal with me? Am I supposed to want to be her?

Why are all these women sitting on the floor in their pants?’
Why are all these women sitting on the floor in their pants?’
OP posts:
MaidofEyes · 14/12/2018 15:44

And Quiet Wool? Is wool usually extremely noisy because I can't say I've noticed that. It's a bit scratchy and a bugger to wash without shrinking it even when it's supposedly machine washable, but I can't say I've had problems with the noise levels.

drum123 · 14/12/2018 15:46

Please send them this thread (which is infinitely more fun than their carpet threadsSmile), I want to know how they react to women taking the piss out of their abysmal marketing.

cadburysflake · 14/12/2018 15:48

Well I picked all the carpets in our house, my husband just agreed. I have to say the blondie wearing no pants would have totally swayed it for me Grin!

They really didn't think it through did they?! Although in saying this, we are all sat here discussing their half naked models posing on their carpets so who knows, someone on here might buy a carpet as a result of hearing about their brand this thread! Gawd they might be led to believe this marketing actually worked?!

abacucat · 14/12/2018 15:50

Surely women should be tweeting them about this? Maybe a piss take such as - so glad I bought your carpets, now I can stretch out half naked on them while the family watch TV.

Fippy · 14/12/2018 15:55

First thing I do when I get home is remove all my nether clothing and sit on the floor. I thought that was normal???

WhyAmISoCold · 14/12/2018 15:56

😂😂 this thread is hilarious!

As a serious note (sorry) it would properly put me off a company that thought this was a great way to sell carpets (maybe it's a rug on a rug image they are going for).

notangelinajolie · 14/12/2018 15:58

To be fair I would be the one choosing the carpet. But there is no way I'd be doing that on it ….

glamorousgrandmother · 14/12/2018 16:02

If your dog is scooting on the carpet BTW it needs its anal glands emptying at the vets.

JennyOnAPlate · 14/12/2018 16:07

Maybe they're magic carpets that make your trousers disappear when you sit on them?

Silkie2 · 14/12/2018 16:11

What's that thing that dogs do when they drag their bums across the floor, scratching their anal glands
It's got a name but I can't remember it grin

Arse dragging .

CigarsofthePharoahs · 14/12/2018 16:12

I had wool carpet in my old house. Never felt it was a good idea to lol around on it with my trousers off. I'd only be interested in wool carpet again if they could pre treat it for bloody carpet bloody moth.

DH works for a carpet sales company. The axminster van has a picture of a Sexy Laydee dressed in...
Carpet. It's pretty ridiculous.

Swipetounlock · 14/12/2018 16:12

There is a clear implication that wool carpets are hygenic and itch free. A kind of room-sized pantyliner.

Silkie2 · 14/12/2018 16:13

I'm glad to see it's allergy safe - I would hate her to end up with a spotty minge.

littlbrowndog · 14/12/2018 16:17

Clean air !!
Fire resistant !!
Oh haha
Best ever

PortiaCastis · 14/12/2018 16:18

She'll get carpet burns on her arse slobbing around like that with no trousers on

PortiaCastis · 14/12/2018 16:21

Haaa haaa quiet carpet
Does it muffle the sound of her flatulence

MinecraftHolmes · 14/12/2018 16:21

Is wool usually extremely noisy

My wool plays the tune of Africa by Toto when I walk across it. It's not not noisy.

InSightMars · 14/12/2018 16:21

JennyOnAPlate
Maybe they're magic carpets that make your trousers disappear when you sit on them

You could be on to something here, maybe that's what happened on that thread where the OP's dd lost her jeans? Shock

VittysCardigan · 14/12/2018 16:23

It's because we women can't do anything non sexy/properly

www.facebook.com/124306287609673/posts/2560413940665550/

Athena51 · 14/12/2018 16:25

If I sat on any of my carpets I'd be more covered in cat hair than I normally am. Maybe that's it, they've taken their clothes off to avoid pet hair? Smile

Original poster
JessieMcJessie · 14/12/2018 16:26

rug on a rug
room sized pantyliner

PMSL.

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HestiaParthenos · 14/12/2018 16:28

I suppose the underlying idea is that women should love to be sex objects.

This is more prominent in advertising for beauty products (there's a lot of naked legs when they want to persuade you to shave your legs with their product), but I guess the idea is now that all choices women make, (including which carpet to buy) is dictated by how it increases our sex appeal. Hmm

Swipetounlock · 14/12/2018 16:30

I like the sexy ads for bowel-purging yogurts.

CryingMessFFS · 14/12/2018 16:32

Please someone tweet/email the company this thread 😂 I would but I don’t have twitter

Catsandbootsandbootsandcats · 14/12/2018 16:33

To be fair Vittyscardigan that is what I usually do when I drink water. Obviously I don't look quite so glamorous when I start spluttering and wiping my clothes.

I'm sad I have laminate flooring. How do I sit on that? Are there any pictorial examples so I know the correct way.

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