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AIBU to find Tesco's advertising policy irritating?

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patjen · 19/06/2014 08:18

They've got this thing now where stuff in their stores have cutesy signs hanging up by them saying things like, 'Enjoy every steamy, creamy, dreamy mouthful'*

This irritates me as does 'drink ME' or 'pour ME liberally all over naked body and lick off with bathroom door locked' on packaging'**

'ME'???!!!! I mean, wtf, is the pot of cream TALKING to me? Have I entered a parallel universe or something?!

Gets on my wick. AIBU?

*OK I made that up but you know what I mean.

** Ditto.

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lacktoastandtolerance · 19/06/2014 08:33

YANBU. It's called 'wackaging' and it is annoying. I blame Innocent.

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2014/mar/25/wackaging-trend-food-packaging-innocent-language

KnackeredMuchly · 19/06/2014 09:22

I quite like Innocent's branding and Soap and Glory etc.

Just looks so conceited when it's by Tesco though.

ThrowAChickenInTheAir · 19/06/2014 09:40

Omg YADDNBU. It makes me feel queasy, endowing food etc with a personality and a voice Confused Since Soap and Glory have been mentioned they make my toes curl too. I can see they're trying to stand out but that incessant lame punning just gets on my wick.

Another thing about Tesco....every sodding time they make a shop announcement they end it with 'thank you for shopping at Tesco, HAVE AN EXCELLENT DAY'. I was told to have an excellent day 5 times in the space if half an hour recently. An excellent day?? Hmm

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