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January 22, 2005
Is Less REALLY More?
Do you know what commercial really irritates me? Any of the commercials that advertise Charmin Ultra.
Now don't get me wrong; even though I scrimp on most things by looking for the best deals at the grocery store and reusing Ziploc bags, I'm not thrifty with my toilet paper. As Elle Woods says in Legally Blonde, "All those opposed to chafing, please say 'aye'." I buy only the best--and that is usually Charmin.
The most recent commercial blitz, however, is about to send me over the edge. I find the commercials showing the Bear family in the woods with their toilet paper very disturbing. And it's not the catchy, fun music or the charming animated bears that bother me; most early childhood people like myself really like those things. It's the part in each commercial where the bear squats against the tree and does that characteristic wiggle. Am I the only person who knows what they're doing when they squat and wiggle? They're pooping, people!!
Everyone else must really like these commercials, because the good people over at Charmin keep making them! I think the one that bothers me the most is where both Father Bear and Daughter Bear sit at their trees. So now we're pottying communally?
In case you haven't seen the commercials (and you must live in a cave!), you can see one of them here. Please bear in mind (pun only partially intended) that this is possibly the least troublesome of the commercials. The others are much, much worse.
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I think I'm switching to Kleenex Cottonelle. Somehow, the commercial of the cute puppy nudging the roll of toilet paper under the falling baby isn't nearly as disturbing.
Posted by Anna at January 22, 2005 12:07 PM
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I haven't seen the commercial (thank you TiVo) but I will go have a look. Now as far a Cottonelle, how can you say that video of a falling baby is less disturbing the bears taking a dump in the forest while wiggling a lil' bit. At least the bears are sanitary.
Posted by: Christopher at January 22, 2005 04:22 PM
Ah...but the baby in the Cottonelle commercial is wearing a diaper and onesie. The TP is there to cushion his fall. There are no sanitary issues whatsoever except the puppy's nose. Now with the bears, they run a risk of cross-contamination because I've not seen any of them wash their paws before they join paws and dance around the Charmin package. Talk about unsanitary! :-)
Posted by: Anna at January 22, 2005 05:07 PM
Cave or Sweden. Either works :)
Posted by: Flip at January 23, 2005 03:35 AM
Well you make a good point. Hand, or in this case, paw washing is a must.
However, I still take issue with the falling baby. No matter how much cushioning there is, the image of a falling baby: still unpleasent.
It should also be noted that I don't really like the image of the baby tooling around in the tire either. That can't be safe! (Is that commercial even on anymore?)
Posted by: Christopher at January 23, 2005 08:57 AM
Am I the only one who doesn't care? [No, not care bear[s]:) ]
Posted by: Joe at January 24, 2005 09:51 AM
Joe, please excuse our witty banter.
Posted by: Christopher at January 24, 2005 07:48 PM