This Week in Badvertising
The Defendant: Manhattan Mini-Storage (see also: the Sarah Palin ad)
Count 1: Improper use of accent marks on letters in an English word with intention to mimic dictionary pronunciation key. Carries sentence of reading Unabridged Oxford English Dictionary from cover to cover.
Count 2: Egregious use of one aforementioned accent mark to add stress to incorrect syllable. Carries sentence of mandatory enrollment in Hooked on Phonics program.
Count 3: Use of Comic Sans. Carries sentence of 25 years to life in typeface prison.
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January 14th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
mari says:I’m so dumb - when I saw it, I thought it was supposed to be Spanish with the accent marks. Either way - major ad fail.
January 14th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
Suzanne says:It’s also stupid because you don’t move into a studio if you’re looking to save money. You live with 5 roommates.
January 14th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
Ian says:Comic Sans is terrible, but man… there is nothing worse than Papyrus.
January 14th, 2009 at 10:35 pm
Sarah says:I have to see that ad every freaking day. For some reason, it just fills me with rage.
January 15th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
Stealthnerd says:I hate everything about that ad campaign.
January 15th, 2009 at 9:59 pm
Gwin says:Yeah, that ad is just… ugh. And of course, as Suzanne pointed out, living alone is a LUXURY (and so is having a storage space).
Ad = FAIL
January 16th, 2009 at 9:25 am
Todd says:I’m pretty sure that chick is Asian.
January 16th, 2010 at 8:14 pm
Bob says:You people have GOT to get a life.