Overused/Misleading Advertising Buzzwords

[Chino]

I'll throw "non-gmo" and "toxins" into the most current buzzwords.

[orcus116]

The entire Food Babe vocabulary.

[Anguyen92]

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"call within the next 15 minutes"

"this product is only available through this special TV offer"

It's a limited offer!! Act Now!

Call in the next 15 minutes and we'll DOUBLE your offer!

But wait, there's more!  We will guarantee this product will do everything that is been shown in this ad, if not, we will offer a 30-day money back guarantee!

All in all, seriously, reading this thread now, this is some great stuff here.

[Genowyn]

"Organic"

Well of course the lettuce is organic it's freaking lettuce not a rock. Besides, plastic and petroleum are also organic.

[orcus116]

The one thing I love about organic is the perception that there's little to no pesticides being used but in reality that's not the case at all.

"Locally sourced" is another good one considering that the definition of local is I believe anything 400 miles or less. Hell I could travel across four states in 400 miles. That's not local.

[orcus116]

Hardee's is advertising milk shakes with "hand scooped ice cream". We must be only a few years away from places boasting "dirt grown onions" and "beef made from oxygen breathing cows".

[hefdaddy42]

lol

[Kotowboy]

"Locally sourced" is another good one considering that the definition of local is I believe anything 400 miles or less. Hell I could travel across four states in 400 miles. That's not local.

Holy crap I was just thinking about this the other day.

SO WHAT if it was locally sourced ?? Does that make it *better* ?

If you're outside the catchment area for it being "local" - is it now shit because it's not local ?

[Adami]

"Locally sourced" is another good one considering that the definition of local is I believe anything 400 miles or less. Hell I could travel across four states in 400 miles. That's not local.

Holy crap I was just thinking about this the other day.

SO WHAT if it was locally sourced ?? Does that make it *better* ?

If you're outside the catchment area for it being "local" - is it now shit because it's not local ?

As far as I know, "local" doesn't speak to quality, but just the idea of wanting to support your own local area. This way you know you're helping local farmers etc. keep their jobs instead of importing from elsewhere. If you don't have a "local" or that idea doesn't matter to you, then it makes no difference.

[home]

"Natural " also springs to mind. A natural product is not always healthier than it's synthetic variant.

[pogoowner]

This isn't an example of something that annoys me, but rather something amusing. When I was in college, a friend of mine bought a french press. On the front of the package, it said, "Probably the best way to brew coffee!"

[ZirconBlue]

"Locally sourced" is another good one considering that the definition of local is I believe anything 400 miles or less. Hell I could travel across four states in 400 miles. That's not local.

Holy crap I was just thinking about this the other day.

SO WHAT if it was locally sourced ?? Does that make it *better* ?

If you're outside the catchment area for it being "local" - is it now shit because it's not local ?

As far as I know, "local" doesn't speak to quality, but just the idea of wanting to support your own local area. This way you know you're helping local farmers etc. keep their jobs instead of importing from elsewhere. If you don't have a "local" or that idea doesn't matter to you, then it makes no difference.

Also, if it doesn't have to travel far, then it can be harvested closer to ripeness. 

[Sir GuitarCozmo]

I think the term "buzzword" is an overused buzzword.

Um, I may have just divided by zero.

[Anguyen92]

Hardee's is advertising milk shakes with "hand scooped ice cream". We must be only a few years away from places boasting "dirt grown onions" and "beef made from oxygen breathing cows".

Carl's Jr also has been advertising some of their stuff with "Handmade biscuits" and "Fresh Baked Buns".

[Stadler]

Hardee's is advertising milk shakes with "hand scooped ice cream". We must be only a few years away from places boasting "dirt grown onions" and "beef made from oxygen breathing cows".

Carl's Jr also has been advertising some of their stuff with "Handmade biscuits" and "Fresh Baked Buns".

I though they were referring to the hot models in the ads, though.