Yup, this is probably one of my most disgusting posts ever. Not that the others have smelled of pine trees. (The association with pine fragrance is going to be clear soon)
This post is on the Harpic advertisement that used to be ‘aired’ (pun intended) on national TV. The advert story runs somewhat like this. A visually perturbed Roshan Abbas armed with a microphone and a camera crew, barge into a Gujju household asking a star-struck-wide-eyed housewife whether she has been having problems cleaning her potty. (Does this ring a bell? If not, you have blocked it successfully!)
Well, what happens next will make you throw-up your meal from kindergarten. Roshan then barges into the toilet. (He must have been paid a ransom to do this) The camera focuses on the most revolting yellow-stained-dirty-godforsaken-radioactive potty that you have seen in your … sorry you would have never seen such a monstrosity. (Hell, you could even smell it!)
Roshan then offers to pour Harpic into one half of the pot. (You begin to feel sorry for Roshan by now!) And hey presto! We have a potty with a split-personality staring you in the face. Most of us are choking on our vomits by this time now.
An amazing fact about this advert was that it used to appear on TV exactly when you would have sat down with your dinner. Thus helping the cause of millions of dieters around the country. Well, the advert ends with Roshan ‘passing’ (pun intended) comments on how good Harpic is.
Well, I have unsuccessfully attempted to collect pictures of the advert from the net, but it looks like other people too have blocked this heinous creation from their memory. Very recently, there was a hue-and-cry over an Amul Macho ad. What about the psychological consequences of ads such as these? I for one have been scarred for life having watched this!!
4 comments:
O with an A... neat stuff dude... fantastic writing style :-)
btw, all the harpic n amul kinda ads are trying to do is make a lasting impression on the consumers' minds... i think they've achieved just their objective, judging by the general reaction of junta .. keep 'em coming bro
Woh so you observed the harpic ad of all things...good you mentioned the Amul one I hate that more. Yes you picked up the right topic at the right time, the Amul Macho& Lux Cozi Ad just got banned!hmmm but reading your comments did leave a sharp impact on my mind, may be even more than what the Ad had...
he he he...very true!
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