Autozone commercial anti bike...
07-11-08, 06:55 AM
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Autozone commercial anti bike...
Most likely.. and I quote " at least the next time I go to autozone, I won't be on my bike "...
07-11-08, 06:56 AM
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yes i have been seeing that the past few weeks . Why they chose to run that during a Bike race on Versus is beyond me.
07-11-08, 07:10 AM
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"The next time I go to Autozone it will be to slap yet another expensive part on a POS, 8 mpg rust bucket."
Fixed that for you, Autozone!
... Brad
Fixed that for you, Autozone!
... Brad
07-11-08, 07:20 AM
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I saw that one. Terrible placement. Not good content as well. Just what we need, more 75 Gran Torinos on the road.
07-11-08, 08:15 AM
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The Autozone commercial is anti-bike in the same manner that one of the LBS up here has an advert that is anti-car. (The backdrop is the priceboard from a gas station, and the text of the advert tells people how the advertised commuter bike is only costs about 6 tanks of gas.) Target your advertising to the appropriate demographic; it's a simple principle.
That being said... Who was the marketing genius
That being said... Who was the marketing genius
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i get it if the ad was on speed or during NASCAR....
but this just seems to go out of the y way to tick off bike riders.
but this just seems to go out of the y way to tick off bike riders.
07-11-08, 09:01 AM
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not much different than a diet pill commerical on the food channel, or a prius commercial during an episode of "Trucks!"
Let it go.
I agree, why does everyone get so upset about anti-bike commercials? Are we all Geico cavemen?
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anything with jazz hands
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Hell, they were right. If you want to save on gas, buy a bike.
Of course people will think such a suggestion is audacious, but I'd feel the same way about wasting my money on 20 gallons every week of a product that costs more than milk gallon per gallon...
Of course people will think such a suggestion is audacious, but I'd feel the same way about wasting my money on 20 gallons every week of a product that costs more than milk gallon per gallon...
07-11-08, 11:02 AM
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I'm sure that last line-- "Next time I go to the parts store, at least it won't be on my bike"-- really went over well with the Tour de France fans.
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Anyone who is watching the TDF on Versus without some electronic means of skipping the never ending commercials every 5 minutes is a glutton for punishment and deserves to be insulted. I have never seen such a TV festival for commercials with so little content in between ads.
07-11-08, 02:05 PM
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In the commercial, the young kid finds a car dumped on the side of the road with a sign on the window that reads " if you can fix it, you can keep it " .... (or something to that effect) ... so he gets on this bike and rides to autozone at night to buy parts for it...
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The Autozone commercial is anti-bike in the same manner that one of the LBS up here has an advert that is anti-car. (The backdrop is the priceboard from a gas station, and the text of the advert tells people how the advertised commuter bike is only costs about 6 tanks of gas.) Target your advertising to the appropriate demographic; it's a simple principle.
That being said... Who was the marketing genius
That being said... Who was the marketing genius
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My comment to that commercial was, "WTF is wrong with riding a bike, punk?"
Other than that, I don't care.
Some of my bike tools came from A-Z....
Other than that, I don't care.
Some of my bike tools came from A-Z....
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God Lord, are we so insecure as to be offended by a television commercial?
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07-13-08, 05:56 AM
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Here's a counter-situation. Recently, I had to go through a long series of car repairs, which I had done at the Pep Boys. (I figure that even if I'm not driving my car most of the time, it still should be in good condition, especially emissions-wise.) One result of my frequent visits to the shop was a friendly relationship with the manager, who was highly interested in alternative fuels and alternative transportation methods. He also mentioned that one of his mechanics rides a bike to work every day.
He wanted to see my bike, and I just showed it to him today. One of the mechanics came out and said that my bike was probably far more reliable transporation than the car I drive.
The manager also wants to see the electric motor, which will hopefully be installed in the next week or so. He already sees a future beyond gasoline-fueled vehicles, and just wants to know how the next breed works.
I've read some bad reviews of the Pep Boys, but this experience was a big (Did I mention that I got a lot of free mechanical work there until they corrected the overall problem?)
He wanted to see my bike, and I just showed it to him today. One of the mechanics came out and said that my bike was probably far more reliable transporation than the car I drive.
The manager also wants to see the electric motor, which will hopefully be installed in the next week or so. He already sees a future beyond gasoline-fueled vehicles, and just wants to know how the next breed works. I've read some bad reviews of the Pep Boys, but this experience was a big
(Did I mention that I got a lot of free mechanical work there until they corrected the overall problem?)
07-13-08, 10:11 AM
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I didn't find this commercial to be particularly anti-bike. Although it did suggest that a biker might want to use another form of transport than a bike on occasion, it did not show bikers as "losers" or biking as undesirable, which was the problem with some of the other commercials mentioned on this board. *This guy* is smart enough to fix up and abandoned car with a few parts from Autozone.
I do think that it's funny that they suggest he'll be back...
I do think that it's funny that they suggest he'll be back...
07-13-08, 12:19 PM
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Actually, I think the commercial intends that all bikers are on their way to Autozone to buy parts for junk cars they bought on the side of the road.
07-13-08, 01:51 PM
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I thought the commercial was funny.
Of course, and ironically, he was using the bike for pure utility -- which a lot of people still can't seem to fathom.
07-13-08, 03:42 PM
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Stop the hate. If you've ever been 16 and a male, you'd understand the boy's predicament. I persnoally hate going to the auto parts store on my bike. Hauling a radiator back on a bike is hell.
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