EPTNutella loses $3.5million lawsuit - Page 21
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GhostLink
United States450 Posts
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Tewks44
United States2032 Posts
Generalizations are bad, m'kay? | ||
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Kenpachi
United States9908 Posts
 ..i wish i was an idiot so i can make big monies through dumb accusations | ||
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niteReloaded
Croatia5281 Posts
On April 29 2012 00:19 Kenpachi wrote: ..i wish i was smart enough to play an idiot so i can make big monies through dumb accusations fixed it for you | ||
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
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Bigtony
United States1606 Posts
On April 28 2012 10:15 Bigtony wrote: ...your logic is undeniable sir. They never say "nutella is healthy" outright. Just like tobacco commercials don't say "smoking will make you way cool bro" and liquor commercials don't say "drink this so you can be cool and awesome like the people in this commercial." Are you prepared to tell me that is not the clear implication of these commercials? Just wanted to quote myself because I can see that the idiotic posts about "frivolous lawsuits" seem to be continuing. | ||
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jobber123rd
United States501 Posts
On April 29 2012 00:11 GhostLink wrote: Well, while you guys are accusing this woman of being dumb, you've got to think of her possible ulterior motives. She just probably used an opportunity to set herself up for life with the money she got. We see it all the time. Legal system is flawed, and opportunists see where to exploit it. She's getting $2000. The rest is going to the lawyers and payments of no greater than $20 for each Class Member (people who file a claim to be in the class for having bought Nutella in the past four years (~2.5 years in California)). | ||
paralleluniverse
4065 Posts
On April 28 2012 08:57 MadProbe wrote: Now before you hate on this lady for being stupid.... see the actual advertisement first! http://www.youtube.com/embed/ThIrw_LpuRA That's fuckin sleezy advertising. I'm glad they got sued. ps how do u embed video on TL? As one commenter said, this ad is misleading only if you're a moron. Nowhere does it say that Nutella is healthy. In fact, all it really says is that Nutella has nuts, milk and cocoa, and that it tastes good. | ||
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lorkac
United States2297 Posts
TL calls her an idiot. I'm glad TL isn't so facist as to be supportive of the rights of corporations as opposed to the rights of citizens. Oh wait... | ||
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BlackJack
United States10183 Posts
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liberal
1116 Posts
00:15 Woman says that with nutella it's amazing what kids can do. A shot of a kid jumping into the middle of a pool. I'm led to believe that nutella can teach kids to swim. 00:16 And also teaches them to button a shirt 00:19 And can help them choreograph a dance 00:20 Child's tooth falls out. I can only assume it's from the nutella. I'm led to believe that nutella can speed the growth of adult teeth. Throughout the ad the children are very happy, smiling, having fun. Clearly nutella is being marketed as an anti-depressant for young children. Ok so I've got several potential lawsuits lined up. The swimming pool is probably the biggest cash cow. We can complain that parents let their children drown in a pool because they were misled by false advertising. Who wants in? | ||
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MadProbe
United States269 Posts
On April 29 2012 00:57 paralleluniverse wrote: As one commenter said, this ad is misleading only if you're a moron. Nowhere does it say that Nutella is healthy. In fact, all it really says is that Nutella has nuts, milk and coca, and that it tastes good. Yeah, they don't outright say that Nutella is healthy. But they STRONGLY imply it. That's the whole "angle" of this ad. They DID say that feeding nutella for breakfast helps your kids eat healthy foods. Someone else has said this better before me: On April 28 2012 10:15 Bigtony wrote: ...your logic is undeniable sir. They never say "nutella is healthy" outright. Just like tobacco commercials don't say "smoking will make you way cool bro" and liquor commercials don't say "drink this so you can be cool and awesome like the people in this commercial." Are you prepared to tell me that is not the clear implication of these commercials? And yeah, it takes a moron to actually believe it-- but that's who they're marketing to. Am I the only one who thinks convincing mothers to feed their children Nutella for breakfast because it is healthy is criminal? Wouldn't you be outraged if Mcdonalds was marketed as healthy? FOR CHILDREN? That's disgusting. | ||
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MadProbe
United States269 Posts
On April 29 2012 01:07 liberal wrote: 00:12 Child flaps his arms on the door step. I'm led to believe that nutella causes hallucinations or delusions of being a bird. 00:15 Woman says that with nutella it's amazing what kids can do. A shot of a kid jumping into the middle of a pool. I'm led to believe that nutella can teach kids to swim. 00:16 And also teaches them to button a shirt 00:19 And can help them choreograph a dance 00:20 Child's tooth falls out. I can only assume it's from the nutella. I'm led to believe that nutella can speed the growth of adult teeth. Throughout the ad the children are very happy, smiling, having fun. Clearly nutella is being marketed as an anti-depressant for young children. Ok so I've got several potential lawsuits lined up. The swimming pool is probably the biggest cash cow. We can complain that parents let their children drown in a pool because they were misled by false advertising. Who wants in? There's a small difference between the core angle of an ad and random shit you pull from parts of a commercial. | ||
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sereniity
Sweden1159 Posts
"Maybe i should sue the company that makes almond joys,i love those but according to the commercial when you open it your supposed to see a small beach and palm trees with a hammock.Never works for me." Fucking hilarious, and true actually... I don't see how this worked, how the hell did she win the case? | ||
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sVnteen
Germany2238 Posts
i mean srsly that woman was dumb but ferrero was even dumber so i dont see a problem with this eventhough this IS kinda stupid xD | ||
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dmfg
United Kingdom591 Posts
On April 29 2012 00:57 paralleluniverse wrote: As one commenter said, this ad is misleading only if you're a moron. Nowhere does it say that Nutella is healthy. In fact, all it really says is that Nutella has nuts, milk and cocoa, and that it tastes good. And who are you to judge who is a "moron" and who isn't? And why should "morons" not receive the same anti-exploitation protection that the rest of us enjoy, from these fair trading laws? I cannot for the life of me understand this mentality of "I'm smart enough to avoid <bad thing>, people who are less smart than me deserve to be punished by <bad thing> for not being smart enough". If anything, those are the people who most need help and protection. EDIT: and these people are the exact people the laws around fair trading are designed to protect! | ||
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
On April 29 2012 01:22 dmfg wrote: And who are you to judge who is a "moron" and who isn't? And why should "morons" not receive the same anti-exploitation protection that the rest of us enjoy, from these fair trading laws? I cannot for the life of me understand this mentality of "I'm smart enough to avoid <bad thing>, people who are less smart than me deserve to be punished by <bad thing> for not being smart enough". If anything, those are the people who most need help and protection. But then there's an inevitable slippery slope where every ad has to be boring and representative of real life. Cereal ads should always be grumpy people with bed head slowly eating cereals with a coffee while watching the weather channel and wanting to die. If morons think that red bull will help you grow little angel wings, it's their problem. | ||
Pandemona
Charlie Sheens House51449 Posts
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Indolent
Poland137 Posts
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dmfg
United Kingdom591 Posts
On April 29 2012 01:26 Djzapz wrote: But then there's an inevitable slippery slope where every ad has to be boring and representative of real life. Cereal ads should always be grumpy people with bed head slowly eating cereals with a coffee while watching the weather channel and wanting to die. If morons think that red bull will help you grow little angel wings, it's their problem. These have been enforced for years in the UK by bodies like the Advertising Standards Agency and I haven't noticed the adverts on my TV getting any more "boring", or involving grumpy people. The vast majority of adverts manage to make a product seem appealing without sending an untrue message (explicitly or implicitly). And again, I don't understand why you are arguing to strip to away this protection that was put in place explicitly to protect people that might be unfairly mislead by these adverts. You're not gonna be affected by it, so why screw them over? | ||
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