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Grant
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Posted: 25 Jan 2010 at 12:02am |
It's the only card I have, so I have a little paranoia about criticizing (!), but I have a problem with the ad giving the athlete's really personal backstory, followed by "Visa - the only card accepted at the Olympics."
Talk about a mood-killer. And it isn't unheard-of for commercials that get that way NOT to use any sales pitch at the end, in order to keep the "mood."
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RichardCranium
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But it's supposed to be inspirational because he lied to his sister on her deathbed and then six years later won for his daughter who he named after his croaked sister. Awwwww, makes me want to get a Visa.
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Grant
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At least they dropped the "... and they DON'T take American Express!" bit quite some time ago. I can just imagine THAT being tacked onto this commercial.
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RichardCranium
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LOL! Yeah, the funniest thing being I always wondered why that was supposed to be a big deal since I don't think I know anyone who has an American Express card.
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Grant
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I always thought it was an accidental PLUG for AMEX, since they were the only competition Visa commercials ever talked about! With a dozen other competitors, thay made it sound like AMEX was the only one they were ever worried about, so it could've given the opposite little message to people.
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RichardCranium
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You might be on to something. Maybe after those commercials came out AMEX saw a big boost in membership, and Visa got freaked out.
"DOH! That one really backfired Bob!"
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