Well, my television is telling me it’s once again that time of the year. Wall-to-wall holiday movies on Lifetime and seasonal car ads in which one spouse lovingly buys his or her better half a new car.

Am I the only one who finds these seasonal car ads so irritating? Given the state of the economy, how many people are buying each other cars for Christmas? Even in the best of economies, how often does that happen? Can’t the car companies’ ad agencies find a different angle? Sure, cars are sold now — just like they are the rest of the year. But I don’t recall seeing as many commercials where, say, one spouse gives his or her better half a car for a birthday; maybe a 50th anniversary.

C’mon, car companies: Keep it real, willya?

This entry was posted on Monday, November 12th, 2012 at 9:26 pm and is filed under Marketing Stuff.