Silly gun advertizing

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My self, I cannot stand the ads that have some woman half naked and all that. In my opinion any company that has to resort to this kind of advertising does not deserve my buisness. Sure they are nice to look at but their are plenty of other ways to catch my eye rather than using some half naked girl.
 
They make EXTREME SHOCK!!!! shotgun shells? Because the AGENT in front is carrying a shotgun. (With what looks like some type of holographic sight)

I notice the AGENT on the right has some type of skiing goggles on his head. They must be used only for skiing because he seems like he's in a tactical situation, and if these goggles were for tactical situations, THEY'D BE ON HIS FACE. So they must be for skiing.

The AGENT on the left seems to be seriously outgunned. Trust me. If I'm in a situation where my two wingmen are carrying a rifle and a shotty, I'm probably going to want more than a pistol to point at the ceiling with one hand.

Everyone seems to be wearing proper hearing protection. Now we just need to work on that eye protection. If these bullets are soooooooo unbelievably dangerous, I'd probably want more than some skiing goggles on my head. I'd probably want more than just a ski mask, too. I'm thinking helmet.
 
I giggle every time I see that Extreme Shock ad.

Who was it on here that had that excellently droll one-liner about how awful it is to have your pants explode during a dynamic entry?
 
Advertising has to do two things.

1. Capture the public's attention

2. Make them want the item

Naked women have little problem capturing anyone's attention and telling everyone that the product will turn them into an invincible demi-god will convince the idiots that they want the product.......naked women will convince the smart guys like me.

P.S.: Not only do your pants explode with Extreme Shock but apparently Odin strikes you down with lightning.
 
I agree about getting her finger off the trigger in the Kahr ad. For those who don't see it, look closely at the image on the right.
 
I giggle every time I see that Extreme Shock ad.
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One of our fellow members even altered that ad, with the Mall Ninja and Let's join the fight against Global Warming or something like that:D

Can someone please repost that altered ad, just for the laughs?
 
Look...there's two problems with most of the semi-naked girl ads. First, a seductive female has NOTHING to do with a gun. The razor and shaving cream ads are stupid enough when some gal comes in at the end and lovingly caresses the now-smooth skin of the dude who just shaved, but at least there's some (vague) connection there--most dudes who shave are doing so, at least in part, in order to seem more attractive, placate a significant other who likes him smooth-shaven, etc....But what the heck is the connection for a company like Kahr? What are they trying to tell me? If I carry a Kahr, women will find me more attractive? Or maybe they're trying to tell women that the way to pick up a guy is to drop down to about 96 lbs., put on a revealing dress, go to a bar, and flash a pistol? Same thing with the EAA ads. So that's the first point. The second point, is that most of the gals in those ads aren't even attractive! That Kahr chick looks like she is anorexic. Every time I see that ad and it's slogan of "Thin is sexy," I think, "No, it isn't!" Someone needs to put that gal in touch with a good psychologist, so that she'll realize she doesn't have to be so scrawny.

As another poster said, my reaction is always the same. Any provider of goods or services who resorts to that kind of tactic is doing so because they don't think their product/service can stand on its own two feet.
 
In defense of the semi-naked girl ads... the point is to catch attention.

It seems to have worked.

Carry on.
 
The second point, is that most of the gals in those ads aren't even attractive! That Kahr chick looks like she is anorexic. Every time I see that ad and it's slogan of "Thin is sexy," I think, "No, it isn't!" Someone needs to put that gal in touch with a good psychologist, so that she'll realize she doesn't have to be so scrawny.
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I agree with your post,

Instead of comments like "Thin is sexy", we should be focusing on reducing eating disorders amongst our children instead of creating catalysts for psychological problems such as anorexia.
 
I am totally okay with semi-naked girl ads. Am I going to run out and purchase 'Brand X' <insert product here> because the ad features a semi-naked girl? Nope. Will somebody? Yep. Otherwise the unemployment rate for semi-naked girls would have skyrocketed long ago. Most advertising does very little by way of explaining the product: it usually appeals to virility, popularity, vanity etc, etc.

Now, can we start a new thread featuring semi-naked girl ads? Or even fully-clad but really attractive?
 

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we should be focusing on reducing eating disorders amongst our children
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So instead of the skinny Kahr women, we could have a real woman with a healthy physique:








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Ugh.........................Ugh, that is truly REPULSIVE.:eek:

Now I just completely lost my appetite.

I wasn't saying anything negative about the Kahr woman, she actually looks good. Every time I see that ad in the American Rifleman mag, I smile. However, I just wanted to bring up the fact that many young people would go overboard about their appearance and that would lead to serious problems if they develop an eating disorder.
 
dude putting up that picture of that disgusting creature was completely uncalled for. a perfect example of somthing thats ugly on the outside and ugly on the inside. now excuse me, i feel a need to shower
 
The latest issue of "Guns" magazine has a Desert Eagle ad on the back cover. At the top of the ad, the words jump out at you:


THE SCIENCE OF
KABOOM.




I do not want a gun that goes "Kaboom".

They should fire the copywriter.
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That's still in use? I have a DE catalog from SEVERAL years back with the same wording...

I agree Churched, to me that's only going half way and how can I trust that company at all to do anything right?
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Lol....:D
 
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The only ads I react to in a positive way have at least one of the following:

1. A good looking firearm
2. Cheap ammo
2. A good looking lady

It REALLY gets me to look when it combines all of (1), (2) and (3) above, all scantily clad.

All the others are just noise,

-Dave
 
My Eyes!!!

I look at the ads, but I buy what ever I like. Looks are nothing if it can't hit a vital organ at a defensive distance.

Dude, that Rosie picture was over the top!:barf::barf::barf::barf:
 
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