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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 15 Apr 2010, 15:17)
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Why is itThat something as mundane and adult as insurance is always, and I do mean always, represented in advertisements by the most "whacky" (irritating) "zany" (annoying) "Hilarious" (soul crushingly irritating) spectacles you have ever seen.
Confused.com. Gocompare.com. The worst has to be "Bakawk! Admiral multicar! Kawww!"
Why do they insist on worsening the dull experience of choosing insurance by forcing poorly concieved cartoon characters through our eyes?
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baw__bag contains traces of nuts on, Thu 15 Apr 2010, 16:13,
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Do you really want to know why?Because car insurance is a total commodity. It's a low margin business sold on price alone. Therefore, not much money is available for making adverts, so they are cheap. They also have to be effective (same reasons - can't afford to experiment), so tried and tested, cheap wackiness of the bloke-in-a-comedy-suit variety wins every time.
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Scrumper, Thu 15 Apr 2010, 16:52,
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Why not just have a man saying "Get a quote from us"?Preferably someone who doesn't look shifty, doesn't patroniseand is in a nice suit the makes him look all smart.
I'd buy that for a dollar (unless the parrot is cheaper).
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baw__bag contains traces of nuts on, Thu 15 Apr 2010, 17:31,
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Yes!And they haven't updated their 3D software since pre-Toy Story.
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Pretender, Thu 15 Apr 2010, 17:25,
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