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How would you feel, if suddenly a guy comes and blows heavily on your face???
God knows what was the last thing he had. What if it was raw onions??!!  (Yuck!!!). Why did he do that at the first place?
May be he wanted your number or he wanted to impress you.
This was the thought that came to me while watching a tooth paste ad. So the creative team would have thought that the dude in the ad would be ready with his 'use it anytime' tooth paste!!

This blog of mine is dedicated to such mindless ads.

Next is, if one wants to be successful and generous and show his power, he has to eat pan masala. So what's the logical connection? Also does it mean that all the wealthy and famous people are Gutkha addicts? Or vice versa guthka addicts are secret millionaires!

One more thing I fail to understand is why do cars have hot gals seductively moving around!! One of the famous  men's deo ad shows beautiful fingers hovering over the deo can. Toilet pots have women in their ads. Why on earth? Moreover it confuses the audience, if they should focus on the swaying lady or the Product?
Housewives need to be wary. A 'not anymore famous' actor might come to audit their toilets ewwwwww!!

What does the lady with white face apply on her body to make it fair? For four weeks she must have surely dunked herself in a bathtub filled with the whitening cream!
Btw Aur kya chal raha hai is no more a normal question. You may get to hear a weird answer!
Ahhh..so many eye openers.

But there are truly some ads which make you smile, are nostalgic and at times also make you cry. Its time for the ad world to open their eyes and work on meaningful communication and connection.

So what's your favourite ad ;)

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