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* UnfortunateIngredients

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* UnfortunateIngredientsUnfortunateIngredients: Ingredients in products are renamed when they become controversial.
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* PutAFaceOnTheCompany: A product's ads strongly associate it with something else.
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* TalkingPest

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* TalkingPestTalkingPest: A mascot for a product that's a member of the species the product is designed to wipe out.
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* UsefulNotes/BeerCommercials

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* UsefulNotes/BeerCommercialsMediaNotes/BeerCommercials



* UsefulNotes/{{Billboard}}

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* UsefulNotes/{{Billboard}}MediaNotes/{{Billboard}}



* UsefulNotes/PrimeTime

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* UsefulNotes/PrimeTimeMediaNotes/PrimeTime
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* MailOrderNovelty: A tchotchke advertised in a magazine or comic book, which (usually) just ends up being utterly useless.
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* AsbestosFreeCereal

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* AsbestosFreeCerealAsbestosFreeCereal: A product advertises an irrelevant or universal feature as if it is something unique and/or special.



* NeverNeedsSharpening

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* NeverNeedsSharpeningNeverNeedsSharpening: A glaring design flaw is spun to make it seem like a desirable feature.



* TotallyRadical

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* TotallyRadicalTotallyRadical: The ad uses outdated slang in a misguided attempt to appeal to the younger generations.



* CerealViceReward

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* CerealViceRewardCerealViceReward: The ad shows consumers indulging in immoral or even illegal behaviour in order to obtain the advertised product, supposedly because it is just that good.



* IsntItIronic

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* IsntItIronicIsntItIronic: A licensed song that is used to promote a product has lyrics or a true meaning that is either irrelevant or the complete opposite of the subject matter, usually because the ad-makers didn't bother to listen to more than one line of the song, or took it at face value.
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+ MistruthInMarketing
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* GourmetPetFood

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* GourmetPetFoodGourmetPetFood: Pet food is advertised as fancy.
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* UpToOrMore: Deceptive discount offers.
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* AbsurdBrandName: When the name of the product or service is something you wouldn't expect a marketing team to approve.

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