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Default Miller High-Life Ad: $11.50 is not a lot for a burger & this commercial STILL makes no sense.

norman mailer-daemon wrote:
> On Jul 9, 4:21 pm, "Dave Bugg" > wrote:
>> norman mailer-daemon wrote:
>>> Miller truck driver bursts into a restaurant rambling on about
>>> "$11.50 for a hamburger...", goes into the kitchen and takes all of
>>> the Miller out of the fridge and drives off with it-- still
>>> rambling on about "This beer is about 'High Life'... "

>>
>>> So, this ad makes no sense on many levels.

>>
>>> - $11.50 is not a lot of money to pay for a burger in a nice
>>> restaurant.

>>
>> Blue collar guys don't pay 11.50 for a burger in ANY restaurant.
>> It's just a burger.
>>
>>> - And if the writers of this ad assume people think this IS a lot to
>>> pay for a burger, wouldn't it mean that people who could afford it
>>> are living "the high life"??

>>
>> No. It means that they are uppity snobs who think that slapping a
>> high price on ground beef makes them 'upper crust'.
>>
>>> Doesn't "living the high life" mean you can spend money without
>>> concern?

>>
>> Nope. The 'living the high-life' theme meant 'life is good right
>> here, right now'

>
> Whew... talk about "brainwashed"......


Brainwashed? LOL!! I don't drink beer nor do I care for the commercial. I
was just answering the critque.
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Dave
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