Carrots, The New Junk Food.

[GrimTuesday]

Ok so recently a company has created a new advertising campaign to advertise their product... baby carrots.

Spoiler: The ads in question

So what does the Escapist think? Do you want to eat Carrots now?

 

[delet]

Well, at least they're lamp shading. Heavy lamp shading, but lamp shading nonetheless.

Eh, I still won't eat 'em. I don't care for carrots.

 

[smithy_2045]

Baby carrots are for babies.

 

[RaphaelsRedemption]

I've seen those ads, and I'm in Australia!

I think they're fun - but, hey I eat carrots anyway. I like 'em.

You should too - makes you feel good about yourself and taste good too!

 

[FortheLegion]

I hear carrots are good for your eyes. I eat them all the time. I'm still legally blind in one eye.

But yea i like carrots i eat them frequently. They are best with melted peanut butter.

 

[Roganwilson]

I don't like carrots, so no, I won't eat them.

 

[GrimTuesday]

Naaaah, I liked the adverts I just really don't want to eat carrots. Also you can go orange from eating too many, so fuck that.

But they make your eyes better... and pterodactyls eat them, it must be awesome.

 

[the rabidrabit]

Man those ads are great! I like carrots anyway and already "eat them like junk food" so I suppose the ads worked?

 

[Tsunimo]

I hear carrots are good for your eyes. I eat them all the time. I'm still legally blind in one eye.

But yea i like carrots i eat them frequently. They are best with melted peanut butter.

I know what you mean, I eat carrots all the time and my eye sight is still horrid
Im not quite legally blind but my eyesight is 20/450 or something horrible like that.

 

[SleepsAnyWhere]

Ì really couldn't care I eat whatever food it's available not just when I feel hungry, most people take the availability of a healthy diet for granted while a large amount of the human populace is starving and would gladly accept any kind of food.

Funny ads and all, but I think it's just aimed at stupid adolescent Americans like all funny ads are.

 

[zombiesinc]

I am not a fan of carrots, so it's doubtful.

But I heard buying baby carrots is bad. Can't remember why or be bothered to actually look it up.

 

[Luftwaffles]

I hear carrots are good for your eyes. I eat them all the time. I'm still legally blind in one eye.

But yea i like carrots i eat them frequently. They are best with melted peanut butter.

I know what you mean, I eat carrots all the time and my eye sight is still horrid
Im not quite legally blind but my eyesight is 20/450 or something horrible like that.

Its not a magic thing that cures you of short sightedness or blindness. All it does is keep your light detecting cells in your retina healthy and keep your night vision abilities at their utmost potential.

And yeah, too much B-carotene can cause orange pigmentation of the skin.

OT: Its good they are trying to promote veges to the younger masses. And no, i dont have the sudden urge to eat carrots. I like diversity in the source of my daily vitamins and mine-whatnots thankyouverymuch.

And i found this:
In September 2010 a marketing initiative was launched by a group of nearly 50 carrot producers (calling themselves "A Bunch of Carrot Farmers") that sought to promote baby-cut carrots as an alternative to ?junk food?. The campaign mimicked tactics typically employed by snack food marketers, including snack-food-like packaging; futuristic, sexual and extreme sports-themed TV commercials; carrot vending machines in schools and an iPhone game and website. Good ol wiki

 

[Antitonic]

I've seen those ads, and I'm in Australia!

It wouldn't have been on Gruen, would it?

 

[Griphphin]

I prefer the adult ones, baby carrots were never my thing. Not to mention they remind me of steamed carrots, nasty!

 

[GrimTuesday]

I prefer the adult ones, baby carrots were never my thing. Not to mention they remind me of steamed carrots, nasty!

Not to mention they start crying every time you bite into them.

 

[mega48man]

i just watched that dr. who episode with david tennant where he goes to the first mars colony and this one dude eats a carrot and he catches this evil water virus mutation. yes, it's an old episode. yes, it still has a devastating impact on the carrot companies around the world. and yes, the water supply companies of the world don't give a DAM! PUN!

 

[manaman]

I hear carrots are good for your eyes. I eat them all the time. I'm still legally blind in one eye.

But yea i like carrots i eat them frequently. They are best with melted peanut butter.

I know what you mean, I eat carrots all the time and my eye sight is still horrid
Im not quite legally blind but my eyesight is 20/450 or something horrible like that.

Get outside more before you hit 20ish. Your eyes are still developing and if it turns out research is right then in a lot of people exposure to sunlight helps regulate the eye's development. Unfortunately that might turn out to just be in young children and you are already screwed, but who knows at this point, it couldn't hurt.

 

[Nihilism_Is_Bliss]

They were all pretty good ads except for the first one.
Surprisingly it was the worst...