Lee Newton » stupid marketing http://www.blogmeetsworld.com all the splinters of my mind Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:38:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 WTF: Weight Control Oatmeal http://www.blogmeetsworld.com/wtf-weight-control-oatmeal/ http://www.blogmeetsworld.com/wtf-weight-control-oatmeal/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 02:48:00 +0000 LRN http://www.blogmeetsworld.com/?p=186 Really? I mean… really?? Everyone knows there’s no preexisting fat in oatmeal right? Marketing like this really gets under my skin. Food advertising that intentionally highlights the ‘good’ ingredients while down playing high sugar or fat content is one thing, but I’m not gonna get into that here. What’s bothering me is when a company [...]

WTF: Weight Control Oatmeal

]]> Really? I mean… really?? Everyone knows there’s no preexisting fat in oatmeal right? Marketing like this really gets under my skin. Food advertising that intentionally highlights the ‘good’ ingredients while down playing high sugar or fat content is one thing, but I’m not gonna get into that here.

What’s bothering me is when a company makes a big deal out of a product’s lack of something on the pop culture no-no list like they did something extra awesome to make it that way. Low cholesterol bread is a good one, anyone got any other examples?

WTF: Weight Control Oatmeal

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