Aussie brands....
Aug 5th 2004, 2:27 pm
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Aussie brands....
My hubby has just come back from visiting an aussie friend of ours who was showing him the equivilant of 'Easy start' (you know the spray stuff that helps engines get started. Well here its called Start Ya Bastard!!!! Just an example of Australian straight foward branding!!
anyone got any more?
Mandy
anyone got any more?
Mandy
Aug 5th 2004, 2:41 pm
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I think it's Australian and I'm sure someone will correct me if not but:
Farking Hot Chilli Sauce.
Paul.
Farking Hot Chilli Sauce.
Paul.
Aug 5th 2004, 3:51 pm
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When we were in Perth there was a TV ad for a company called "WA Salvage" the line at the end of the ad was "we're not fancy - but we're cheap !"
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Aug 5th 2004, 7:29 pm
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I really like that "no worries, mate!" mentality! Sooooo relaxed.
Aug 5th 2004, 9:21 pm
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Not always accurate though.....anyone tried "Tasty Cheese?
Aug 5th 2004, 10:47 pm
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Not quite the same, but I'm always wary when I'm at work and the Lube Mobile man comes to the house for a service.
Aug 5th 2004, 10:49 pm
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Re: Aussie brands....
Originally posted by Mandy Bale
My hubby has just come back from visiting an aussie friend of ours who was showing him the equivilant of 'Easy start' (you know the spray stuff that helps engines get started. Well here its called Start Ya Bastard!!!! Just an example of Australian straight foward branding!!
anyone got any more?
Mandy
My hubby has just come back from visiting an aussie friend of ours who was showing him the equivilant of 'Easy start' (you know the spray stuff that helps engines get started. Well here its called Start Ya Bastard!!!! Just an example of Australian straight foward branding!!
anyone got any more?
Mandy
There was none of this polite 'Please wear a seatbelt, you'll be much safer' nonsense.
Huge great slogans everywhere said
'No Seatbelt - No Brains'.
Aug 5th 2004, 10:53 pm
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Re: Aussie brands....
Originally posted by nickyc
They was a seatbelt campaign here a couple of years ago.
There was none of this polite 'Please wear a seatbelt, you'll be much safer' nonsense.
Huge great slogans everywhere said
'No Seatbelt - No Brains'.
They was a seatbelt campaign here a couple of years ago.
There was none of this polite 'Please wear a seatbelt, you'll be much safer' nonsense.
Huge great slogans everywhere said
'No Seatbelt - No Brains'.
And there was an anti drink driving campaign a while back and everyone in the ads that had been drinking had Bloody Idiot imprinted on their heads...the main slogan was
If you drink drive...your a bloody idiot!!
Aug 6th 2004, 1:51 am
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Originally posted by jayr
Not quite the same, but I'm always wary when I'm at work and the Lube Mobile man comes to the house for a service.
Not quite the same, but I'm always wary when I'm at work and the Lube Mobile man comes to the house for a service.
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Aug 6th 2004, 2:25 am
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Originally posted by hevs
I get the same uncomfortable feeling when i see the "FRIG MOBILE" ahead of me (its cold storage delivery apparently )
I get the same uncomfortable feeling when i see the "FRIG MOBILE" ahead of me (its cold storage delivery apparently
)
Here's one"
Aug 6th 2004, 3:02 am
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Originally posted by hevs
I get the same uncomfortable feeling when i see the "FRIG MOBILE" ahead of me (its cold storage delivery apparently )
I get the same uncomfortable feeling when i see the "FRIG MOBILE" ahead of me (its cold storage delivery apparently
)
Maybe they couldn't get the fridgemobile company name registered and were left with Frigmobile.
Aug 6th 2004, 3:11 am
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"Mike Hunt motors" ( second hand car yard), and if you speak as I do when I say this.. quickly sort of rolling it into one word..lol - It's down the GC. Don't know if it's still there, or it has been closed down recently.
( second hand car yard), and if you speak as I do when I say this.. quickly sort of rolling it into one word..lol - It's down the GC. Don't know if it's still there, or it has been closed down recently.
Aug 6th 2004, 4:14 am
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Australian cricketer Greg Ritchie did a few ads on TV in the mid 90's dressed up a Sikh, all to explain batting and bowling averages for some competition. He called himself Mahatma Cote.
Soon enough, there were patak sauce mixes, et al, in the store named Mahatma Cote.
Soon enough, there were patak sauce mixes, et al, in the store named Mahatma Cote.