Huh?
Ummmm....from the more things I just don't understand files....
This afternoon, while watching the news, a commercial came on for popcorn. I really do not care for popcorn. The smell makes me a little queasy. Apparently, I am not alone. Dock's boss wouldn't allow microwaves in the office for years because he hates the smell of popcorn, too. The staff had to solemnly swear that they would never make popcorn in the office in order to have a microwave.
To my point...the commercial.
The commercial lauds its gourmet popcorn (nothing that can be feed for cattle and chickens should ever be considered, "gourmet" imho). The commercial speaks to, "hand-crafted" popcorn. This has me thinking...what makes popcorn hand-crafted? Is this something Santa's elves do in the off-season? Do they sit at little tables in a workshop and individually carve the popcorn? Do they make funny shapes? If so, why are the shapes so limited? Couldn't we have some more interesting forms other than the mushroomy one and the one that looks like...um...popcorn?
Talk about a lack of creativity.
Hand-crafted popcorn. Today's most ridiculous marketing campaign.
Labels: Haute Cuisine, Rants
posted by High Priestess Kang @ 10/01/2006 12:26:00 PM
12 Comments
12 Comments:
Besides, it's probably "hand crafted" in China.
Only if it's sold at Wal-Mart.
Hand-crafted popcorn. Next would be gourmet microwave french cuisine. Jeez, do these people who make the commericals or make the product should have there head read. Really.
Just like "artisan bread," which happens to be another favorite of mine. I thought bread was...um...bread. You know, like Rye, Pupernickel, Wheat, Mult-grain. When did artisans factor into the equation? And does the yeast bristle at having to share the spotlight?
The yeast gets jealous for having to share the spotlight with the flour.
Your right artisan bread. I could make bread at home and say its artisan bread.
If people only knew that most of that so-called artisan bread is frozen then just baked off.
Paying 4 or 5 dollars for a loave.
Hahahahahahaha. I think we need to start a business. Fire up the bread machine, buy a flour mill and call it something quasi-European to sell to ignorant mid-westerners who believe the hype.
Now...I need to visit Starbucks for a reasonably priced cup of coffe. ;)
$tarbuck$ coffee, your kidding. We buy beans and grind it at home. We have a small grinder and it makes really great coffee.
We could put a Made In Canada sticker on it and call it foreign. Plus we could be part of the free trade agreement.
You can buy your own beans??? =)
How would we get the coffee across the new border fence?
Like any goood coffee one bean at a time.
I think $tarbuck$ is okay but its like the Wal-Mart of coffee. They are everywhere.
I like my own coffee from home. We usually buy whole bean then grind what we need.
Plus that fence has got to go.
The one thing I do like about Starbucks...even part time employees get healthcare bennies. That's more than Wally World can say about their employees.
So...I kick a buck or two to Starbucks now and then.
I do, however, prefer to have home brew. Yummmmmy. And I love the way the house smells when the coffee is a perking.
The fence? No way man. You Canucks need to stay in your rightful place. We don't need any of your squishy, liberal ideals filtering over the border. We don't need your stinkin' Metric system. ;)
The French invented the metric system. I did not realize that $tarbuck$ looked after there employees with healthcare. Well I stand corrected.
As far as are liberal ideals filtering down to the States it may need them more than they think. Just think free healthcare, a government that semi cares about a person, that people can be themselves (same-sex marriage), stronger beer and finally a Tim Hortons on every corner so you don't have far to good to get a large double-double and a Boston cream doughnut.
Another great contribution by the French. Zut alors!
From what I understand, Starbucks treats its employees very well. I have a good amount of friends who started working there after they were downsized just for the benefits.
With regard to everything else, I think you are taunting me with all things cool about Canada. Especially the donut.
It's not fair!
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