Enticing girls to learn a trade
Bookworm on Nov 05 2009 at 10:25 am | Filed under: Silly Stuff
As far as I can tell, this is a real commercial for a real program at a real community college in Salt Lake City. I especially enjoyed the pricing system, which allows customers to choose between the regular price of $2 per cut or the “special” price of two cuts for $4.
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What exactly is guaranteed for two years–that your hair won’t grow? Very strange.
“which allows customers to choose between the regular price of $2 per cut or the “special” price of two cuts for $4.”
I take it that high grades in math are not a stringent requirement?
I am curious about something, Book, that you may be able to answer.
Have you or anyone you known ever thought about the hypocrisy behind the MPAA and various other Hollywood copyright advocates, given the ‘share it all’ and ‘wealth redistribution’ ideology of such people?
They are suing people for… sharing music and films, from the millionaire Hollywood “haves’ to the poor ‘have nots’…
Right… just like Ayers owning a mansion while talking about the proletariat unwashed and oppressed blacks.
Btw, if you want a hook on the younger generation, this would be it.
Since you asked…the commercial is for real. Two enterprising fellas go to mostly small towns, upon request, and make commercials for a local business that needs a local boost. My favorite from the duo attached (I loved it).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-RLqLx1iYI
Okay, I’m missing something here. It seems completely truthful — “even if I do mess it up it’s only $2″ — and humorous. (I’m pretty certain that “two cuts for $4″ is an intentional joke, and I’m certain that the two-year guarantee with the footnote was.) I think it’s actually a pretty good ad.
My stepniece just went to cosmetology school because, well, cutting hair is what she wants to do.
Aren’t you maybe overthinking this?
Charlie, you didn’t miss a thing.
The editing style (no pun on hair do here) is intentional – flat affect, in your face obvious.
The fellas do a ‘no frills’ home like approach. Watch the ad, I linked above.
Sadie, thanks for the link! I’m not going to admit how much of my afternoon I just wasted laughing at these commercials and “making of” vids.
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You’re welcome and I won’t tell you how much time I invested to share the information that lured you to the link.
Charlie, I’m definitely not laughing at the trade. It’s just such a funny commercial, though. I giggled at the bearded guy with the wind blown hair, and shuddered when they showed the man with the straight razor aimed at his throat and the message “not a licensed salon” (or something like that) flashing underneath. I loved too that you can get any cut you like, subject only to your imagination and the hairdresser’s level of education.