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Old 16-09-2008, 04:09
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Thought this might be a good one to get everyone thinking.

I'm not talking about products that no longer exist. But things you probaby forgot you could still buy today, yet for some reason havn't been on TV for ages.

For example, these used to have long running ad campaigns yet I haven't seen an advert for them in years...WHY?

Shake n' Vac
Cadbury's Fudge
Bovril
Fry's Turkish Delight
Ovaltene
Esso Petrol
Eveready Batteries
Tango
Pepsi Cola
Um Bongo (Juice Drink)
Mr Sheen
Shape Yoghurt
Toshiba (ello Tosh!)
Milky Way
TV Times Magazine
Soap (imperial leather/camay etc)
Milk Tray / Terry's All Gold / Black Magic
Tuborg Lager
Wrigleys Spearmint Gum
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Old 16-09-2008, 05:20
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Fry's Turkish Delight
Didn't Cadbury's assimilate that particular product into their Dairy Milk range?

Eveready Batteries
AFAIK ... Ever Ready was bought out by Energizer, and rebranded as such. Energizer was the
company that introduced the famous battery powered toy bunny concept that Duracell have
been shamelessly ripping off recently in their own ads, even the colour!

Energizer should sue!

Well ... regular Pepsi Cola (the sugary stuff) never seems to be advertised on TV these days,
but there are occasional ad campaigns for Pepsi Max. The most recent one I can remember
was in 2006 (13 years after the launch of Pepsi Max) when Coke launched their massively
inferior Coke Zero product. The tagline for the campaign was, "Max Taste - Zero Sugar!"
a slightly cheeky variation of their original "Maximum Taste - No Sugar" slogan.
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Old 16-09-2008, 05:23
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Old 16-09-2008, 05:53
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Old 16-09-2008, 06:02
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Old 16-09-2008, 06:37
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'A finger of fudge is just enough to give your kids a treat.'

Fond memories of singing that one in the playground, though it is hardly suprising they ditched the tag though lol
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Old 16-09-2008, 07:17
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Hoffmeister (Follow the bear!)
Oxo cubes (maybe they still do though)?
Ariston (and on...)
Bounty
Tracker bars
Sugar Puffs
Kia Ora
Denim fragrance
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Old 16-09-2008, 07:36
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hamlet and all the other ciggarette/ciggar brands

well someone had to add them
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Old 16-09-2008, 07:40
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Cadbury's Caramel, with the seductive bunny!
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Old 16-09-2008, 08:47
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Old 16-09-2008, 09:02
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Hoffmeister (Follow the bear!)
Oxo cubes (maybe they still do though)?
Ariston (and on...)
Bounty
Tracker bars
Sugar Puffs
Kia Ora
Denim fragrance
Sugar Puffs are currently running an ad , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBnEYQVZb_o that is causing controversy (and therefore bringing more attention to the brand) by allegedly ripping off part of the popular BBC comedy 'The Mighty Boosh'
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Old 16-09-2008, 09:07
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Old 16-09-2008, 09:12
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Sugar Puffs are currently running an ad , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBnEYQVZb_o that is causing controversy (and therefore bringing more attention to the brand) by allegedly ripping off part of the popular BBC comedy 'The Mighty Boosh'
ooh i noticed that! they are completely ripping the soup song!

still, quite clever though
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Old 16-09-2008, 09:14
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Posted by DJGM
AFAIK ... Ever Ready was bought out by Energizer, and rebranded as such. Energizer was the
company that introduced the famous battery powered toy bunny concept that Duracell have
been shamelessly ripping off recently in their own ads, even the colour!


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duracell_Bunny

and

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energizer_Bunny

Interesting...
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Old 16-09-2008, 09:15
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XIUWo5hZTU , although never as good as the Oxo ads.
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Old 16-09-2008, 09:19
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Didn't Cadbury's assimilate that particular product into their Dairy Milk range?
They launched a Dairy Milk Turkish, but I'm pretty sure Fry's Turkish Delight still exists (and is the only product apart from Chocolate Cream to still bear the Fry's branding).
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Old 16-09-2008, 09:20
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'A finger of fudge is just enough to give your kids a treat.'

Fond memories of singing that one in the playground, though it is hardly suprising they ditched the tag though lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9W4rhhEq_U , Meant something quite innocent in those days. Is nothing sacred ? LOL
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Old 16-09-2008, 09:24
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The Tefal ads - with the huuuuge foreheads .
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Old 16-09-2008, 09:24
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you never see durex advertised
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Old 16-09-2008, 09:30
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They launched a Dairy Milk Turkish, but I'm pretty sure Fry's Turkish Delight still exists (and is the only product apart from Chocolate Cream to still bear the Fry's branding).
Not a TV ad but you can tell why you don't see this on billboards anymore http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2182/...g?v=1206623445
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Old 16-09-2008, 09:40
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Scotch videotapes. Lifetime guarantee... unlike the adverts!
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Old 16-09-2008, 09:47
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Cadbury's Caramel, with the seductive bunny!
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Old 16-09-2008, 09:49
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Old 16-09-2008, 09:50
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These were real adverts for cigarettes ; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCMzjJjuxQI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyhvH...eature=related
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Old 16-09-2008, 11:20
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How about......

"R Whites Lemmonade"

and what about Nescafé, do they not advertise anymore?
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