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The Digital Advertising and Marketing market in the U.S. is estimated at US$155.3 billion in the year 2021. The amounts of money companies and businesses put into their advertising and promotion are way beyond what we can imagine.
So it’s only fair that we expect ad creators and their clients to think of every tiny detail and be one step ahead of their audience like you and me. Well, it turns out that’s not always the case.
Thanks to this miscellaneous subreddit “(Un)fortunate Ad Placement” devoted to sharing exactly what it promises in the title, we now know that putting any ad into the wrong context at the wrong time can mess it up real bad. And bring us funny results instead!
Scroll down through the funniest examples shared on this online community and don’t forget to upvote your favorite ones!
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#1
(2016)
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#2
Big Yikes
#3
Oh Is He Now?
jknbt jknbt 3 years ago
Heartbreakers is a strip club in League City... a church put its sign next to it... heartbreak...be1a65.jpg 
Lo Kindred 3 years ago
We have a strip club named Heartbreakers here in town that has a billboard of Jesus saying he heals the broken-hearted right above their sign. It's a sight to behold!
Charles Bryant 3 years ago
This is in Farmington NM. I was on a cross-country drive in 2014, driving back roads to out-of-the-way places. I made a u-turn to come back and get a picture of it with my phone. Here it is on Google maps; insert these coordinates and then use street view to have a look around! (36.7239685, -108.1877931)
Cold Contagious 3 years ago
There's a place with a billboard that looks almost identical to this, same striped awnings above the doorways and actually has a crazy tall white cross in the parking lot on I-75 in Tennessee at the Huntsville Oneida exit. It's on the north bound side of the road. We'd pass it during travel back and forth to visit family. There's a Pilot truck stop on the other side of the interstate.
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There may be numerous causes for failed advertising, whether it’s a billboard, in-app ad or a TV commercial. Think of anything from tall claims to irregular advertising, from wrong selection of media to very bad timing, seemingly little things can make it or break it in the advertising industry.
Often, however, it comes down to the businesses themselves who don’t think their marketing strategies through carefully. In some particular occasions, it’s the profit that comes before people, which always reflects in their products and services, no matter how well-executed advertising may be.
#4
“Bro That Cow Is Way Too Good At Fighting”
Gia SDP 3 years ago
I feel like I'm gonna use that line inappropriately every chance I get: "Tell 'em tha cows sent ya"
Anonymous 3 years ago
That cow is clearly not amoosed. The person must have some beef with the cow. Can we keep milking the joke guys??
the shrimp whisperer 3 years ago
why in the world does this comment thread remind me of rage against the machine
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Sans Serif 3 years ago
"The work of Gospel Billboards, operated by Christian Aid Ministries"
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#5
Just In Time For Father's Day!
Leo Domitrix 3 years ago
A friend who worked composition in newspapers back in the old days (yes, print and paste!) said they did this stuyff on purpose for their own amusement.
Henry Russell 3 years ago
good it took i need a new one after killing that person and framing his dad
Bad Alchemy 3 years ago
So, I gotta think this was intentional. Unlike web pages that use scripts to load ads in standard sizes, newspapers are laid out in painstaking detail. You know exactly what is going in each column, what's next to it, and what's above or below. Somebody with a dark sense of humor did this.
#6
Pour With Confidence
radioactivecandy (they/them) 3 years ago
the kid was ok. fortunately, he was wearing glasses, so the bleach did not get into his eyes.
Juliette Deroulede 3 years ago
That is too horrible... Not the ad, but the headline!!!! The poor child!!! 😣😨😡
Jef Bateman 3 years ago
I think this is one of those ads that was placed by recognizing the keyword in the article. (Please don't downvote me if this is too obvious!)
Queen Jackson. 3 years ago
It interesting because maybe the ad was put there due to the article. Like google kinda detected the words bleach and pour and said hey well this is fitting.
“I think for any business to succeed, there must be a balance between profits and people. This includes both the management, employees and customers,” said Alex Wong, the creator of “Hijack Copywriter” and marketing expert who specializes in helping small and corporate businesses to “hijack” their clients’ minds and help them to grow their businesses and sales. “Obviously, if a business doesn’t make enough revenue or isn’t profitable, it won’t last,” Wong added.
#7
Cards Against Humanity Irl
Jellicle bat 3 years ago
Would have been problematic if they found the other 3
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SCP 504 3 years ago
Or maybe they needed more ingredients! Ever think about how much flavor a human can add to your pastry?
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SheamusFanFrom1987 3 years ago
All the intelligence/muscle memories of the dismembered bodies merged together to bake the ultimate cake XP
Aiden Martinez 3 years ago
Yep this is exactly what happens when me and my friends play cah online
Paul Pierokowski 3 years ago
Why'd they let Hannibal Lecter's mentally challenged twin into the bake off?
#8
A Rare Irl Unfortunate Placement
Vicki Cunningham 3 years ago
What would they be pointing at if there wasn't a crushed motorcycle there?
#9
One Time, At This Swedish Museum…
Russ Kincade 3 years ago
As the Swedish chef on The Muppets Show used to say: "BORK! BORK! BORK!"
Trophy Husband 3 years ago
Doesn't this not apply here? The one is a response to the other, not an accidental pairing of two things that were unrelated but sound related...
“However, if it doesn’t provide any (or very little) value to customers, it's not going to last very long either. You have to find a way to provide a helpful product or service that customers are willing to pay for that will keep them coming back,” the marketing expert explained.
Wong argues that as with anything, marketing can be problematic when a company cares more about profits than their customers. “However, this type of marketing is usually short-term and doesn't work for long since it's not aimed at genuinely solving the customer’s problems and needs. It's focused on taking their money and nothing else.”
#10
This Reddit Feed Ad Post Following A Starter Pack Post Post
novasoup (she/her) 3 years ago
"starter pack" memes are memes that just list stereotypical things for a group of people, genres of film and media in general, or, in this case, a specific type of person commonly found in advertisements. the irony is that an ad with that exact stereotype appears below.
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Joe Bloe 3 years ago
Is this starter pack written by white supremacists? Why is it bad exactly?
LazyPanda 3 years ago
Historically it's been hard for Black women to get any roles, even commercials. Now that everyone's hip and inclusive, they're still overly casting certain kinds of Black women. It's a joke pointing at a reality, but still a joke. Accept the education and don't make it weird
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ί𝔫ＣίŦᵃт𝐔𝐬 3 years ago
That's the point. Gotta bring white people into it somehow.
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Oof
Derek Hawk 3 years ago
The top 10 dumbest things Trump has ever said are still smarter than anything Biden has ever said
#12
So Tender
Joshua David 3 years ago
For a second I thought it should say, "that is what a crunch looks like."
According to Wong, if you want to have any chance of succeeding, your customers have to trust and value your brand. In that sense, there’s no such a thing as an overnight success.
In some cases, businesses and companies act like they know better than their customers. But tricking people is no longer as easy as it used to be as customers are much more aware of how brands influence their buying decisions these days.
#13
I Mean I Wouldn't Say No
WJ Williams 3 years ago
That's a personalized ad form someone based on their browser history/ Amazon orders.
#14
Dry Aged Doggo
Justin Jones 3 years ago
If wealthy people can pay $100,000 to have a favorite pet clone - is Dogor's DNA in good enough condition to clone him? I NEED to see a live Dogor. I would gladly chip in $5!
Stolas <3 3 years ago
I thought you were one of those bots for a minute, almost downvoted you. Lol, sorry.
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#15
Big Yikes On A Snapchat Advert
“One of the best things about the internet is that you can easily check what other people think about a product or service by checking their reviews online. Sites such as Amazon allow shoppers to post their reviews and feedback so that others can know what they liked, disliked, etc.,” Wong explained.
#16
Oh
Bubbles and sparks 3 years ago
I had to enlarge the picture to see it was about how to get infected by HIV.... That being said, an elderly friend of my grandparents really believed you could get AIDS from sitting on a warm chair (this was mid 80's) and even she had to chuckle over that. He confided this to her after my grandpa would get up from his comfortable chair so the friend could sit there ;)
#17
Facebook Advertising It's Group Feature
Alexandria Z 3 years ago
My defense. "Well I have a green thumb and just had to do something with it"
#18
Cat Steaks
CAT /ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ QUEEN 3 years ago
THAT'S IT!!! IM STARTING A WAR AGAINST HUMANITY!!! WHO WANTS TO JOIN? I NEED TO SPEEK WITH RACOON QUEEN ASAP!!!!
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PandaRave 3 years ago
Yeah like what are we even looking at? It looks like a garnished overcooked and somehow still raw human thigh.
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Archaelus Joaquim Dugenia 3 years ago
the two cat fotos are not the same just look at the eyes
#19
Unfortunate Subreddit Combination
Dacă nu pierdeam, câștigam 3 years ago
I think I watched the bottom video. Those worms look very much like spaghetti
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Paul Pierokowski 3 years ago
Has anyone TRIED cooking and eating round worms? I mean...the worst that can happen is you get round worms again.
#20
Literally Right Next To Each Other
Ryan-James O'Driscoll 3 years ago
This one isn't really inappropriate placement. Boys Don't Cry also discusses mental health
Lisa H 3 years ago (edited)
Out of context, though. I didn't even know that what a podcast until you said so
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Benjamin Jake 3 years ago
I was on a bus once when two young men didn’t like a comment from a middle aged man and proceeded to punch him about 10 or 20 times. The two ran off the bus and I was thinking that we would have to wait for the police and ems to come. The bus driver asked the man if he was okay and he said yes. The driver just drove off to continue with the route. He was not okay. His face was already bleeding and swelling. I don’t think his answer meant he didn’t want assistance.
the Return of Bruno 3 years ago
Can we pause to appreciate the lower ad? On it's own, it's fairly brilliant.
Thyamath 3 years ago (edited)
I think a hiker just came across that person, who is trapped underneath the fallen tree, and that person "is fine", although they quite clearly aren't - hence the ask twice prompt. At least, that's how I understood it. Took me a minute though...
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Wuggerhumphden 3 years ago
The top picture is comedian Russell Kane. His podcast centres around the male habit of hiding feelings and avoiding topics we/they don't want to talk about - like needing to ask for help.
Riley Quinn 3 years ago
Had the ad creators familiarized themselves with the lyrics, they might've noticed the irony. Pointing out the myth of masculinity with tears in his eyes??
Leesa DeAndrea 3 years ago
Guy has a huge tree squashing him. That's not a mental health problem.
DetongLhamo 3 years ago
Are they trying to say that the person on the ground committed suicide by waiting for a tree to fall on them?
Mrs Irish Mom 3 years ago (edited)
Is it me r does the picture look like a Tree has falling on him 🤷🤷🤷 i dont understand how this pic has anything to do wit mental health
#21
Nbc’s Split Screen Of The Olympics And The Cuomo Report Resulted In An Excellent Message From Google
The Idaho Potato 3 years ago
Someone in NY once said to me: 'a non-straight person should run against Cuomo next time so their campaign could be Vote The Homo, Not The Cuomo'.
David H 3 years ago
That is a take on a slogan Andrew created for his fathers campaign back in the 80's when Mario Cuomo ran in the NY Primary against Ed Koch. The Slogan was "Vote for Cuomo, not the Homo". Andrew led rallies where they said that. In the end his father did beat NYC mayor Ed Koch.
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#22
Blurred_nerf
hi myself, gay weirdo🇺🇦️ 3 years ago
My friends once FaceTimed me and did that but with a nail and shot a wall. It stuck. We just pretended that that didn’t happen lol
vdub ikrami 3 years ago
I used to stuff rocks down the barrels, then the bullets would launch them out. My brother was not amused
#23
There’s A Job Opening At LEGO
🇺🇦* ~ l a s a n y a ~ *🇺🇦 3 years ago
Lego is hiring cause theres one more spot open
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Ah, while we have your attention, have you ever given a thought to working...
#24
That's Unfortunate
Rebecca P 3 years ago
It’s not funny. But it’s also not a coincidence. Some editor needs to be fired for either being a jerk, or for being really oblivious.
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Leslie Jabine 3 years ago
Not great to post this BP. Kid's name is visible and so is her picture. I hope no one who cared for her sees this. Would have skipped this one.....
Kat Min 3 years ago
Christ that story is painful to read up on. A child gets tortured to death over months, despite reports by concerned people, because several people simply did not do their job properly. And I am so effing glad that my country forbids home-schooling. Since the gruesome ordeal and death of Jessica, (2005, Germany) there are mandatory doctors visits every few month and later every year. Parents can still kill their children but at least no longer via years of starvation.
Louisa Johnson 3 years ago
I have a dark sense of humour but this is not it. Such poor taste, I hope someone got sacked for this. I come to this app for entertainment, things that will inspire me, make me laugh or imagine my next holiday when people post about where they live. The world is miserable enough without your favourite light entertainment website posting this sort of content. I hope whoever made this post gets their a*s handed to them on a plate.
#25
“Hey Kid, Come Here. I Got Free Candy And An Amazon Prime Membership For You.”
Nathan Pogorzala 3 years ago
Get the f**k out of here with this "business Opportunity". This is probably the same as leased semi-trucks that keep people on the brink of poverty but unable to quit due to the predatory lending contract.
DJR 3 years ago
I feel like i learned something important from this comment.
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#26
So, That's How You Do It Beastie Boy!!!
Alexej Dvorak 3 years ago (edited)
ooooor maybe the last 0 was just clumsily cut out of the image section. edit: Or he uses the european decimal selection and it's just 800 dollars :D
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Cheese and rice, Moony! 3 years ago
Seems pewds not only got the comma wrong, but he only lost 80,000. Not 800,000.
#27
Man Run Over By Tractor; It Starts With You
#28
Just Thunderstorms
#29
In 2015, A Texas Plumber Who Sold His Truck To A Dealership Found Out That The Decals Were Not Removed When It Ended In The Hands Of Isis
cogadh 3 years ago
Plumber sold his truck to a used car dealer. The dealer told him they would remove all the marketing on the truck before they re-sold it. They did not. The truck was sold at auction and exported to Turkey, where it eventually made it's way to Syria and into the hands of Isis.
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#30
Local Newspaper Editor Can’t Read A Room
#31
Oof
2picklesinabun 3 years ago
You can't overdose on THC. You can feel like sh1t and panic, but it is impossible to.
Dr M 3 years ago
Not fatal but most people wouldn’t want to subject a child to that kind of suffering. The vertigo and hyperemesis is absolutely miserable. The packaging needs to be clearly labeled for consumers if it’s going to be available to the masses through legal distribution.
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Ovata Acronicta 3 years ago
I love the demonization of everything that *could* appeal to children that is designed for adults. No fun vape flavors because kids, even though I would personally like to vape blueberry jam on toast. No fun edible flavors because you must only taste the weed. Of course alcohol always gets the exemption, those fun flavors are fine. IDK watch your f*cking kid better, sue-happy-mom.
RafCo (he/him) 3 years ago
As someone who doesn't vape, use recreational drugs, or drink alcohol, I 100% agree with you. I think it's one thing to create a drug that tastes like blueberry jam on toast, an another thing to create ads specifically targeting kids. Basically, go ahead and make tasty edibles that taste just like kids gummies. Just don't put Tony the Tiger on the packaging
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Tara Moov 3 years ago
Several commenters are jumping to conclusions that the girl's parents supplied or were directly responsible for her accessing the edible marijuana. It was brought by someone else to a pool party of 30 people and an accident. The article is easy to find, but here's an except to shed some light and end the attacks based on assumptions: "Morgan said that one of the parents got their clothes wet after getting a 2-year-old child who had jumped into the pool. The parent changed clothes inside and left behind a package containing one gummy—Morgan noted it was a single gummy—which the 6-year-old McCoy girl later found. The label for the gummy not only featured the name "Hawaiian Punch" prominently printed on it, it used the same logo as the popular fruit drink."
Nathan Pogorzala 3 years ago
1 kid f***s up and they want the whole industry to change. The fear of litigation and lack of parental responsibility is really ruining it for everyone else.
Ovata Acronicta 3 years ago
I'd say one parent f*cks up here, rather than the kid. Kids are gonna be kids. Mom's still an id10t though.
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Léopoldine Mineo 3 years ago
For people saying cannabis can't do this or that to you.. as a lawyer I came across a guy who ate a half brownie that led him to go insane and kill his girlfriend in a mental break down. Psychiatric reports all agreed he had no previous issues and the girlfriend had eaten the other half so it wasn't the issue. Cannabis is classified as a drug, ask yourself why (even though I agree it can help some people and that other substance are freely sold while they should also be classified as drugs).
#33
Found It!
Lil Potato 3 years ago
I bet someone who was getting divorced threw it in the lake or something
#34
Mcdonalds Ad Right Next To The New Nhs Healthy Eating Ad. Great Job, Lads
David Leick 3 years ago
So that's what became of Ronald McDonald. Fresh start for sure.
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That will be my fresh start, right after I polish off that quarter pounder with cheese.
#35
It Just Got Easier To Choose A Walking Tour
Dizavid 3 years ago
Plot twist: the suspects obviously fled the scene of the crime...and ran right into the second Salem tour group.
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ShaZam Beaubien 3 years ago
Note to people on Salem tour: Wear athletic shoes and remember to 'serpentine'.
#36
What Kind Of Magic Trick You Got In Mind, Ryan?
ace lesbian demigirl(she/they) 3 years ago
wow she's flexible! i could never in my life do that.
boone williams 3 years ago (edited)
Is it the "Magic Vanishing Salami" trick? (Sorry, I couldn't resist)
#37
Onlyfans Subscriber
Harry Hwt 3 years ago
She's 20 not 12 you bunch of prudes though doing that to your significant other is slightly weird I'll admit that
Grimstones 3 years ago
it's the being the sister to the husband part, feels gross
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#38
Is Plague Talking A Sport Now?
Jo Davies 3 years ago
Oh my word, this is from after the race and they did loads of (social distancing) I tel0
Jo Davies 3 years ago
(pressed send) anyway interviews and their masks would slip
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RetailDrone 3 years ago
I truly wish this could have been put up in public view in my during our lockdowns, working throughout them was weird and bad enough, but I feel confident in saying "Full House!"
Freddy M. (He/Him) 3 years ago
We need a bad covid precautions bingo that we can take with us when we go somewhere
#39
Well S888
#40
Wait, What?
#41
Yes Indeedy
The Idaho Potato 3 years ago
T'was a Southwest Boeing 737 at KAUS (Austin Bergstrom Int'l Airport), not a 74.
#42
It Works!
TotallyNOTaFox 3 years ago
I'd shoot that b***h before that happens (not talking about the dog here)
#43
Spongbob
#44
🐓😥🥺
ShaZam Beaubien 3 years ago
I agree. Maybe instead if destroyed it should be "clucking with angels".
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#45
A Simple Solution To A Simple Problem
Lee 3 years ago
It's a Grub Hub ad so it's probably something like "hungry but don't feel like cooking? Don't blame you. Order here and just eat". I haven't seen it but it seems like something their ad would push.
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#46
Raging Wildfire
Tracey Tait 3 years ago
Being a resident of southern Oregon I can tell you that wild fires do make abso beautiful sunsets. Gotta look for that silver lining as the world burns around you I guess.
#47
Infidelity? No Problem!
The 3 Year Letterman 3 years ago
“Just keep swimming, just keep swimming…”
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Yeah, ruin 2 families while you're at it. See how many come to your funeral.
#48
Apple News Steering People All Over The Map
CT 3 years ago
It depends on the country of origin, with an "e", the whiskey comes from Ireland or USA. If it comes from elsewhere in the world it will be whisky
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Sad Lion
Ovata Acronicta 3 years ago
The alliteration seems intentional and I don't like that it was done in this context.
#51
Mcdoh!
Tara Moov 3 years ago
What is the McDonald's ad even supposed to be? It looks like a cigarette standing in a pile of bile.
#53
Ummmm
Alexej Dvorak 3 years ago
well, to be fair.. a Cherokee and a Grand Cherokee are not the same model.
cogadh 3 years ago
The Grand Cherokee is little more than an accessories package for the Cherokee. They may sell them like they are separate models, but the reality is, every Grand Cherokee is a regular Cherokee, only fancy.
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What do you think ?
Deborah Harris2 3 years ago (edited)
Ad placement this is how it works: Online it's word activated, so an advert containing the word fire, etc can appear on a news item regarding a fire. Newspaper adverts are sold as specific sizes. The paper planner will tell you what sizes are available on a page once the news has been set and then the adverts matching those sizes sold are used. The placement of newspaper adverts within the basic newspaper content is purely co-incidental unless it is sold specifically for that page.. for instance a Holiday Travel company sold to sponsor a spot on a vacation news item
TotallyNOTaFox 3 years ago (edited)
We had a faux pas in a newspaper once - Article: "From the heath to Ausschwitz"; Advert from an energy provider on the side:" E.on delivers the gas of tomorrow"
T5n 3 years ago
I saw a really bad one on tv a few years back. It was for a documentary regarding a German built/engineered concentration camp. The commercial right after it was a short Volkswagen one with the phrase “that’s the power of German engineering” not even 15 seconds after the ad for the documentary . It was a horrible coincidence
Deborah Harris2 3 years ago (edited)
Ad placement this is how it works: Online it's word activated, so an advert containing the word fire, etc can appear on a news item regarding a fire. Newspaper adverts are sold as specific sizes. The paper planner will tell you what sizes are available on a page once the news has been set and then the adverts matching those sizes sold are used. The placement of newspaper adverts within the basic newspaper content is purely co-incidental unless it is sold specifically for that page.. for instance a Holiday Travel company sold to sponsor a spot on a vacation news item
TotallyNOTaFox 3 years ago (edited)
We had a faux pas in a newspaper once - Article: "From the heath to Ausschwitz"; Advert from an energy provider on the side:" E.on delivers the gas of tomorrow"
T5n 3 years ago
I saw a really bad one on tv a few years back. It was for a documentary regarding a German built/engineered concentration camp. The commercial right after it was a short Volkswagen one with the phrase “that’s the power of German engineering” not even 15 seconds after the ad for the documentary . It was a horrible coincidence
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