I should be nicer to Chase (link)… they did just help me get a bunch of money back after some dick got a hold of my account information and went on a buying spree at a Rite Aid.  But damn, their ads are just goofy.

Chase – Southwest Card – Diner

Sure, the whole “Crazy Person Walks into a Restaurant” thing works on occasion, but not this time.  Maybe, like so many well-worn ad jokes, I’m just tired of this bit.  At this point, I just get pissed at the whole conversation and want the waitress to grab the shotgun behind the counter and open up on the guy then yell, “Harry, we got another kook that thinks he’s in a travel agency!”

I’m friends with a couple of bartenders (hey, it happens) and I know that when someone comes in selling crazy, the guy behind the bar just gets the drink and shines the fucker on.  There’s no conversation, no clarification, nada.  “Here you go, sir.  Try not to bother the other customers.”

Plus the damned thing just doesn’t end well.  “And I will take that Boston Cream Pie!”  I bet you will… if you hadn’t of just had that completely unnatural conversation about your credit card, I would have expected you to pay for it in money you drew yourself with a crayon.

Look, I know you don’t want to be boring and not just cough out what things are all about, but work on things a bit before you put them on the air.  The radio market is dwindling, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing left but morons out here.

J.

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