http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqLcYtCSlTo Voiceover: “I love this one. This man finally popped the question . . .”
Fiancé looking at an engagement ring: Oh, it’s so beautiful.
Voiceover: “. . . but his Visa card was over the limit.”
Jewelry Salesman: “I’m so sorry, there seems to be a problem”
Voiceover: “His fiancé told him to call American Express.”
Loverboy: “I’m sorry” (you can bearly make it out . . . subliminal?)
This advertisement takes balls to run in this environment.
All else being equal . . . as a woman would you want to marry this man? You are about to get married, and this guy is maxed out on his credit cards.
All else being equal . . . as man would you want to marry this woman? You are about to get married, and this girl wants you to apply for more credit cards because you are maxed out.
Here are the future elderly Wal-Mart greeters who must work so they can afford medication when they retire.