Filed under: Gripes, Television, Ads We Hate, Op-ed
God, this ad irritates the hell out of me. Nothing against Red Roof Inns. I'm sure they're fine establishments. It's the angle of the ad that I find so annoying.They mention that Red Roof Inns have been redesigned, so they are better. And then they show that they're so much better that businessmen who stay at the hotel can actually sit at a desk, write something, and work on their Palm Pilot/Blackberry/whatever. They can ... multitask! Wow!
Not really sure what all this means. There's enough room to do more than one thing at once? What, were the Red Roof Inns closets before, so you couldn't move? It just doesn't make me want to stay at a Red Roof Inn any more or less than I did before, it's just ineffective.
The ad ends with the guy watching TV, not working, and making a lame joke about his chances of working being "remote." So I guess you can also watch TV at a Red Roof Inn.Permalink | Email this | Comments