Comments on: What the f&!@ were they thinking?: Levi 501 http://chelpixie.com/2008/10/02/what-the-f-were-they-thinking-levi-501/ Saving small business owners' sanity since 2007. Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:52:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: chelpixie http://chelpixie.com/2008/10/02/what-the-f-were-they-thinking-levi-501/#comment-546 chelpixie Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:51:22 +0000 http://chelpixie.com/blog/?p=252#comment-546 Rox, nothing to do with your age at all! <br><br>Shannon, it's disturbing that this has sexual overtones with those particular graphics and "monsters" to get the point across. Just yeah, not working.<br><br>Anji, yeah I'm sure that's not the type of viral they were imagining. Rox, nothing to do with your age at all!

Shannon, it's disturbing that this has sexual overtones with those particular graphics and “monsters” to get the point across. Just yeah, not working.

Anji, yeah I'm sure that's not the type of viral they were imagining.

]]> By: chelpixie http://chelpixie.com/2008/10/02/what-the-f-were-they-thinking-levi-501/#comment-545 chelpixie Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:46:50 +0000 http://chelpixie.com/blog/?p=252#comment-545 Exactly!<br><br>They made people not want to wear their jeans that are already in their closet! Exactly!

They made people not want to wear their jeans that are already in their closet!

]]> By: anji bee http://chelpixie.com/2008/10/02/what-the-f-were-they-thinking-levi-501/#comment-544 anji bee Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:27:34 +0000 http://chelpixie.com/blog/?p=252#comment-544 yeah, that is really gross. makes me think of something viral alright, but not in the way they were hoping, i'm sure. yuck! yeah, that is really gross. makes me think of something viral alright, but not in the way they were hoping, i'm sure. yuck!

]]> By: Shannon Paul http://chelpixie.com/2008/10/02/what-the-f-were-they-thinking-levi-501/#comment-543 Shannon Paul Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:37:30 +0000 http://chelpixie.com/blog/?p=252#comment-543 I can't imagine this working for anyone. Doesn't make me want to buy jeans, wear jeans or feed my mogwai after midnight. I'm sorry, but Paul the Pincher is the stuff of nightmares. Yuck. I can't imagine this working for anyone. Doesn't make me want to buy jeans, wear jeans or feed my mogwai after midnight. I'm sorry, but Paul the Pincher is the stuff of nightmares. Yuck.

]]> By: Rox http://chelpixie.com/2008/10/02/what-the-f-were-they-thinking-levi-501/#comment-542 Rox Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:03:58 +0000 http://chelpixie.com/blog/?p=252#comment-542 I am so glad to discover this has nothing to do with my age! (55) I find it "ew yucky gross" too. I am so glad to discover this has nothing to do with my age! (55) I find it “ew yucky gross” too.

]]> By: Squish http://chelpixie.com/2008/10/02/what-the-f-were-they-thinking-levi-501/#comment-541 Squish Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:00:55 +0000 http://chelpixie.com/blog/?p=252#comment-541 I think it's tacky and makes me not want to wear my button-fly levis anymore... I think it's tacky and makes me not want to wear my button-fly levis anymore…

]]> By: chelpixie http://chelpixie.com/2008/10/02/what-the-f-were-they-thinking-levi-501/#comment-540 chelpixie Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:57:21 +0000 http://chelpixie.com/blog/?p=252#comment-540 Ed, I may have blogged about it but there are no links to Levi in this post for a reason. I don't want to give them any kind of link love, but I am flabbergasted enough that I want to understand why they thought is appropriate. Definitely lost a lot of respect with me. <br><br>I imagine they wanted to reach their male demographic, It's just not well done. (Major understatement.) So far, my male friends have had the same WTF reaction. Major FAIL! Ed, I may have blogged about it but there are no links to Levi in this post for a reason. I don't want to give them any kind of link love, but I am flabbergasted enough that I want to understand why they thought is appropriate. Definitely lost a lot of respect with me.

I imagine they wanted to reach their male demographic, It's just not well done. (Major understatement.) So far, my male friends have had the same WTF reaction. Major FAIL!

]]> By: EdRoberts http://chelpixie.com/2008/10/02/what-the-f-were-they-thinking-levi-501/#comment-537 EdRoberts Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:52:19 +0000 http://chelpixie.com/blog/?p=252#comment-537 I totally agree. Unfortunately, this seems to be the latest trend in "viral marketing". Do something that's ridiculously controversial to build up Google juice. Hey! It got you to write about it. While I'm not sure if this falls into that category, it's certainly more than a unusual and grotesque effort on the part of a long standing and respected brand, that just lost a great deal of their respect. People are going to write AND link to it. I totally agree. Unfortunately, this seems to be the latest trend in “viral marketing”. Do something that's ridiculously controversial to build up Google juice. Hey! It got you to write about it. While I'm not sure if this falls into that category, it's certainly more than a unusual and grotesque effort on the part of a long standing and respected brand, that just lost a great deal of their respect. People are going to write AND link to it.

]]> By: Zack M http://chelpixie.com/2008/10/02/what-the-f-were-they-thinking-levi-501/#comment-536 Zack M Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:21:58 +0000 http://chelpixie.com/blog/?p=252#comment-536 Yeah, I agree. WTF! Yeah, I agree. WTF!

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