Hilarious!

Last night, I was watching some TV and I saw the funniest commercial ever. Interestingly enough, it wasn't trying to be funny. Maybe those of you who watch TV more than I do may have already seen this commercial, but this was my first- so bear with me. The commercial was for the new 5-blade Gillette Fusion.

Is this a joke? I just about died laughing. I remembered (on SNL or MAD-TV) a parody commercial of a razor with lots of blades. There was an animation of a hair and each of the blades individually swooped down for an even closer shave, except the hair wasn't getting any shorter with each cut. It was pretty funny.

I really couldn't believe that they are selling this. What I also won't be able to believe is that people will buy this. A lot of people will buy this and Gillette will make a lot of money.

I'm starting to notice more and more about all the crap I'm presented with in a day. Yesterday, I went to Best Buy to buy a portable DVD player for playing in the long drives to KY or the plane rides to and from. When checking out, the cashier asked me if I had my Best Buy credit card. "No." She asked me if I had some kind of awards card. "No." Would you like one? "No." Along with your DVD player, I can add a 2 year replacement warranty for $30. "No.'" Okay. I'll ring this up for you. "Ohh, gee, thanks. I was wondering when you were going to get doing YOUR JOB." Okay, sir. Could I have your telephone number? "AHHHHH! LEAVE ME ALONE!" I walked out of there really thanking God for the internet where I can shop in peace.

In addition, I went to my bank to order checks and set up direct deposit. During the process, she pulled up my records and said "You haven't gotten a loan through us." I told her that I don't have any debts and I'd like to keep it that way. "Ohh, and you don't have a credit card through us either." Sigh. Will it ever stop? I got done ordering the checks and the direct deposit and was ready to leave. "Sir, are you interested in a new car? We have some great rates on car loans." I give up.

If you have cable, flip through the channels sometime. Maybe you'll stop upon the home shopping network- a channel dedicated to selling you crap. What's amazing is that people sit and actually watch that channel! So many companies tell us what we need, it's getting ridiculous. I'm starting to get sick of all the commercialism. Will the world really be better with five blades instead of three?

For your entertainment, here are some links to some articles relating to this fiasco.

Press Release of Fusion
Razor Wars
Moore's Law
The Onion's 5-blade Prediction 2 years ago (very funny, but uses the F-bomb...a lot)