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Super Bowl Commercials Reviews #16, #17, #18, #19

Product: Godaddy.com
Commercial: The girl in the white shirt and the guys in suits… plus the dudes from O.C. Choppers
Impact: Not even funny this year.
Information: You can get a domain for $1.99. Big-ups to all the nerds watching the Super Bowl.
Will I buy? Nope.
Would I remember this commercial? No. It wasn’t even funny like the last 2 years.
Was this commercial a waste of money? Yep
Overall Commercial Grade: D-

Product: Coca Cola
Commercial: Take off on those violent video games with a twist.
Impact: Pretty cool commercial.
Information: None, but kinda inspirational.
Will I buy? I already drink diet coke. No new reason TO drink, or NOT to drink.
Would I remember this commercial? Nah
Was this commercial a waste of money? Hmm…
Overall Commercial Grade: B

Product: Budweiser
Commercial: Hungry dog, scared, sees other dogs doing well… pretends to be dalmatian to get love.
Impact: Ehh…
Information: None.
Will I buy? Nope
Would I remember this commercial? Nope. It went for the “heart”… but it’s a beer commercial.
Was this commercial a waste of money? Yes
Overall Commercial Grade: C-

Product: Garmin GPS
Commercial: GPS super hero vs. evil map!
Impact: Pretty awesome commercial!
Information: Best commercial so far. Funny, and I feel like Garmin = GOOD GUYS!
Will I buy? I’d love a GPS, and Garmin is the GPS name I’m familiar with. This made them look “big time”.
Would I remember this commercial? Probably.
Was this commercial a waste of money? No!
Overall Commercial Grade: B+

The game is getting better, but still so sloppy. I cannot BELIEVE that they let Hester return that kick. The weather looks yucky, but is it THAT bad? I’m mid-way through the second quarter.

Super Bowl Commercial Reviews #11, #12, #13, #14, #15

Product: Snickers
Commercial: Two guys “kiss” as they eat a Snickers.
Impact: Nothing
Information: I did not learn anything about Snickers, or their candy bar.
Will I buy? I like Snickers, but this commercial was silly.
Would I remember this commercial? Nope
Was this commercial a waste of money? Yep
Overall Commercial Grade: C-

Product: Schick Quattro Titanium
Commercial: You’ve seen it already. Nothing new.
Impact: None.
Information: It has multiple blades and it shaves close.
Will I buy? Not b/c of this commercial
Would I remember this commercial? Nope
Was this commercial a waste of money? Yep
Overall Commercial Grade: C

Product: Chevrolet
Commercial: Various people sing songs about Chevrolet
Impact: Pretty cool commercial.
Information: Not much, but a lot of cool cars.
Will I buy? Again, no new cars, but they sure did make the cars look nice.
Would I remember this commercial? Yes
Was this commercial a waste of money? Not really. A well-made commercial that came off classy.
Overall Commercial Grade: B

Product: Bud-Light
Commercial: Carlos Mencia teaches comedy to people who do not speak English.
Impact: Racist? Yes Funny? Almost..
Information: None
Will I buy? Nope
Would I remember this commercial? Nope
Was this commercial a waste of money? Nope
Overall Commercial Grade: C

Product: Late Show with Letterman
Commercial: Funny, with Dave and Oprah snuggled on the couch.
Impact: Funny, if you know their history together. Oprah, Uma. Uma, Oprah.
Information: None, but funny.
Will I buy? Maybe
Would I remember this commercial? Yep
Was this commercial a waste of money? I don’t know. People watch what they watch, right?
Overall Commercial Grade: B

The game is getting a little better. Sloppy, but with big plays.

Super Bowl Commercial Reviews #8, #9, #10

Product: Toyota Tundra
Commercial: Great commercial! Visually stimulating and informative, with a twist at the end.
Impact: Powerful! You see the speed, and then see the safety of the breaks.
Information: Pretty decent. Even non-truck people could see the impact of better breaks.
Will I buy? No, but if I were going to buy a new truck, I’d look into a Toyota, partly b/c of the information from this commercial.
Would I remember this commercial? Maybe
Was this commercial a waste of money? No
Overall Commercial Grade: B
Product: FedEx
Commercial: People on the moon need to ship packages.
Impact: Blah
Information: None
Will I buy? Not b/c of this commercial
Would I remember this commercial? Nope
Was this commercial a waste of money? Yep
Overall Commercial Grade: C-

Product: Bud Light
Commercial: Auctioneer officiating wedding.
Impact: None
Information: Idiots drink beer and make fun of sacred events?
Will I buy? Nope
Would I remember this commercial? Nope
Was this commercial a waste of money? Yep
Overall Commercial Grade: D- (Marriage is an important event, and making fun of it to sell beer is pretty lame.)

Seriously, these are the worst commercials ever. Maybe they’ll get better after halftime? We’ll see. The game’s not that great either.

Super Bowl Commercial Reviews #6, #7

Product: Salesgenie.Com
Commercial: Cocky guy and dumb blonde?
Impact: Negative. I will never use this product.
Information: Get sales leads? I have no idea what this means.
Will I buy? NO!
Would I remember this commercial? Yes, but only b/c it is so stupid.
Was this commercial a waste of money? I hope so.
Overall Commercial Grade: F- (This is the worst commercial in television history, period.)

Product: Sierra Mist
Commercial: Pretend karate Class
Impact: Kinda funny.
Information: Sierra Mist is good?
Will I buy? Probably not.
Would I remember this commercial? No
Was this commercial a waste of money? Maybe
Overall Commercial Grade: C-

So far, these commercials are VERY, VERY boring, and I might stop doing these reviews!

Super Bowl Commercial Review #5: Sierra Mist Free

Product:
Commercial: Sierra Mist Free
Impact: Pretty Funny commercial featuring a “beard-comb-over” and a dude in shorty shorts.
Information: Limited.
Will I buy? Not based on this commercial.
Would I remember this commercial? Best commercial so far, but nothing memorable.
Was this commercial a waste of money? Ehhh..
Overall Commercial Grade: C+

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