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Smoking gov warning actually advertises cigs

  • 17-02-2013 2:09pm
    #1
    veryangryman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,660 ✭✭✭


    Anyone else see the irony of this? Shops no longer allowed to advertisese cigarettes behind till but the ' smoking causes cancer ' label is there to remind john and mary to get fags.

    Personally I think it makes a joke of the ban.


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  • #2
    orestes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,972 ✭✭✭orestes


    I don't think being forced to write "THIS PRODUCT WILL KILL YOU " on the side of a product can be called advertising.


  • #3
    AnonoBoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,559 ✭✭✭✭AnonoBoy


    Holy sh*t. I forgot to buy fags!

    Thanks OP. Just you bringing up the subject has made me want to go out and buy cigarettes and I don't even smoke!


  • #4
    gg2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,082 ✭✭✭gg2


    As a smoker I'm not going to forget to buy cigs when I need them.
    I'd imagine John and Mary would be a bit slow on the uptake to be non smokers, see those warnings and say "hey, give us 20 benson while I'm here".
    I kind of see what you are getting at here but to be honest.... Who gives a fvck!


  • #5
    Ihatecuddles-old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,785 ✭✭✭Ihatecuddles-old


    John and Mary won't forget to buy them, nobody is going to see this sign and take up smoking there and then.

    People who would be buying them anyway will still buy them, people who don't smoke won't feel the urge to start from seeing a poster.


  • #6
    veryangryman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,660 ✭✭✭veryangryman


    Ihatecuddles wrote: »
    John and Mary won't forget to buy them, nobody is going to see this sign and take up smoking there and then.

    People who would be buying them anyway will still buy them, people who don't smoke won't feel the urge to start from seeing a poster.

    Another reason why the ban is stupid IMO


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  • #7
    Kxiii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 864 ✭✭✭Kxiii


    orestes wrote: »
    I don't think being forced to write "THIS PRODUCT WILL KILL YOU " on the side of a product can be called advertising.

    It's there to appeal to the Daredevil hardcore smokers who take it as a challenge.


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