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Iarnrod Eireann / Irish Rail ads on TV - false advertising?

  • 26-10-2005 11:11pm
    #1
    whiskeyman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,564 ✭✭✭✭


    You know the one... Craig Doyle going around the rail stations (which look empty) and gets a seat no bother on a train and enjoys the ride.
    Was listening to horror stories last week on Liveline of people who take the suburban rail into Dublin, and many are crammed on and people fainting / getting sick etc...
    Many of you probably know people who take this commute.

    Getting to the ad though.... would there be a case of false advertising?
    You pay for the service, but have no chance of getting a seat.
    Perhaps they'd have to include in small print in the ad "comfy seat not a guarantee.. you may have to stand".
    I know it may sound silly, but I think it would have a case.
    (most of the silly cases do!)


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  • #2
    Dub13
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,254 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dub13


    all Adds are like that.Do you think you can swim the Atlantic and then have a pint of Guinness...?


  • #3
    whiskeyman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,564 ✭✭✭✭whiskeyman


    Dub13 wrote:
    all Adds are like that.Do you think you can swim the Atlantic and then have a pint of Guinness...?
    it's not really the same.
    The Guinness ad is using an imaginery storeline to portrait a value of its product -
    The rail ad is clearly showing him enjoying the service thats on offer.
    When showing the good/service in use, you have to show it as it is under truthfulness.


  • #4
    Figment
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    Only caught the ad once but is he not showing the level of service that Irish Rail are supposedly working towards? Not necessarily what they have now.
    Not there yet but getting there kind of thing...


  • #5
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    Dub13 wrote:
    all Adds are like that.Do you think you can swim the Atlantic and then have a pint of Guinness...?

    Thats a possibilty tho. :P


  • #6
    shepthedog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,689 ✭✭✭shepthedog


    Its not false advertising as some ppl get a seat obviously so in that sense its not false advertising but I see your point..

    Its only in cases where advertising in blatantly false that you would have a case, eg giving away free items etc..


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  • #7
    RainyDay
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    whiskeyman wrote:
    Getting to the ad though.... would there be a case of false advertising?
    You pay for the service, but have no chance of getting a seat.
    Perhaps they'd have to include in small print in the ad "comfy seat not a guarantee.. you may have to stand".
    I know it may sound silly, but I think it would have a case.
    (most of the silly cases do!)
    So go ahead & make your complaint - it'll cost you nothing but a few minutes out of your day.


  • #8
    BrianD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,221 ✭✭✭BrianD


    Definitely not false advertising. Only Irish people expect to get a comfy seat on a commuter train. Outside of rush hour there are seats galore. That;s the nature of commuter rail.


  • #9
    ButtermilkJack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 632 ✭✭✭ButtermilkJack


    Just thought of something else re this ad. Is there not a scene where he walks into a station and in the background is a row of about 30 ticket vending machines. Is there any station in Ireland with this amount of machines!!!!

    Again this could be a case of "this is what it's going to be like...". :confused:


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