First a disclaimer: I am one of the biggest dog lovers you could ever meet. Bassets, beagles, boxers, I've had them all (although it only just now occurred to me that all of my breeds start with a “b”). And the Pet Zoom Pet Park is something perfect for our house and our current two bassets. The Pet Zoom Pet Park is this little area of what looks like astroturf where the dogs can take care of “potty business” inside the house without making a mess and without leaving an odor. It absorbs the odor completely.
Still, this commercial is not cute. It's downright creepy. I like talking-animal movies as much as the next guy, but when Infomercial-Announcer makes fake doggie voices and says things like “It's too cold to go outside to pee! I have to go now. I can't take this any more”....it's not cute. It leaves you fearing for this announcer's family. The guy genuinely freaks me out.
And do we really need to show doggie pee on the floor (right as I'm eating a snack, and drinking Mountain Dew, I might add). We get the point without the visual, thank you very much.
But then the guys who created the commercial clearly weren't the best in the advertising business. At one point they say “No more soiling your carpet,” and they show a tile floor. Then they talk about no more staining the hardwood floors—as they show a couch.
Just goes to show that even the best products can have lousy commercials. And in this case, some of the best products can have completely disturbing commercials.
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