It
Came Through My Letterbox.
Crap ads, terrible promotion, naff news...
Sweet
and Tasty
22nd January 2003
In the same booklet was this enticing advert from the oddly-name 'Sweet and Tasty'. Click here or on the image itself to view a larger version.
This name will ring a bell for regular viewers of the afore-mentioned Watchdog (a consumer programme here in Britain). I can't quite recall the full story but the things that stuck in my mind were that the company were based in Switzerland and there was some kind of rip-off attached, involving people not getting their goods ages after ordering them. And the bloke they interviewed from the company had a comically-stereotypical Swiss accent. Just like Swiss Toni from the Fast Show. I just find it amazing that you don't need to be able to speak good English to flog stuff to English-speaking people. I quote from the ad:
" Super Easter Package...tasty temptations...all your heart desires...plenty of goodies for a little cash...nice price "
Ugh. This is ugly English. I can just hear this Swiss rip-off merchant now... " Hello please! Would you likes to buy my sweets please? They are so schweet and tashty. I am not trying to rips anybody off please. Hello? Buying the sweets please?! " And how about this for a rock-solid guarantee? Again, I quote:
" Guarantee: We ATTEMPT to deliver all orders within 10 days, but please allow up to 28 days for delivery. If goods are not received you MUST inform us within 60 days of placing your order. "
Guarantee?
Attempt? " Where's my bloody sweets? "
" Well sir we attempted to deliver your goods within 10 days."
" And what happened? "
" I cashed your cheque and then forgot about the sweets. But I did
attempt to give you your stuff. Honest..."
And as part of their guarantee to us, we MUST tell them if something we
paid for 2 months ago doesn't turn up. Really? Must I really? It's such
a drag, I wouldn't bother, leave it for a year maybe. YOU CAN BET YOUR
LIFE YOU'D HEAR FROM ME IF IT TOOK 2 BLOODY MONTHS TO DELIVER SOME POXY
SWEETS! Nowhere on
this ad do you get any indication that you are NOT going to be ripped
off. Millions of people have been warned against this company but I'm
sure it won't stop them making a mint out of gullible consumers.
So what have I learnt today? Call me slow to catch on, but it seems that there will always be gullible people out there just queuing up to be scammed, and there will always be rip-off merchants all too happy to do it. It's what makes the freaking world go round.
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