when if doubt, go with slutty mannequins

i was at subway yesterday getting my usual turkey breast footlong and i noticed something odd. on the menu, they had some options for more "healthy" beverages and sides. you can get a bottle of water and apples with your sub if you want. wonderful, isnt it?

however, as i was at the register i noticed that they also had a very plentiful offering of cookies. chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, sugar...all looked delicious and fantastic. in front of the cookies, though, was a little sticker placed on each cookie shelf that read "c'mon, one won't hurt"

"hey there, we know you are a little overweight so we have made it easy for you to choose healthy options for your lunch. aren't we great? yeah, we know. the only thing is, we also know that you will rationalize water and apples as a reason to get a cookie, so...C'MON, ONE WON'T HURT!".

assholes.

i was driving to work today and on the side of the i-15 there is this random used car lot. what i noticed today, however, was the hot new addition of scantily clad mannequins to the car lot. in no way can i convince myself that this place has a marketing person, but if they did, i would suggest that person be fired. what i imagine is this:

owner: "how can we get people to our used car lot"
salesman: "what about a billboard ad"
owner: "no, too expensive"
salesman: "ad in the paper"
owner: "still too much"
salesman: "mannequins dressed up like slutty women"
owner: "BINGO!"

nothing makes me want to buy a severely dented dodge neon more than a whorish mannequin leaning on the fence next to it.