Goth Vacuum Cleaner?
Apr. 26th, 2006 11:30 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sessifetWent to do some shopping for dinner tonight and saw one of these in a shop window.
Yes, gentle reader, AEG has developed a vacuum cleaner called 'Vampyr'. Now, I don't like vacuuming at all. I think it sucks like a convict at the crack of the gas chamber door. I also think I'm not the only one with a healthy dislike of this particular household appliance, so I can see why they'd want to glamorise said appliance. But 'Vampyr'? 'Vampyr'? Is AEG hiring dyslexic goth marketing directors now?
I wonder what went on in the wonderful minds in the marketing department. Something like this, perhaps?
'People, tests show that people loathe vacuuming. We need to make it more fun! Let's re-vamp the humble vacuum cleaner! Anyone have any ideas?'
*someone in the back of the room going 'ohohohoh! Pick me! Pick me!'*
'Yes, you in the back?'
'Well sir, we know vacuum cleaners suck, don't we? So I'm thinking: wouldn't it be cool to call it 'Vampire'? They suck too...'
*silence*
'I like it! But it needs something else. Something...different. Something edgy. Yes, Johnson?'
'How about we spell it differently? Maybe with a 'y'? And drop the 'e' as well?'
*more silence*
'That's it! Well done! This will revolutionise the vacuum cleaner business!'
'Vampyr'...Really, what's next?
Yes, gentle reader, AEG has developed a vacuum cleaner called 'Vampyr'. Now, I don't like vacuuming at all. I think it sucks like a convict at the crack of the gas chamber door. I also think I'm not the only one with a healthy dislike of this particular household appliance, so I can see why they'd want to glamorise said appliance. But 'Vampyr'? 'Vampyr'? Is AEG hiring dyslexic goth marketing directors now?
I wonder what went on in the wonderful minds in the marketing department. Something like this, perhaps?
'People, tests show that people loathe vacuuming. We need to make it more fun! Let's re-vamp the humble vacuum cleaner! Anyone have any ideas?'
*someone in the back of the room going 'ohohohoh! Pick me! Pick me!'*
'Yes, you in the back?'
'Well sir, we know vacuum cleaners suck, don't we? So I'm thinking: wouldn't it be cool to call it 'Vampire'? They suck too...'
*silence*
'I like it! But it needs something else. Something...different. Something edgy. Yes, Johnson?'
'How about we spell it differently? Maybe with a 'y'? And drop the 'e' as well?'
*more silence*
'That's it! Well done! This will revolutionise the vacuum cleaner business!'
'Vampyr'...Really, what's next?
