Jenn McKinlay: I have a confession to make. It’s embarrassing. I probably should keep it to myself but we’re all friends, right? I know you won’t judge me. So here it is.
*Jenn takes a deep breath*
If you put “Limited Edition” on a food item, I will 100% buy
it. I know, I know, I should have more willpower. I should be stronger and not
so easily manipulated by Madison Avenue and their marketing shenanigans
but…but…what if I miss something truly spectacular? It’s LIMITED EDITION -- what if I
never get to try it and my life spirals into an abyss of sad because I missed
out on the one thing that would make life worth living?
I see you shaking your head. You think I’m being dramatic, well, let me prove you wrong. Snickers came out with a limited edition pecan snickers and it was so good I bought the store out. Completely out.
I texted my candy freak
bestie so that she didn’t miss out, because I’m thoughtful like that. Well, yes,
by the time the limited edition disappeared, I did have to pay my dentist an
exorbitant amount of money for some fillings. No, I’m not saying the pecan
Snickers is the reason I am now looking at an implant but I’m not not saying it
either.
Now there have been some real clunkers and you’d think I’d
learn my lesson but how was I supposed to know that ketchup flavored Doritos
would be terrible. Okay, yes, a person with willpower and common sense would
know but that clearly ain’t me.
As I’m writing this I am noshing a package of Selena Gomez
inspired cinnamon Oreos. Yes, they’re limited edition. And, y’all, they are
next level. See? How sad would my Saturday night have been if I hadn’t grabbed them? Wicked sad!
Maybe . . . it all depends on the flavor. I would so pass on ketchup-flavored anything, but the pecan Snickers sound interesting . . . cinnamon Oreos might be worth trying, too. It needs to be a flavor that attracts me [dark chocolate wins out every time] or the Limited Edition is staying on the store shelf . . . .
ReplyDeleteWell, I got two of the 4 pairs of McDonald’s Grinch socks for Christmas without consuming any of the Adult Happy Meal food. I feel like I cheated, but I read online that some of the restaurants were selling the socks separately as an add-on on the app and I told my husband to check his app. I didn’t ask him if he ate the meals, but I did ask whether he knew if the two pairs would be different ones before I opened them and he did not. I never did get to Wendy’s for the Wednesday Addams meal…no socks to draw me in for that one.
ReplyDelete🎅🏻 left the Grinchmas chocolate kisses in our stockings this year. They are just regular kisses with a Grinch foil wrapper and the little paper says Grinchmas. I think they could have at least made them green.
So yes, I am susceptible to marketing ploys.