Asda Pull Bike Ad - No Mention Of Sheepsteeth

blister pus
blister pus Posts: 5,780
edited July 2009 in The Crudcatcher
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/jul/2 ... -dangerous
Asda back-pedals after advert shows £70 bike built so badly it was dangerous

Supermarket pulls TV ad for 'flat-pack' bike after experts say brakes and steering would not work properly

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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Excellent.

    No reply to my emails yet.
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  • Torres
    Torres Posts: 1,266
    So Sonic, what's it like to be called an "Expert" in a national newspaper? :wink:
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  • Nick Dastardly
    Nick Dastardly Posts: 606
    Good work, I just saw the ad for the first time but they've fixed it now.
    "The problem was, I was still using my eyes even though I had them shut"

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  • Whytepeak
    Whytepeak Posts: 2,616
    Yep fixed now, impressed :)
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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Not seen either yet...

    I wonder if Adsa have fixed the 12 other problems I outlined when I emailed them?!
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  • MarkEo
    MarkEo Posts: 308
    Haha good effort supersonic, very impressive - stupid dumb asda!
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  • KnightofCydonia
    KnightofCydonia Posts: 957
    We picked up the asda free magazine last night when out shopping. Thankfully, my sausage rolls didn't need much putting together :lol: Anyway on the back of it was an interview with chris hoy and this bike promotion thing. I don't think they got him to recommend them but to the average joe, seeing his name and these bikes people will think they're olympic stars on them. I shudder everytime I go past someone on a shockwave or something like this, god help them.
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  • Th3 Firestarter
    Th3 Firestarter Posts: 395
    KnightofCydonia wrote:
    I shudder everytime I go past someone on a shockwave or something like this, god help them.
    Same here. £70 may be cheap, but you get what you pay for. It won't last that long.
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  • Graydawg
    Graydawg Posts: 673
    Has anyone managed to find this advert online? I never seen it but would love to see the advert just for the fun of it!
    It's been a while...
  • Stoo61
    Stoo61 Posts: 1,394
    I thought I noticed it this morning with the forks on the wrong way......
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