Believers in truth in advertising?
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vintageadsFor my first post, I offer three ads scanned from a tourist's magazine for the Whitsunday islands in Australia. I'm not sure of the exact date of the publication, but I'm thinking from the 'fashions' in the rest of the book that it's around the seventies :-).
This one is the most confusing of the three. At first it seems like a perfectly normal ad for a newsagent, but what on earth's up with the PS?
Under $40.00 for a trip around the islands by plane? Awesome!
And here's a slightly less odd ad for another newsagent. Although I would like to know exactly what's up with the 'casket' tickets. Most people would be trying to avoid a trip back in a casket, I'd think.
This one is the most confusing of the three. At first it seems like a perfectly normal ad for a newsagent, but what on earth's up with the PS?
Under $40.00 for a trip around the islands by plane? Awesome!
And here's a slightly less odd ad for another newsagent. Although I would like to know exactly what's up with the 'casket' tickets. Most people would be trying to avoid a trip back in a casket, I'd think.
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Date: 2008-12-18 10:00 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-12-18 01:25 pm (UTC)nice ads! thanks for posting!
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