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Erection Commercials

by John Cole|  May 9, 20056:24 pm| 15 Comments

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I am sick and tired of the commercials for Levitra and Cialis. I am sick and tired of hearing some woman coyly repeat the mantra “Strong and Lasting.”

Are these really necessary? Is there anyone out there who can not get an erection who does not know about the treatment possibilities?

I really doubt there needs to be brand loyalty with this kind of product- if it works, I think people will use it again. A commercial is not going to be a deciding factor.

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  1. 1.

    BumperStickerist

    May 9, 2005 at 6:58 pm

    Worse, these have been single product commericials, the ED drugs.

    Just wait until co-marketing occurs:

    “For erections that last longer than four hours choose KY-brand Personal Moisturizers, with Aloe and Vitamin E … and seek immediate medical attention”

    ~ shudder ~

  2. 2.

    Don Surber

    May 9, 2005 at 7:14 pm

    Four ghour erections? I call them quickies :-)

    NOT!

  3. 3.

    Stormy70

    May 9, 2005 at 7:32 pm

    It’s mainly for the dirty old men with trophy wives, and young men who want to party. They can be fall down drunk and still get laid. Unfortunately, I know people from both groups.

    The commercials are stupid. Yeah, nothing makes me hornier than swinging on the front porch, with my husband giggling like a school girl, or my husband throwing a football around the yard. This makes women seem like idiots.

  4. 4.

    Shawn

    May 9, 2005 at 8:10 pm

    I’m right there with you. It really sucked trying to explain a four hour erection to a 10 year old. I really would have rather explained 4 hour erections when he was a little older. :o)

    I wonder why Dobson and FOF aren’t all over these commercials?

    John, this is the first time I’ve posted here, but I’ve been lurking for awhile. Thank you for your sane perspective during this time when our country and politicians are getting crazier by the day.

  5. 5.

    Brad R.

    May 9, 2005 at 9:27 pm

    You like to complain a lot, doncha John? (No offense- I think it’s damn funny) ;-)

  6. 6.

    Brad R.

    May 9, 2005 at 9:28 pm

    And besides, you forgot to mention the part where the commercials tell you to “get back in the game.” Can’t miss that.

  7. 7.

    Dave Ruddell

    May 9, 2005 at 11:49 pm

    I prefer Dr. Porkenheimer’s Boner Juice, but YMMV.

  8. 8.

    over it

    May 9, 2005 at 11:57 pm

    Wow. It is way too late for me to be trying to read.

    I read the post as ‘ELECTION COMMERCIALS”….then spent longer than I would like to admit trying to figure out who Levitra and Cialis were.

    I have not seen these commercials…but if I ever hear the words Levitra or Cialis I will chuckle(and wonder how they are doing in the polls). ;)

  9. 9.

    Kimmitt

    May 10, 2005 at 2:09 am

    Quick! Time to start a national panic over Janet Jackson’s boob!

  10. 10.

    bago

    May 10, 2005 at 4:57 am

    Meh. It’s better than spam.

  11. 11.

    farmgirl

    May 10, 2005 at 8:55 am

    must say I LOATHE those ads. we were cracking up at lunch one day at work trying to figure out why four hours is the danger point for an erection. wouldn’t you be worried before then? the kicker was when a mild-mannered secretary, referring to the woman in the Cialis ad, said: “I want to run that bitch over with my car!”

    I also despise that whore they have on the overstock.com ads and refuse to patronise their website.

  12. 12.

    Ben

    May 10, 2005 at 8:58 am

    The ads suck… but not more than the vagisil commercials or those involving yeast infections. They should all be banned.

  13. 13.

    Nikki

    May 10, 2005 at 9:11 am

    I also despise that whore they have on the overstock.com ads and refuse to patronise their website.

    OMG, I thought it was just me!

  14. 14.

    John Cole

    May 10, 2005 at 9:35 am

    Hey- lay of that hot overstock.com chick!

    Ben- Your vagisil comment reminds me of an old Howie Mandel routine in which he discussed seeing a medicine for a 3 day cure for a yeast infection and a 7 day cure and wondered who would settle for the three day cure…

    “Is this really where you should be making your budget cutting decisions?”

    Or something to that effect.

  15. 15.

    morinao

    May 10, 2005 at 2:02 pm

    I think of these ads as a necessary but not sufficient reason to purchase one of these drugs. Branding campaigns are basically credibility signals. Any company that can afford to finance a mass market television campaign on this scale presumably has a helluva lot to lose if something goes wrong. So their incentive for product quality control is much stronger than for a V1AGRA spammer, who can just pack up and leave at the first hint of trouble.

    So no, television ads wouldn’t influence my specific choice of drug, but they might constrain the range of drugs I’d consider.

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