My friend X works for a popular radio station here in Miami where they play as much music as they do car accident and breast enhancement commercials. The other day we were having drinks, talking about my failed attempts at finding legal employment or becoming famous and about his job at Radio 96 <---- name changed.
X: What pisses me off are these stupid promotions we have to do once a week. People will just line up for the stupidest shit.
Me: What do you mean?
X: Like for example, t-shirts! Have you ever seen two grown men practically fist fight over a white t-shirt with Radio 96 written across it? A shirt they'll most likely never wear.
Me: I know what you mean. I used to do promotions and people would make lines to spin a wheel and win a key chain in the shape of a dollar sign that read "Bank of Wakeekee."
X: And then lately -because of the economy- we just giveaway the most embarrassing things. I don't even know why we try.
Me: Like what?
X: Like lollipops with the company logo on it. What adult wants lollipops in a club?
Me: I do. I fucking love lollipops, are you kidding me? Especially if they're pina colada flavored. God, I love those!
X: You're an idiot.
Me: What else?
X: Mint and condom packs.
Me: Eh?
X: It's a little square box with two mints and a condom. Ridiculous.
Me: What brand of condoms?
X: Really, Annah?
Me: Dude, condoms are expensive. If they're Trojan or Lifestyles then you're not only saving a life, you're saving money. *And* mints for the morning after? Genius.
X: (blank stare)
Me: So what do you think of the Miami Heat?
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What club does he work out? I want mints and a condom. Do they come in different colors?
What flavor of mints? That's the real question.
hahahahahaha! That is hysterical! People do wait in line for stupid shit. Everyone loves something for free. :) Me included. :)
That's a lot better than the mid-west...Around here, a Subway gift card is like gold. No joke. I'd rather have mints and give the condom to a bored teenager!
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the mint and condom combo is CLUTCH! Love it!
I would actually consider two mints and a condom this way: one for before you have sex, and one for the next morning. Keeps things pleasant for the entire duration of the encounter.
People who fight over those shirts are silly. They never have them in anything other than large or extra large. Not everybody can wear those.
JenJen: I think ghetto clubs you wouldn't be interested in frequenting.
Emily: Girl, Subway rocks!
Chloe: You're right... Not that I would trust a mint (or a condom for that matter) that was being given away from a radio station.
Jewels: It's friggin' genius! I loved it.
Chanel: SO true. That's such a great observation.
I have boobs...I never wait in line for crap. Just them rub them on some poor defenseless sucker of a guy and take what they waited for ;)
The condom and mints idea is pretty genius though...Sounds like a lucrative partnership that someone at trojan should look into
the mints and condoms is BRILLIANT. could be the best marketing ploy ever.
hahahahhahahaa awesome promotion ideas lol
jajaja! and by the way - i LOVE pina colada flavored lollipops :)
LOL! Wow, I hate I never thought of that! Mints and condoms! They should be present on the pillow at every hourly hotel establishment.
I'll take anything that is free. If I don't need it, I know someone who does. I don't run around in elite circles.
This was funny. Bruce always asks for lollipops when we go to the bank. What's wrong with that? And as for the Miami Heat? That is my team! I saw them play a couple years ago when Pat Riley was coaching. I would sleep with that man in a heartbeat. Love the Heat!
The end of that conversation is totally priceless. Seriously. Excellent. lol
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How funny! However, I too, never wait in line or pay a cover. Something about cleavage and free peeks from time to time! (I'm not ashamed, times are rough!) But I do love the mints and condoms idea!
In college, we were po'. That's like "poor," but to the extreme. A lady from our hometown worked at the radio station, so she would always give us extra tickets for the drawings.
I won a set of mugs (awesome addition to our eclectic set of dishes) and an oil change one night. AN.OIL.CHANGE. Doesn't sound exciting, but damn....that's $30 of my own I didn't have to spend to get my oil changed!
Those giant T-shirts make good 'parting gifts' for overnight guests, as in 'Oh, I ripped all the buttons off your shirt last night? Here, have a giant Radio 96 T-shirt to wear home on your walk of shame. Bye now!'
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I snag free condoms whenever I can. Plus I buy em on sale yay. Course I'm not getting any so they just sit there getting old and gathering dust like my vag.
The way I see it Annah, if it's being given away it probably isn't worth the time standing in any line. The only Miami heat I know of comes from the sun. The main thing and the only one that matters is "ANNAH ROCKS". Have an awesome weekend.
Who WOULDN'T want free condoms?? Do you know that sex can lead to...gulp...BABIES? Those condoms are worth their weight in gold.
I wonder how many pregnancies started with "Don't worry baby, I got a condom right here, it was given to me for free by a radio station."?
Boppie: I think someone has a crush... hehe
Jessica: Your comment had me laughing like a hyena in my car on the way to work.
Kev: MANY. I can't imagine how reliable those condoms are. But maybe the mints are good!
JenJen,
If anyone comes in different colors, DO NOT SWALLOW
[I feel like I may have just saved a life or two]
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The condom/mint combo is one of the most brilliant things I've heard of since I learned about the margarita machine that plugs into your cigarette lighter.
I thought it was a mint *flavored* condom . . . oh, well. It's still a Good Thing . . .
I would totally want one of those condom packs. Actually, I'd like a few.
Sounds like X: used to be a high school guidance counselor ;)
Hahaha. That is all. :).
I don't know why condoms aren't sold with mints. Seriously, that's genius. Chances are if you'll need a condom, you'll want a mint. Chances are also if you have a mint, you'll have a greater chance of needing a condom.
I totally agree- that's marketing genius. Whoever thought of doing the condom/mint combo should be promoted.
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