Consumer Critique Club Mugs

"So the only way to save the economy is to spend what we haven't got - plus ca change - moin ca change!"

The Future: "Sorry, but I have to show you an ad now."

Paul Ree

Made in China

'Adam and Eve in the garden of Sweden'

Sign Reform

Happiness is spending late summer afternoon on a buying binge at the iPhone app store.

"But will it distract the public's attention enough that they mindlessly buy our products?"

Woman thinking about luxuries.

". . . yes, sir, folks . . . and furthermore, folks . . . for real quality, folks . . . yes, sir, folks . . ."

"Ah yes, I know this bit...it's from the advert!"

"Do you have pants in XL?"

"Guess what. School is presented without commercial interruption."

"...but do not take Clynkovix if you are already taking any other drug with a ridiculous name."

"Your mom's not protesting sex and violence on TV...she's taking a stand against those early Christmas ads..."

"Birth, bed, bath, beer, bankruptcy, bifocals, balding and beyond."

The economy doctor

'Thank goodness for these commercials on the nightly news or we'd never be aware that we need all these prescription medications.'

'You're out of '50 Great Years of Mindless Consumerism?' How about 'Celebrating America's Shopping Malls?' That one, too?'

College Bowl Games - Sponsors

Woman impulsively buying a book about how to stop impulse buying.

'I'm not sure if it's the programs or the commercials, but one is supposed to be a lot worse than the other.'

Too Much Plastic.

"I'm sure you want little Jimmy to have a complete set of 'Muscular Heroes of the Cosmos,' now, don't you, Mr. Bennett?"

"They came up with a new class of anti-depressants that will inhibit compulsive shopping."

"It's just not the same."

desert isle shopping trolley...

'I'm appalled, the bank's limited my bonus to 'grossly sickening' when I've earned 'outrageous'.'

"I just got a Trump alert with my discount code off my next purchase of Trump baseball caps."

'Hi, my name is Eve. Where is the mall?'

Mall Ahead - Be prepared to shop.

"Play it like, sure, the world sees you as just a hamburger, but you know there's so much more to you than that."

Melvin would go to any lengths to get away from McDonald's advertising...

'The good news is, I got your Mum's cardigan.'

Instant Gratification service desk (with a long queue and delay)