McDonald’s Canada Accepts Monopoly Money

To celebrate the recent McDonald’s Monopoly promotion, McDonald’s Canada was accepting Monopoly money as currency. Although the multi-colored toy bills were not accepted at face value, i.e., a Monopoly hundred could not buy 100 items off the dollar menu, the toy bill could be exchanged for a large fries.

Although this concept is marketing brilliance, it’s not too far removed from Canada’s everyday exchange. Last time I was in Montreal, my $10 bill was pink and had a goose on it… and it was only good for a small fries.

[via AdFreak]

Beware of The Hangover Monster

Ad agency Lowe Ativism — when considering their target audience and a saturated pharmaceutical advertising market — felt the need to dumb down their ads for the hangover stopper, Guronsan. Enter The Hangover Monster — a big, green, googly-eyed menace.

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Smirnoff Fruit Flavors Have Peelable Bottles

Brought to us by JWT Brazil for the new Smirnoff Caipiroska, the collection of fruity vodkas are wrapped in a peelable package — designed to imitate the skin of the drink’s respective fruit.

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