Watch this commercial without the sound on, and see if you don't come up with exactly the same conclusions that I did:
Girl carrying the basket: "I can't believe it's come to this. I had hopes and dreams. I was going to have a great career. For a while I thought I was gonna be an engineer* even! And look at me now- in my late 20s, with a Master's Degree, carrying a basket of cheap disposable garbage with some soulless company's name on it across the room to give to someone who will probably chuck it into the nearest trash can as soon as my back is turned."
Girl receiving the basket: "Oh god, what is with it with these companies and their insistence on sending people off with crap with their logo on it? Like I don't have enough umbrellas that break with the first rain or travel mugs that make coffee taste funny and leak and end up sitting in the cupholder for a year because I never remember to bring it inside or sitting in the break room because I never remember to put it back in the car or ugly pullovers I wouldn't wear if I was freezing to death. And a whole damn BASKET full of this trash? Maybe the basket has some utility. How far do I have to carry the contents before I find a dumpster big enough to ditch it in?"
I do appreciate the fake frozen smiles on both of these women at least. They look seriously deranged, or at least like they both know the other is playing a stupid role in a charade they'd rather skip but can't because this is still a weird ritual businesses go through for some reason.
*shoutout to Peggy Seeger.
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