Stupid Quiznos commercial shows dead budgie!!

[luckies4me]

Well Quiznos will be airing a commercial tomorrow during the superbowl in which a man who only thinks about Quiznos neglects to feed his pet bird and the bird starves to death!

Are they stupid or something, seriously? I will be posting more info in about three minutes. BRB

Quizno's portrays dead Budgie to sell sandwiches January 23, 2003 To All Concerned:

It's time to straighten out another clueless corporation that thinks animal neglect and abuse is funny and will sell its product.

A Denver news station aired a Super Bowl ad for Quizno's last night that depicted a dead Budgie in its cage due to neglect by a man that can only think about making Quizno's sandwiches. Below are two replies from Foundation staff and we urge you to do the same. We will put a link on our home page so others will be informed and let "Q" know that animal abuse will not be tolerated in any form.

Please pass this notice on to others that will feel the same and let Quizno's and corporate Amercia know that animal abuse and neglect is not funny and that the Amercian public will not support a company that thinks it is!

Let's encourage Quizo's to donate their 2.2 million dollars to avian shelters and sanctuaries!

Sincerely,
The Gabriel Foundation - President and Staff

For more info please refer to the link below:
dead bird, stupid commercial

[Karen]

I am sure that no budgie was harmed in making the commercial, that it was a "stuffed" bird, or one that was just very good at "playing dead."

That said, it is sick and tasteless. If there were Quiznos near here (I've never even seen one) I would never go there again.


P.S.* Paul corrected me, we HAVE seen one, but we didn't end up eating there, and we won't be going back.

[RockyRoad]

Exactly what I was thinking, Popcornbird. I HATE how people think ANIMAL ABUSE is funny. I'm glad I am not watching the Super Bowl tomorrow, if I saw that commercial those IDIOTS made, I would be MORTIFIED. I pray they did not KILL the bird just for a COMMERCIAL, though it is not much of a POSSIBILITY. If anyone found out, there would surely be a punsihment, at least I think so...

[luckies4me]

I WILL be watching the superbowl tomorrow and seeng if they actually air it or not. I am sure PETA has probably contacted them lol. So I want to see if they have the guts to actually air it or not, if they do I am sure tons of people will be on their backs about it.


The sad thing is that there are children out there who don't know better that will go kill a bird and stick it in a cage to recreate the commercial...this has happened several times, which is why they always have "please do not try this at home" etc. Poor children who see their bird up on the screen because they have a keet at home just like it!


I don't understand why they think a dead bird is funny, that's just tasteless in my opinion. I will NEVER eat one of their sandwhiches again, and well if you are listening QUIZNOSSSS, your sandwhiches aren't all too great anyway!

[Paul]

   It's a very bad commercial. The bird is only briefly on screen. For those who wish to see it and complain, it is at the Quiznos website.

   The Quiznos website will let you send comments to the "Marketing/Advertising" department. Here is my favorite Brooksy Smith, executive vice president of marketing, quote from their website speaking about the CEO: "That's Jimmy and that's Jimmy's underwear. We're trying to break through and stand out."

      Paul

[Nomilynn]

I couldn't find the commercial on the site.. does anyone have a direct link? I would like to see it before I make a comment.

[luckies4me]

You can watch it tomorrow during the superbowl. Even if it is for a second it's the way it's represented. You don't let an animal starve to death, period.

[Paul]

   This should be the direct link to the mpeg video.

   I think it might help if everyone complains via the "Contact Us" on the Quiznos website.

      Paul

[Cookiebaker]

I am SPEECHLESS!! All I know is that less than 2 months ago, my itty-bitty Azure Bird passed away....and seeing that just made me hurt all over again the way I did that night. I just can't stop crying. I have never heard of that restaurant before, but you can be sure that I will never go there.

[Cookiebaker]

I just wrote a letter of complaint. It didn't make me feel better though, I'm still shaking.

[Dixieland Dancer]

I hope this commercial back fires in their face and they end up losing customers instead of gaining them. Sadly though I believe the majority of the population will not see the problem with this ad the way we do.

Quizno sub stores are popping up all around me and I have been wanting to try one. I think hell can freeze over first now!

[neko1]

That commericial was disgusting, horrible and cruel. YUK!!!

[primabella]

how sad

[RockyRoad]

What channel is the superbowl on? Fox? I wanna see this. But is the bird all bloody, or not? Blood makes me nausious(sp?), so I don't want to see it is it has blood.

[Karen]

It is not bloody, it is probably a fake, anyway. You can see the commercial by following one of the links earlier in the thread, that way you don't have to watch football, too!