New Barracuda Commercial
Nov 13, 2017, 10:17 pm
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New Barracuda Commercial
Worse than the old one!! Talk about a punchable, smarmy face on that guy.
How much are they paying UA to advertise. I look around the plane and would think it's a product relevant to 1-2% of people on the flight. I'm pretty tech savvy and still have no clue what it actually is.
How much are they paying UA to advertise. I look around the plane and would think it's a product relevant to 1-2% of people on the flight. I'm pretty tech savvy and still have no clue what it actually is.
Nov 13, 2017, 10:19 pm
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That must be a really old commercial. Plymouth stopped making the Barracuda in 1974!
Nov 13, 2017, 10:20 pm
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Nov 13, 2017, 11:07 pm
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I had a success rate of about 92.7% in hitting the FAST FORWARD button just fast enough to successfully avoid hearing the super-annoying Barracuda jingle.
(Didn't they push it back now into second place?)
(Didn't they push it back now into second place?)
Nov 14, 2017, 5:58 am
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If you're stuck on an sCO 752 or sCO 772, that success rate drops to about 25%. Oldest AVOD system in the fleet!
Nov 14, 2017, 8:06 am
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Worse than the old one!! Talk about a punchable, smarmy face on that guy.
How much are they paying UA to advertise. I look around the plane and would think it's a product relevant to 1-2% of people on the flight. I'm pretty tech savvy and still have no clue what it actually is.
How much are they paying UA to advertise. I look around the plane and would think it's a product relevant to 1-2% of people on the flight. I'm pretty tech savvy and still have no clue what it actually is.
Nov 14, 2017, 8:11 am
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Worse than the old one!! Talk about a punchable, smarmy face on that guy.
How much are they paying UA to advertise. I look around the plane and would think it's a product relevant to 1-2% of people on the flight. I'm pretty tech savvy and still have no clue what it actually is.
How much are they paying UA to advertise. I look around the plane and would think it's a product relevant to 1-2% of people on the flight. I'm pretty tech savvy and still have no clue what it actually is.
Nov 14, 2017, 11:55 am
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Nov 14, 2017, 12:04 pm
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the IPTE 777 is much better.
i assume the 773 and 788/789 are the same gen?
Nov 14, 2017, 3:16 pm
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I was about to post about exactly this after watching that "in the cloud" video about 10 times while, you know, in the clouds on my way from LIS to EWR on Friday. At least the music in the old ad didn't bug me, and you had some nice overhead shots of skyscrapers to enjoy.