View Full Version : CA Magazine page 110...someone ought to be shot
December 09
I would be MORTIFIED if is had paid for the ad on page 110. I am sure the
advertising company said, "NO, it will look great! Trust Us."
kydsid
11-05-2009, 02:31 PM
Pic?
68TriShield
11-05-2009, 02:40 PM
Pic?
It's a Te Amo ad.The cigars look coated with shellac than clear gloss on top of that.
It's not the first time I've seen the ad.
TripleF
11-05-2009, 02:40 PM
They do look more like hotdogs than cigars.....
Prospector
11-05-2009, 03:06 PM
sort of look like leather.
bobarian
11-05-2009, 03:07 PM
Dont have the ad, but do you think if they made the ad unshiny that you would smoke a Te Amo????? :pu
Dukeuni
11-05-2009, 03:11 PM
Thank you! My wife and I were saying the exact same thing last night. She looked at those cigars and thought they were made out of plastic or something. Those pictures of the Te-Amo have been HORRIBLE the last few magazines I have seen ads in.
oh man please, someone scan and post this.
Dont have the ad, but do you think if they made the ad unshiny that you would smoke a Te Amo????? :pu
well, you've got a good point there.
68TriShield
11-05-2009, 03:13 PM
Dont have the ad, but do you think if they made the ad unshiny that you would smoke a Te Amo????? :pu
Obviously somebody does Bob. Te Amo has been around as long as I have been smoking cigars.
:)
Nuckz23
11-05-2009, 03:41 PM
I've seen the ad a few times. They sure do look weird and undesirable.
doctorcue
11-05-2009, 03:50 PM
Well, at least they taste good. ;)
The Poet
11-05-2009, 04:33 PM
Does it really matter how bad that photo is? As Te-Amo's paying for the ad, all they want is that "93" rating from CA. :ss
sikk50
11-05-2009, 04:33 PM
I've seen the ad several times and every time I have to ask myself if they did it on purpose to make them look more oily
NCRadioMan
11-05-2009, 04:42 PM
It looks like every cigar pictured in the JR rags. :r
weak_link
11-05-2009, 05:20 PM
It looks like every cigar pictured in the JR rags. :r
I haven't seen the Te-Amo ad but now you mention the JR adverts I know exactly what you are talking about.
kelmac07
11-05-2009, 06:15 PM
It looks like every cigar pictured in the JR rags. :r
:tpd: LOL!!! :r:r
wavescrashing
11-05-2009, 06:24 PM
Well heck at least it's a cigar ad. If I wanted to read 50 pages about watches and suits, I'd open up my Esquire.
s15driftking
11-05-2009, 06:51 PM
pics or it didnt happen.... lol
BTW, have you been on JRcigars.com in a while??? all the cigars look like they've been dipped in vasoline!
ucla695
11-05-2009, 07:37 PM
Those cigars looks horrible....almost like a plastic tubo that Garcia y Vega come in. :pu
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3640/3345178502_e648756116.jpg
neoflex
11-05-2009, 07:42 PM
/\ /\ Don't laugh, I had an in-law a couple years ago get me those for Christmas. I had to lie and pretend I enjoyed them when they asked me a few weeks later how the cigars they bought me were. :confused:
Footbag
11-05-2009, 08:05 PM
Crappy camera phone shot... Barely does it justice. They look like shiny boot leather. Mmmmmmmm
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll175/Footbag01/photo-1.jpg
s15driftking
11-05-2009, 08:07 PM
are those glazed donut sticks with cigar bands on them?
pnoon
11-05-2009, 10:48 PM
http://bestuff.com/images/images_of_stuff/210x600/mmm-donuts-105927.jpg
:dr :dr :dr
ok they look like cheap cigars...why the outrage?
icehog3
11-05-2009, 11:05 PM
ok they look like cheap cigars...why the outrage?
Outrage is all the rage these days!
Skywalker
11-05-2009, 11:24 PM
I'd smoke one!!!
;s
LasciviousXXX
11-05-2009, 11:33 PM
are those glazed donut sticks with cigar bands on them?
Introducing the new Krispy Kreme cigar... you know they're ready when you see the HOT sign lit up out front :r :r
tobii3
11-06-2009, 06:02 AM
I'm not sure which is worse.
Wading through the 37 different Tat Drac threads...
Reading the "piss-b*tch-whine-moan complain about not getting free cigars" thread.....
Now there's the "piss-b*tch-whine-moan complain about a cigar PHOTO in an ad" thread??
Jeezus....WTF happened to the brotherhood here?? Y'all need a tissue or a tampon now??
s15driftking
11-06-2009, 06:26 AM
I'm not sure which is worse.
Wading through the 37 different Tat Drac threads...
Reading the "piss-b*tch-whine-moan complain about not getting free cigars" thread.....
Now there's the "piss-b*tch-whine-moan complain about a cigar PHOTO in an ad" thread??
Jeezus....WTF happened to the brotherhood here?? Y'all need a tissue or a tampon now??
Well judging by the sheen on those cigars... they'd be extra lubricated and slide right in!!!! All that honduran filler is super absorbant!!
marge796
11-06-2009, 07:27 AM
I think they look like magic floating cigars in space. :r
Chris.....
I'd smoke one!!!
;s
Darrell, you'd smoke a banana if you could keep it lit...
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t7/IllinoisHoosier/GlazedCigars.jpg
The sugary goodness really shows up in this pic.:r
Noodles
11-06-2009, 02:19 PM
Dont have the ad, but do you think if they made the ad unshiny that you would smoke a Te Amo????? :pu
Snob :)
A few years ago, the CEO of the company I used to worked for gave me a Te-Amo. He ordered me to smoke it. To my surprise, I liked it.
icehog3
11-06-2009, 02:54 PM
I'm not sure which is worse.
Wading through the 37 different Tat Drac threads...
Reading the "piss-b*tch-whine-moan complain about not getting free cigars" thread.....
Now there's the "piss-b*tch-whine-moan complain about a cigar PHOTO in an ad" thread??
Jeezus....WTF happened to the brotherhood here?? Y'all need a tissue or a tampon now??
Do you have one we can borrow? ;)
SmokinApe
11-07-2009, 07:37 AM
They do look a bit greazy in that pic but shooting the guy seems a bit excessive....
ucla695
11-07-2009, 07:53 AM
I'm not sure which is worse.
Wading through the 37 different Tat Drac threads...
Reading the "piss-b*tch-whine-moan complain about not getting free cigars" thread.....
Now there's the "piss-b*tch-whine-moan complain about a cigar PHOTO in an ad" thread??
Jeezus....WTF happened to the brotherhood here?? Y'all need a tissue or a tampon now??
I'll take a Midol too. ;)
ucla695
11-07-2009, 07:54 AM
I'm not sure which is worse.
Wading through the 37 different Tat Drac threads...
Reading the "piss-b*tch-whine-moan complain about not getting free cigars" thread.....
Now there's the "piss-b*tch-whine-moan complain about a cigar PHOTO in an ad" thread??
Jeezus....WTF happened to the brotherhood here?? Y'all need a tissue or a tampon now??
Midol would help too. ;)
prb36
11-07-2009, 07:59 AM
Naugahyde makes a great cigar wrapper!
macpappy
11-07-2009, 08:01 AM
Obviously the ad was produced by non-cigar smokers. When shooting product photography, the focal point of the image is often "dressed up" to make it look better. I would say that someone on the set said, "Let's make them look shiny and brand new!" without considering the fact that cigars don't glisten like a well-oiled piece of machinery.
This is nothing new for print advertising. Did you know that most of the food used in advertising and to illustrate articles and recipe books isn't real? That's because real food doesn't hold up well under the lights or for as long as necessary to get the perfect photo. My favorite is ice cream. Most of the time they use mash potatoes.
I like good cigars. I don't smoke Te-Amo's
VirtualSmitty
11-07-2009, 10:20 AM
Interesting photo. Te-Amo actually has what I consider the most entertaining cigar ad i've seen all year. In the issue with the entourage folks on the cover they ran an ad for Te-Amo nub-like cigars :r
Rabidsquirrel
11-07-2009, 10:37 AM
Looks like they just finished up working out at the gym.
s15driftking
11-07-2009, 05:59 PM
Looks like they just finished up working out at the gym.
hilarious!!!
neoflex
11-08-2009, 06:54 AM
Was in Barnes & Noble yesterday and of course I had to make my way over to the magazine rack after reading this discussion. That ad looked ridiculous and had I been Te-Amo I think I would seriously be thinking about firing my ad agency. Those sticks looked absolutely horrendous and no way would that ad get me thinking "Hey, I need to try one of those.". Last time I checked smoking plastic will bring the cancer on in a hurry.
Les Nessman
11-08-2009, 07:11 AM
Wow, brilliant ad!
I mean after all, when was the last time there was a three page discussion on Te-amo around here? ;)
tobii3
11-08-2009, 08:07 AM
gee, I don't know, let's see how petty this thread REALLY is....
CA page 161. Of coures, no comments made about that (shocking)
JR Cigars - Thank you NCRadioMan and weak link for remembering that. Kudos to S15driftking for remembering the website photos.
Famous Smoke Shop (LK Holiday2009) - oh, pick a page...67, 69, 70
Cigar.Com (October 2009) - the ENTIRE catalog
Cigars International (Nov 2009) - throughout the catalog
Cigar Magazine (Winter 2009) - pg 2 (oh wait, same ad!), pg 70, 86, 102
And for the "Nub" comparisons??
In the issue with the entourage folks on the cover they ran an ad for Te-Amo nub-like cigars
Guess you haven't been paying much attention, considering Felipe Gregorio was marketing the "Fat Boy" (3 1/2 x 55) since, oh, 2002...(technically 2000, according to the article quoted below) -
The cigars -- which look as if someone sliced a robusto in half -- were conceived by owner Philip Wynne and vice president of national sales Michael "Micky" Pegg two years ago at the Retail Tobacco Dealers Association annual trade show in San Antonio. The pudgy smoke was originally intended solely as a sales vehicle, so that cigar store owners could sample Felipe Gregorio's various blends of tobacco without taking an hour to smoke each cigar. But the oddball smokes were an unintentional hit. "Everyone complimented the size and the flavor," said Wynne, and what started out as merely a sampler size expanded into an entire line.
Funny thing....they still make that same cigar to this day....
icehog3
11-08-2009, 08:09 AM
My butt itches.
captain53
11-08-2009, 08:16 AM
December 09
I would be MORTIFIED if is had paid for the ad on page 110. I am sure the
advertising company said, "NO, it will look great! Trust Us."
:np
macpappy
11-08-2009, 08:24 AM
Actually this thread would be more at home in a graphic designer/advertising forum.
And if Te-Amo should be mad about anything then look more closely at the thin, ragged black line around a couple of the cigars. That's indication of poor work by the person clipping the background from around those cigars. Another thing is that the highlights are different on some of the cigars. The highlight should all be from the same direction.
The way I look at it is that we can't discuss politics so we might as well pick on something else.
pnoon
11-08-2009, 08:25 AM
My butt itches.
It's obvious what brought that on.
tobii3
11-08-2009, 08:37 AM
And if Te-Amo should be mad about anything then look more closely at the thin, ragged black line around a couple of the cigars. That's indication of poor work by the person clipping the background from around those cigars. Another thing is that the highlights are different on some of the cigars. The highlight should all be from the same direction.
You realize that you are the FIRST person to catch AND mention that major flaw in this thread Mac??
:banger
Santesyu
11-08-2009, 08:49 AM
/\ /\ Don't laugh, I had an in-law a couple years ago get me those for Christmas. I had to lie and pretend I enjoyed them when they asked me a few weeks later how the cigars they bought me were. :confused: LOL, indeed tough spot to be in.
macpappy
11-08-2009, 03:37 PM
You realize that you are the FIRST person to catch AND mention that major flaw in this thread Mac??
:banger
That's because I'm a professional. It's what I do for a living.
Whipper Snapper
11-08-2009, 04:45 PM
Tom, the real question is te-amo or gurkha
s15driftking
11-08-2009, 06:19 PM
tom, the real question is te-amo or gurkha
bite your tongue!!!!!
:d:d:d:d
s15driftking
11-08-2009, 06:19 PM
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t7/IllinoisHoosier/GlazedCigars.jpg
The sugary goodness really shows up in this pic.:r
i see a similarity
http://cullrich.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/marisa-miller-bikini-sweaty-smaller.jpg
Starscream
11-08-2009, 09:50 PM
I'd smoke one!!!
;s
:tpd:
A little greasy looking, but I'd try it.
thebiglebowski
11-11-2009, 07:14 AM
Well heck at least it's a cigar ad. If I wanted to read 50 pages about watches and suits, I'd open up my Esquire.
well, i did just that - opened up my new esquire, flipping thru it just to see what's what - and bam, page 169, romeo and julieta ad depicting some glistening, oily, sugary sweet cigars...
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