AdFreak just turned us on to a controversial gym ad in Netherlands that seeks to gain new customers by shaming them. How so, you ask? “It has a scale in the seat and displays the sitter’s weight for all to see. We’re sure Fitness First is expecting a huge spike in membership from this, but the effect is ruined the moment two people share the seat. That and, you know, trying to win people’s business by humiliating them.”
It’s like The Biggest Loser meets public transportation.
What we’re wondering is:
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[Thanks for the tip, Anne!]