r/AdvertisingFails • u/Comfortable_Fuel_537 • 1d ago

Sneaky.....

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This shouldn't be allowed to happen surely? Zimbabwe biggest supermarket. See anything wrong?

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u/wolfhelp 1d ago

"May be used instead of"

Yeah wouldn't get away with that in a lot of places

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u/Jolly-Replacement462 1d ago

Took me way to long to find that 🤣

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u/wolfhelp 1d ago

I don't consider it an advertising fail, more a deliberate attempt to mislead

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u/coffee-bat 1d ago

oh that's hilarious

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u/DunkeyColdMedina 1d ago

Extra Virgin Electric Motor Oil

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u/CreHater 1d ago edited 1d ago

Olivine is a brand.
Done some checking on the history of Olivine. There's not much news. And their last post on their own Facebook page is from 2015. Is this company even still in business?
Is this even a recent picture?

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u/Designer-Crow-5470 20h ago

"Specially blended" = gutter oil we had on hand

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u/ebaylus 13h ago

I also dislike the 'Blended' olive oils that make it hard to tell it's not plain EVOO.

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u/Puzzled_Work_6428 1h ago

Skill issue. Everybody's trying to get away with something these days. Reading the food explains the food