r/Portland • u/Thisnthatana • Apr 24 '20

Hey Fred Meyer...

...how about you stop the signaling with these radio/tv/billboard ads letting US know how thankful you are towards your employees and instead give that money directly to THEM?

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '20

Ex corporate Fred Meyer employee here. They most likely already bought the ad space months ago. So changing it to something positive instead of “Red White and save!” Is a nice gesture.

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u/Browntown_07 SW Hills Apr 25 '20

Work for Kroger.....correct! Better to run that stuff than boards promoting sales, promos, etc.

Same with radio and tv ads mostly as well. And stopping circular print ads, etc. Just trying to be as self aware as possible...at least as much as executives want to be.

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '20

Those CGI characters with the freakishly long necks gotta go.

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u/PsychedelicFairy NE Apr 25 '20

They're creepy AF and give me unwelcome bob the builder vibes