Mia: Shaken Not Stirred


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Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Clinton, Lewinsky Condoms...



No one can accuse the Chinese of not having a sense of humor…but you sure can accuse them of poor timing….This marketing idea is an idea whose time has passed the time to do this was back in the day when the scandal was still hot…


BEIJING (AP) -- A rubber company in China has begun marketing condoms under the brand names Clinton and Lewinsky, apparently seeking to exploit the White House affair between America’s 42nd president and his intern. Spokesman Liu Wenhua of the Guangzhou Rubber Group said the company was handing out 100,000 free Clinton and Lewinsky condoms as part of a promotion to raise consumer awareness of its new products.
He said that after the promotion ends, the Clinton condoms will go on sale in southern China for 29.8 Yuan ($3.72) for a box of 12, while the Lewinsky model will be priced at 18.8 Yuan ($2.35) for the same quantity.

"The Clinton condom will be the top of our line," he said. "The Lewinsky condom is not quite as good." Poor Lewinsky even in the world of rubbers she gets dissed. Oh yeah that’s the condom I’d spend money on the one that’s “not quite as good.” Yup that’s the one I want protecting me when trying to avoid pregnancy and disease, the crappy condom.

Lewinsky condom user: Doctor I have these blisters in southern Bejing and it burns when I pee!
Doctor: Ahhhh yes I have been seeing a lot of this… you use Lewinsky condoms don’t you?

Maybe I’m wrong here but shouldn’t they have marketed rubber knee pads or lip balm under the Lewinsky name instead of condoms?




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