Absolut halts sales in the US

Who Pshopped that?

 

I don't drink that isopropyl anyways. I drink vodka.
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Most likely photoshopped. I'm in Mexico and have not seen this ad.
Why is the Absolut bottle sitting on Venezuela, is that an "Absolut" regime?

 

Nice! Where do I find those!?!?!?

 

Great ad!

 

BevMo! (Beverages and More) stocks them. I reccomend these Vodka's!

 

I drink vodka but, since it's defined as a colourless, tasteless and oderless alcohol, how can one brand be better than another?

About the only difference between vodka brands is the alcohol content, and flavour that may be added such as the recent 'Citrus' brands.

Being a Swede, I always preferred 'Absolut', but the past few years I've been buying the least expensive I can find, and I really can't tell much difference. Yes, some are smoother than others, but that's about it!

Actually, I think the design of the bottle and label is the thing that makes some think one is better than the other, i.e. fancier looking bottle and high priced; its got to be the best! I believe the higher price is due to the cost of the packaging!

 

you must not have tried many different vodkas

 

+1 - NO pshop---real ad.....There is also a thread in the subscribed sections about this...

 

Let's throw fuel on the fire now shall we?

 

your right.... no photoshop. I haven't seen the ad running in Mexico though. It'd be stupid to have it here, too much of a sensitive issue (for different reasons than in the US).

 

What would they be saying if the did an add that had the US taking over half of canada?

 

Absolut is garbage anyway,much prefer Belvedere and Chopin

 

if mexico wants Cali and Az back all they have to do is ask....

 

Eh?!?!?

 

Drink enough and you can tell the difference...the morning after.

 

tylko najlepsze!

 

Grey Goose, Hanger One, and Belvedere


Antony

 

morons. what do they do for an encore? an ad campaign called "Absolut Europe" with a nazi flag going from Gibraltar to Moscow??

 

If I recall history correctly Americans were moving west and colonizing the Mexican territory at a rate that would have made the Mexicans a minority population. In addition if Absolut wants to be revisionists they could run a follow up advertisement in the US displaying the military position of General Winfiield Scott before the treaty was signed. At that point the US Army was in control of almost all Mexican territory north of and including Mexico City. I wonder what the reaction in Mexico would be?

 

Vodka Maker Apologizes for Ad Depicting Southwest as Part of Mexico

Saturday, April 05, 2008

Absolut Vodka ad depicting the southwestern U.S. as part of Mexico.

MEXICO CITY — The Absolut vodka company apologized Saturday for an ad campaign depicting the southwestern U.S. as part of Mexico amid angry calls for a boycott by U.S. consumers.

The campaign, which promotes ideal scenarios under the slogan "In an Absolut World," showed a 1830s-era map when Mexico included California, Texas and other southwestern states. Mexico still resents losing that territory in the 1848 Mexican-American War and the fight for Texas independence.

But the ads, which ran only in Mexico and have since ended, came as the United States builds up its border security amid an emotional debate over illegal immigration from their southern neighbor.

More than a dozen calls to boycott Absolut were posted on michellemalkin.com, a Web site operated by conservative columnist Michelle Malkin. The ads sparked heated comment on a half-dozen other Internet sites and blogs.

"In no way was it meant to offend or disparage, nor does it advocate an altering of borders, nor does it lend support to any anti-American sentiment, nor does it reflect immigration issues," Absolut said in a statement left on its consumer inquiry phone line.

Some fringe U.S. groups also claim the land is rightfully part of Mexico, while extreme immigration foes argue parts of the U.S. already are being overtaken by Mexico.

"In an Absolut world, a company that produces vodka fires its entire marketing department in a desperate attempt to win back enraged North American customers after a disastrous ad campaign backfires," a person using the moniker "SalsaNChips" wrote on Malkin's Web site.

A plan for comprehensive immigration reform designed to deal with an estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants in the United States — the vast majority from Mexico — collapsed last summer under the emotional weight of the debate.

Absolut said the ad was designed for a Mexican audience and intended to recall "a time which the population of Mexico might feel was more ideal."

"As a global company, we recognize that people in different parts of the world may lend different perspectives or interpret our ads in a different way than was intended in that market, and for that we apologize."

Vin & Sprit, Absolut's Sweden-based parent company, will be acquired by French spirit maker Pernod Ricard SA under a deal reached last week.

 

Good!