Guess the Product They’re Advertising to Moms

May 31, 2012 | Filed Under: Advertising, Games

Here’s the scoop: I’ve collected some print ads targeted toward us moms and women, cropped the logo and/or name of the product, and thrown them up there to see if you can guess what it is, exactly, they’re trying to hawk. I’ve even made it multiple choice. (Because I’m nice like that. Sometimes.)

Correct answers at the bottom of the post. Game on!

This baby is being used to sell:

a. Paint

b. Diapers

c. Pacifiers

d. Shoes

e. Baby tattoo laser removal services

These two trouble-makers are selling us ________________.

a. Paint

b. Batteries

c. Dog food

d. Crayons

e. Paint removal shampoo for dogs

A scene obviously set to promote…

a. A fast food restaurant

b. Fabric cleaner

c. A discount furniture store

d. Dessert-inspired educational iPad app for kids

e. I’m not sure, but based upon the options in the first two questions, I’m guessing it has something to do with paint

This interesting shot is supposed to make us want to buy what?

a. Detergent

b. Ketchup

c. The message of a public service announcement encouraging kids to read and use their imaginations

d. Groceries from a national online grocer

e. Avant-garde tomatoes

And just what is this woman searching?

a. Online dating service

b. Online grocery store

c. Job site

d. Online sperm bank

e. Mommy porn (aka images of hot men vacuuming and doing the dishes)

ANSWERS:

1. d) Pony Casual Footwear

2. b) Energizer batteries (scene shows what might happen if toys run out of batteries)

3. a) McDonald’s

4. a) Bold Detergent

5. d) Sperm bank

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Candy Kirby is the founder of The Laughing Stork and a professional fun-maker who will never stop chasing her lifelong dream: to find the Pomeranian or porn star after whom her parents must have named her. She also used to be a staff writer for the soap opera, The Bold and the Beautiful, where she penned many scripts featuring prolonged heated stares and countless “Who’s the Daddy?” story lines. Candy lives in Los Angeles with her husband, two young kids and three rescue Persian cats who enjoy blanketing every inch of the house in kitty fur. For more of Candy's nonsense, check out her personal Twitter, The Laughing Stork's Twitter and The Laughing Stork's Facebook page.