Comments on: Vintage Soda Ad: Real Or Fake?

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 20:53:33 +0000

"I made this fake ad, exhorting parents to give soda to their babies. It was done on a bored afternoon..." Fact Checking

By: Paul Aaron Travis

Paul Aaron Travis — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 06:56:20 +0000

I was just informed -- after publishing the "Soda Pop" photo along with some others -- that it is a fake, by claim of the author! If you're interested in the blog post, see: As the Future Becomes Present, The Past Looks Different Cheers, Paul

By: Kevin Killion

Kevin Killion — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:47:04 +0000

The first ad is an OBVIOUS FAKE. There is no such address in Chicago, the typesetting and terminology are modern, the graphic components don't match, and the name of the supposed organization is ludicrous. Here is a link to the guy who created this fake ad, talking about the day he was bored and Photoshopped it together. Nowadays we have a whole generation that was trained in K-12 to be suspicious of business, and this kind of stuff preys on their gullibility and paranoia.

By: Katrina

Katrina — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:45:17 +0000

I definitely think the first ad is fake. The fact that “guaranteed” is spelt wrong is a big clue. But look at the picture of the bottle – it’s back-to-front, and the brand name is covered. I’m pretty sure Coca-Cola wouldn’t get that wrong in their own ad! Oh, and at no point in the ad do we actually see the words “Coke” or “Coca-Cola” – just “cola”. Call me crazy, but that doesn’t seem like much of a marketing ploy to me!

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:49:32 +0000

The first one is indeed a parody made by thecitydesk.net

By: MomGrind

MomGrind — Fri, 22 May 2009 22:44:50 +0000

Sandra, this is unbelievable!! A WHOLESOME PURE combination for toddlers? Giving soda to babies and feeling good about it?

This is hilarious and shocking at the same time.

I wonder what future generations will say about our ads…

By: Sandra Youngblood

Sandra Youngblood — Fri, 22 May 2009 19:43:30 +0000

And let's not forget the "She'll Want to Thank You Three Times a Day" (she, being the "little woman") ad from In Sink Erator: Old Ads If you get her an In Sink Erator, the little woman will have more time to ??? and to spend with the children? The nose drop ad further down that page is also very special.