Absolut Vodka's advertisement in Mexico

Boycott launched! :)

http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-111039.html

How about if Absolut were to run a similar ad in the US that showed the US owning all of Mexico as we did in 1847? Some Americans think that would be a perfect (Absolut) world. I need to find a map which shows that.

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Originally Posted by Gogo

I just received this email from Pernod Ricard who is acquiring Absolut


Dear XXXXXX,

We, as Pernod Ricard, were also shocked and have immediatly asked V&S to stop this ad although we are still not owners ....

We will only be officially in charge after the closing, some time during next summer ...

But I hope V&S has followed our instructions and removed this shocking ad ...

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I'll bet they were shocked! Imagine spending $8.34 billion on a company that unknown to you, had been sabotaged by the previous owners?

Maybe they will rethink their offer? I sure would.

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Originally Posted by Gogo

I just received this email from Pernod Ricard who is acquiring Absolut


Dear XXXXXX,

We, as Pernod Ricard, were also shocked and have immediatly asked V&S to stop this ad although we are still not owners ....

We will only be officially in charge after the closing, some time during next summer ...

But I hope V&S has followed our instructions and removed this shocking ad ...

Denis FIEVET
Directeur Communication Financière
et Relations Investisseurs
Vice President Financial Communication
and Investor Relations
Tel: 00 33 (0)1 41 00 42 02
Fax: 00 33 (0)1 41 00 42 32

Catherine SERVIER
Investor Relations
Assistant to Denis FIEVET
Tel 01 41 00 41 71
Fax 01 41 00 42 32

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I got the same email this morning. Somehow, I don't really believe they were "shocked". :roll:

Well I did find this, the American flag flying over Mexico City.

[img]MexCity256a.jpg[/img]

Darn I cannot get the image to work, anyway it is from this site:
http://www.aztecclub.com

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Originally Posted by Bowman

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Originally Posted by cayla99

According to the email I got from the french company, and many other websites, this company just won an acquisition bid one week ago. They have not actually bought Absolut yet. The deal originally was supposed to close in July. I don't know if they have had second thoughts on going through with the acquisition or not.

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Well, I still think the following would make a good ad for Absolut in Germany:
http://www.halfvalue.com/wiki.jsp?topic ... map_en.png

You know when I was vacationing in Europe the French and Dutch complained about all the snobby Germany tourists who acted like they owned the place! I think they despised the Germans even more than American tourists!

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Ya know, I heard the same thing in Ireland, lol, plus the Germans never tip or buy tourest trinkets like we do.

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Originally Posted by butterbean

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Originally Posted by Gogo

I just received this email from Pernod Ricard who is acquiring Absolut


Dear XXXXXX,

We, as Pernod Ricard, were also shocked and have immediatly asked V&S to stop this ad although we are still not owners ....

We will only be officially in charge after the closing, some time during next summer ...

But I hope V&S has followed our instructions and removed this shocking ad ...

Denis FIEVET
Directeur Communication Financière
et Relations Investisseurs
Vice President Financial Communication
and Investor Relations
Tel: 00 33 (0)1 41 00 42 02
Fax: 00 33 (0)1 41 00 42 32

Catherine SERVIER
Investor Relations
Assistant to Denis FIEVET
Tel 01 41 00 41 71
Fax 01 41 00 42 32

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I got the same email this morning. Somehow, I don't really believe they were "shocked". :roll:

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I called them very shortly after this broke. The man I spoke with did not seem to know what I was talking about. I think they really were blindsided.

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Originally Posted by cayla99

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Originally Posted by butterbean

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Originally Posted by Gogo

I just received this email from Pernod Ricard who is acquiring Absolut


Dear XXXXXX,

We, as Pernod Ricard, were also shocked and have immediatly asked V&S to stop this ad although we are still not owners ....

We will only be officially in charge after the closing, some time during next summer ...

But I hope V&S has followed our instructions and removed this shocking ad ...

Denis FIEVET
Directeur Communication Financière
et Relations Investisseurs
Vice President Financial Communication
and Investor Relations
Tel: 00 33 (0)1 41 00 42 02
Fax: 00 33 (0)1 41 00 42 32

Catherine SERVIER
Investor Relations
Assistant to Denis FIEVET
Tel 01 41 00 41 71
Fax 01 41 00 42 32

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I got the same email this morning. Somehow, I don't really believe they were "shocked". :roll:

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I called them very shortly after this broke. The man I spoke with did not seem to know what I was talking about. I think they really were blindsided.

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I think they were too. I think they are sitting around tables right now with French wine figuring out if they want to go through with this acquisition.

Perhaps they could make a goodwill donation say 10,000 cases of product
to the US Armed Forces Clubs.

:lol: