So that’s what “Argosed it” means is it?
Interesting. I always thought that “Argosed it” meant paying twice as as much as necessary, waiting 20 minutes to discover it’s not what you asked for, dealing with a member of staff for whom the word “incompetent” would be a compliment and then discovering that you’re not allowed to return the item because of the Faustian pact you apparently signed when paying for it.
All this time I didn’t realise that “Argosed it” actually meant… um… hang on… what does it actually mean? Remix something? Improve something? Update a classic? I don’t understand. From their normal selling point of ‘having a catalogue to make things easier’ this makes no sense whatsoever.
I see what they’re trying to do. They’re trying to make “Argosed it” a phrase that catches on across the playgrounds of water coolers of Britain. Every time someone does something unexpected, or wacky, or off the wall they want friends to gather together and nod sagely that Darren has indeed “Argosed it.”
Yeah. That’s probably not going to happen.
It is sad, though, isn’t it? I remember when bootlegging was a genuinely art-form – pre YouTube – when video mixing and recontextualising was in the realm of DJ’s, VJ’s, artists and cultural commentators. Now it’s an advert for a shitty highstreet store.
Wait! Now I get it. When something has been “Argosed” it means it’s been done before; better and with more style – it means that it’s a pale imitation done entirely for money. And you can’t get a refund. Makes total sense now.
Rubbish advert and it fails to push the product. There is no point in advertising a contemporary product by representing something donkey’s years old like Bing Crosby. It just appears so naff, like Woolworth’s used to be. People buy on price and choice, they do not associate with a bygone performer when buying today’s goods and services. Argos should have shown their quite keen prices on some products and their diverse range of goods.
Wilkinson are advertising on the side of their lorries by listing the range of products in their stores. This shows people the range of goods available at gets the message across for a very low spend.
“I remember when bootlegging was a genuinely art-form – pre YouTube – when video mixing and recontextualising was in the realm of DJ’s, VJ’s, artists and cultural commentators. Now it’s an advert for a shitty highstreet store.”
thought much the same when I saw this on tellybox : (