Save Us From “Saved By Zero” Toyota Ad

It’s heartening to see that I’m not the only one who is being driven up a wall by Toyota’s “Saved by Zero” ads.

Peter King of SI (towards the botom)
Time.com
Ad Rants

Dear Toyota ad executives: I understand there’s no such thing as “bad publicity”, but please, P-L-E-A-S-E, make it stop because any time I even see a Toyota on the highway these days, I try to preemptively get myself to stop from repeating the jingle in my head, usually to no avail.

Even writing about it, I’m cringing.

6 Responses to “Save Us From “Saved By Zero” Toyota Ad”

1. Zach W. says:

   November 19, 2008 at 6:08 pm

   That ad drives my wife absolutely craaaaaazy.
2. Smitty says:

   November 19, 2008 at 9:29 pm

   You can’t escape it, it’s everywhere.
3. Sean says:

   November 20, 2008 at 10:54 am

   Nice little break from politics, and you are SOOOOOO right….The biggest problem isn’t the jingle (at least for me), it’s the fact that they play that commercial on EVERY station, 8 TIMES an hour. I was a marketing major in college and I realize redundancy is important, but come on!!!
4. Go Celtics says:

   November 20, 2008 at 12:37 pm

   Truly an issue that transcends politics.
5. Les Hussein Hermann says:

   November 20, 2008 at 12:43 pm

   That ad campaign makes me want to buy zero Toyotas.
6. StephanieInCA says:

   November 20, 2008 at 12:48 pm

   I completely agree. The jingle may stick in my head, but I certainly won’t be in any position to buy a car when I’ve smashed my face into a concrete wall until I’ve put myself irretrievable in to a coma.

   Thanks for nothin’, Toyota.

   http://urbzen.com/2008/11/20/five-dollar-footlong-vs-saved-by-zero/