Taco Bell offers Tacos to Striking Writers for "FREE Ad Jingles".

by Barry Artiste | February 3, 2008 at 12:36 am | 1244 views | 3 comments

Somehow Taco Bells concern doesn't wash when the Entertainment Industry's Top Movie and Televison Writers are offered Free Tacos for a year for writing a winning Taco Bell Ad Jingle, which in the real world most likely would cost Corporate Taco Bell Thousands and Thousands of Dollars. Somehoe I do not think these Writers are that desperate. Of course some may write a Junk Jingle in exchange for Junk Food. There is a saying, "You get what you pay for".

Concerned citizen Taco Bell is worried about the striking writers. What if the lack of work stagnates the flow of their creative juices, so that they become staler than a day-old burrito?

That’s why the marketing-savvy corporation has launched a contest, via its website, that offers striking WGA members a chance to win free food for a year (valued at $250) by “injecting fun and fresh bits of wisdom into the restaurant chain’s iconic Border Sauce packets.”

At least something at Taco Bell will be fresh.

Those of you who are not fans of faux Mexican cuisine (or indigestion) may not be aware that each Taco Bell Border Sauce packet comes emblazoned with a clever phrase. Current examples include “The road to mediocrity is littered with empty ketchup packets,” “Use your stomach, nacho mind,” and “Will you marry me?”

“The writers' strike is now in its second month, and Taco Bell wanted to show its support for the thousands of creative minds itching to press pen to paper, or in our case, Border Sauce packets,” said the Bell’s Chief Marketing Officer, David Ovens.

“This offer is open to any card carrying member of the Writers Guild of America who wants to share their creativity with the millions of customers who come through our restaurant each day to enjoy a little spice on their favourite Taco Bell menu items.”

“Wisdoms” must be limited to 70 characters, including spacing and punctuation. Taco Bell will select up to 10 winning phrases to be printed on the packets, which will subsequently either be ripped open, thrown out, or lost under the seat of your car.

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jordan

at 13:09 on February 3rd, 2008

good stuff:

Really it's just an end-run around the strike itself, but it's fairly ill-conceived: most writers' landlords won't take chalupas as a rent check. Also, $250 is seriously cheaping out for hiring a writer, especially if you're a global corporation.

And hey- isn't a year's worth of tacos gonna cost a lot more than two hundred fifty bucks? Even if the sour-cream story is an urban myth.

Barry Artiste

at 22:44 on February 3rd, 2008

I think what I am getting at, say for instance the Simpsons and Jay Leno writers, they must be making pretty good coin anyways, have savings socked away, and then there are the Movie writers, they must have gold caddies. So Taco bell trying to entice them with Tacos in order to pick their ideas for advertising gimmicks certainly must insult them. I know if someone offered my food for my advice I would not take it, of course of I were back in Montreal and some Deli food or Pizza came my way I would think about it.

everywhere i look i cant find any misspelled phrases, (not verified)

at 14:30 on August 14th, 2008

but i have a packett that says something diff than any other....

typically it will saythanks for rescueing me "mild was getting on my nerves, when it was supposed to be "hot was getting, not mild. but there u have it i have a missprinted packett..

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