[19 Jan, 2012] Store chain owners in Brazil have come up with an unorthodox new campaign called "Turning Lemon into Lemonade", and for a good reason.
The lemon in this case was a burglary that occurred at one of the chain's outlets in Sau Paulo. "The store had been broken into a few months before. the images are of the second round", says founder and CEO of the brand, Ron Meisler. "After the second theft we had to put in a grill to protect the showcase,"
According to the police report recorded on December 6, £ 40,000. worth of goods and two mannequins were stolen that night.
To Meisler, it's a kind of whimsical revenge: "They stole my clothes so we stole their image. Hopefully they will become upset and complain," he says.
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All right, I've been thinking. When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don't want your damn lemons, what am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life's manager! Make life rue the day it thought it could give Ron Meisler lemons! Do you know who I am? I'm the man who's gonna burn your house down! With the lemons! I'm gonna get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!
Posted Jan-20-2013 ByMarbus (502.00) 
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@Marbus Good points, but not everyone thinks like a typical German. ;)
Posted Jan-20-2013 ByNorthlander (392.60) 
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@Marbus ROFL Portal 2 :D!
Posted Jan-20-2013 ByMasacruAlex (219.50) MasacruAlex View Channel Send Message
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@Marbus
My motto has always been "When life hands you lemons, squirt lemon juice into the eyes of your enemies"...lol
Posted Jan-20-2013 Byori_atin (1047.50) 
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@Marbus Lemon + grenade = lemonade
(love that game, btw)
Posted Jan-20-2013 Bykhara (1370.86) khara View Channel Send Message
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@ori_atin enemies are in your head. there are no enemies. i do not have enemies. why should i?
Posted Jan-20-2013 Bypanpunani667 (38.58) 
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Here, when life gives you lemons Revenue Canada expects you to report it as a gift on your income tax return....
Posted Jan-20-2013 ByThePauny (21.60) 
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@ThePauny Sounds about right.
Posted Jan-20-2013 ByI_Kill_Criminals (32.20) I_Kill_Criminals View Channel Send Message
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@ThePauny Lol very true :)
Posted Jan-20-2013 ByMrMario (44.00) 
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@ThePauny And still no tax war.
Posted Jan-21-2013 Bycygnux2 (3.70) 
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£40,000? where those clothes spun from Gold?
Posted Jan-20-2013 ByDonegal (582.50) 
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At those Prices They Were Robbing The Public Long Before They Got Robbed!!! LoL
Posted Jan-20-2013 Bylivinitupnow (161.60) livinitupnow View Channel Send Message
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@Donegal They probably hiked up the price for the insurance claim.
Posted Jan-20-2013 ByFLIR_VISION (33.20) 
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Interesting, but where is the name/address of the store?
Posted Jan-20-2013 ByImTheMan (8436.94) 
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@ImTheMan
Exactly!
Posted Jan-20-2013 ByWotWot (395.20) 
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pretty funny on the owners part
Posted Jan-20-2013 ByRick Scusting (15.90) 
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So Crazy Eddie moved to Brazil? Humorous advertisement. Where's the guy who loves his South America on this one?
Posted Jan-20-2013 Byv8tomcat (237.18) 
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@v8tomcat
I love the whole America, except Argentina LOL
Posted Jan-20-2013 ByCarlosPires1974 (1695.10) 
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£40k!!! Did I miss something!!! I think the store is Robbing the Insurance Company!!!
Posted Jan-20-2013 Bylivinitupnow (161.60) livinitupnow View Channel Send Message
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@livinitupnow Lool, good take.
Posted Jan-20-2013 ByBANAADIRBOY (96.30) 
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thats just fucking great!
Posted Jan-20-2013 Bystaalsfactory (97.60) 
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This is what i call smart advertising not your average stereotype boring ads
Posted Jan-21-2013 ByDr_Goldenshower (33.80) 
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Best commercial ever.
Posted Jan-20-2013 Byborris (63.20) borris View Channel Send Message
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Smart marketing... no doubt about that!
Posted Jan-20-2013 ByDartfordPubCrawler (172.30) 
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Ingenious! They didn't need actors to do the commercial.
Posted Jan-20-2013 Bybrainsplat2 (178.40) 
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@brainsplat2 LL is in their blood!!
Posted Jan-21-2013 Bysam-bam (128.20) 
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I dont get how it is such revenge to use the burglars image in a commercial. Cannot see their faces so why would they care?
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@KillerP
It isn't always the faces.
Often crooks talk, see the way people move and clothing.
And if a reward is offered, well, crooks is crooks, no honor among thieves.
Posted Jan-20-2013 ByWotWot (395.20) 
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@WotWot
Indeed, all it takes is one moron to brag "thats me taking those shirts".
Posted Jan-20-2013 Bycrik (40.20) 
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Great commercial!
Posted Jan-20-2013 ByElgavacho (23.60) 
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