April Fools’ TV Ads: Whole Foods and Injury Lawyer Advertising

To celebrate April Fools’ Day, we honor some real TV commercials that might make you do a double take.

Whole Foods Low Prices

In a series of TV commercials, Whole Foods Market, whose nickname is “whole paycheck” because of its outrageously high prices, claims just the opposite here.

“With low prices storewide, eat well for less at Whole Foods Market.”

This claim brings to mind the title of one of Judge Judy’s books:

Allied Injury Group – Gold Watch Offer

When MrConsumer saw the following TV commercial for a lawyer referral service, he couldn’t believe it.

When I was in law school we learned about the code of professional responsibility that required lawyers to advertise in a dignified and professional manner. Since this ad is for a lawyer referral service, perhaps they don’t have to follow these rules, but what does it say about the lawyers on whose behalf they are advertising?

Incidentally, the guy hawking the gold watch, is comic Shaun Jones.