Well, Kirk, the world will certainly be much cooler with that couple leaving their refrigerator and freezer doors wide open. Fortunately, they look wealthy enough to pay the huge electric bill. --Jim
Jim, it's from a 1966 Sears refrigerator ad. I guess that company (which barely exists anymore) wanted to you to associate their particular model with luxury. The thing is, Sears made its name selling affordable items to the middle-class (this was before Wal-Mart and Target), so it's really just slick, Madison Avenue imagery. Buy our fridge and you too can live like Dean Martin!
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Well, Kirk, the world will certainly be much cooler with that couple leaving their refrigerator and freezer doors wide open. Fortunately, they look wealthy enough to pay the huge electric bill.
ReplyDelete--Jim
Jim, it's from a 1966 Sears refrigerator ad. I guess that company (which barely exists anymore) wanted to you to associate their particular model with luxury. The thing is, Sears made its name selling affordable items to the middle-class (this was before Wal-Mart and Target), so it's really just slick, Madison Avenue imagery. Buy our fridge and you too can live like Dean Martin!
DeleteJeez. I had no idea this was a thing! Are heat waves allowed on World Refrigeration Day?
ReplyDeleteMitchell, it all depends on whether Mother Nature chooses to observe such a holiday.
DeleteYes…I need cooler weather. I can’t wait till autumn.
ReplyDeleteJust be glad you're not in Europe, JM. I've read stories of people drowning in the Seine in Paris trying to cool off.
DeleteI'm chilled. I've just come in from the balcony, where it is 9/48.
ReplyDeleteYour winters in Australia are our summers, right, Andrew?
DeleteRemember sticking your head in there to collect off?
ReplyDeleteAnd in the freezer, Ruby.
DeleteWho knew a fridge could inspire such glamour? Our is pretty old, but still functional and I can’t image living without it.
ReplyDeleteIf it ain't broke, don't replace it, I always say, David.
DeleteOh, Kirk, yes....chill! Thank you! It is very hot and humid here in Montreal as well and many parts of the globe!
ReplyDeleteA major heat wave has descended on where I'm at in Ohio, Linda.
DeleteOh for a fridge that full😄
ReplyDeleteAdjusted for inflation, John.
DeleteA very fitting post for a hot day. A cool room, a cold drink, and a little relief from the summer sun can feel like a true luxury.
ReplyDelete"...true luxury"
DeleteThat explains their choice of attire, Melody.