unsinkable Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 The one where the wife gets a new Peloton bike for Christmas from her husband? https://people.com/sports/peloton-husband-says-onscreen-wife-monica-ruiz-is-overwhelmed-by-negative-backlash-to-commercial/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiguirre Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 I like the gin ad better: 5 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 I seriously do not get the uproar. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 4 minutes ago, sassenach said: I seriously do not get the uproar. Me neither. The gal seems fine with her gift. But then my dh buys me cows for gifts so I understand unconventional gifts. 8 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 4 minutes ago, sassenach said: I seriously do not get the uproar. I don't either. I'm sure there wouldn't have been an uproar if the man and the woman had switched roles. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 If my knees wouldn’t fall off, I’d love a peloton for a gift. But I’m old. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrips Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 I don’t get the uproar either. I once asked for a treadmill and appreciated my dh buying one. I’m really wondering what he could get her that people wouldn’t have an issue with! People can ruin any gift/commercial if they want. roomba- nope. She your housewife?! new clothes - nope ( might mean hers are ugly or not sexy enough) jewelry- nope. Too defining as a woman. food- nope. She too skinny? Doesn’t eat right? games- nope. You obviously think she fritters her day away. Anything for the kitchen or house-nope. See roomba. a new car- nope. You’re saying she doesn’t care about the environment?! a bike- you’re saying she’s fat a card- your husband is cheap. 4 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 People just like to be mad. There is nothing wrong with that commercial. 16 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 The only thing I thought was weird was the video logging. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, Terabith said: The only thing I thought was weird was the video logging. Weird to some age groups, not to others. I mean, Snapchat is basically just an ongoing video log. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaners Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 I hadn't watched the commercial. The internet started bombarding me with peloton ads right after we bought a new spin bike, so I've ignored them all. (Sunny Pro, way less expensive, but not all the bells and whistles!) Their algorithm is a bit silly. Why would I buy another exercise bike when I just bought one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmrich Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 My dd is studying advertising, and a professor explained why the ad does not work. Basically the woman is making a video diary for her husband, but we assume the role of the husband as we watch what she records. Her shots are awkward and are obvious that she could not get those shots of herself. The woman looks uncomfortable most of the time, etc... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 IDK. I have a couple of friends who jumped on the Peloton bandwagon a couple of years ago and they both are obsessed. They post about it on social media to an obnoxious degree. They brag about recent physicals. It's very much like this commercial. The gin commercial though, loved it. Everyone over 40 has been one of those three people at some point. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 I don't get the outrage. If I was the type to blow two grand on an exercise bike, I would totally be happy with that for a gift. I often ask dh for gifts that others think are wrong to be given as such though. 🤷♀️ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 I’ve seen Peloton commercials for years while watching the Tour de France so the current one didn’t ping my radar as unusual. But I loved what Ryan Reynolds did with it. I enjoy his sense of humor. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Kate Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 32 minutes ago, lmrich said: My dd is studying advertising, and a professor explained why the ad does not work. Basically the woman is making a video diary for her husband, but we assume the role of the husband as we watch what she records. Her shots are awkward and are obvious that she could not get those shots of herself. The woman looks uncomfortable most of the time, etc... But it did work. According to the linked People video, Peloton’s stock went up by over 4%! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 (edited) I didn’t know there was an uproar so came at this post cold. I watched the commercial and couldn’t figure out what the problem was. I tried reading what the problem was in the article, but it didn’t say until waaaay at the end of it. The posted article assumed the reader already knew what was wrong. By the time I figured out what was wrong with the commercial, it was a complete let down. When I watched it all I thought was, “Oh she wanted one of those expensive treadmills and was a bit dramatic about starting her new routine and then got strong and in shape by the end.” People being upset with it are being dramatic and looking for devils behind doorknobs. (Meaning looking for problems that aren’t there.) Edited December 10, 2019 by Garga 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 25 minutes ago, Thatboyofmine said: The weird part to me was the ending. I can’t imagine my husband sitting there through a ridiculous video of me on a stationary bike and be able to keep a straight face. And I’m guessing that was his gift?? Her thanks for last year’s gift was his present for this year? Oh and she set the ‘thank you’ to music. I guess the music was part of the gift. He’s the one who should be offended: he bought her a $2k+ bike and got a thank you set to music. That's because they're still paying off the Peloton. They can't afford gifts this year. 4 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 1 hour ago, sassenach said: Weird to some age groups, not to others. I mean, Snapchat is basically just an ongoing video log. I mean, I am not a video blogger, but I understand the concept. But the way it’s done in that commercial, with the husband being the apparent audience... I don’t know. Just strange. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReader Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Before there was an uproar, I thought it silly that she was vlogging the whole thing. And scared about getting on a bike.....I mean, if you are spending $2K on a stationary bike, I assume you are fit enough to not be nervous about the idea. So that always seemed silly to me. And then that she gave the vlog to her husband as his gift a year later......equally silly. Maybe more silly, honestly. So it always seemed cheesy to me. Not horrible that he got her an exercise bike, and not even especially odd that she was thin/fit already (again, I don't think of a Peloton as a thing you get to try to lose weight, but a thing an already fitness buff might get to have a more challenging/convenient/weather proof at home work out....), both of which I've seen as reasons to be outraged since the uproar. A cheesy, silly ad, though....yes. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 1 hour ago, EKS said: People just like to be mad. There is nothing wrong with that commercial. yup. A friend has labeled this the Age of Anger & Offense. We get so offended by anything. But, then trolls... they live to create drama out of nothing. Cynically, I did wonder if it was a marketing ploy. Create drama with some well placed offended trolls.... and instant popularity. I'd never heard of the company before 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 I think the only part that could maybe be improved was where she thanked him. I wonder if he had said something like, "It was all you, doing the work!" or something like that, it might be better. It just plays to men needing a gift and hoping it will make their wives happy. I think it is nice and I don't see it as infantilizing her (he is her caretaker) or patriarchal or anything the least bit offensive. I think you could be disturbed by the gin commercial. She needs to drink heavily to cope w being married to an ahole? 🙄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 I really don't care about the add, but overall, I'm hard to offend. Advertising is about reaching their audience. They got MILLIONS in free advertising at Christmas from this. Maybe they were the ones who started the complaint in the beginning to get movement on social media? Something that could be considered mildly offensive, but just enough so to spur social media chatter. LOL could have all been planned and just been brilliant advertising LOL BTW....love the gin ad. That truly was brilliant! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 I think the ad was odd just because the woman seemed so fearful. Maybe they chose the wrong actress or she was badly directed. If she had seemed really happy to receive the gift and delighted by her progress throughout, then there would have been nothing to question. Instead she seemed distressed all the way through and then only happy to have been 'changed'. Perhaps the advert makers were trying for too much of an arc, and the distress came over too strongly. It's not anywhere near the top of my outrage list though. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linders Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 I think the people who find it insulting perhaps don't understand what the Peloton bike is - I have friends who exercise at home (can't find the time or money to go to spin classes) who would be thrilled with the bike and it's expensive program. Maybe the actress's fear thing is a bit silly and overplayed - if you can't keep up with the online class, you can just turn it off. It isn't like an in-person class where the peer pressure is right beside you. But maybe that is the point of the commercial - trying to convince the watcher that with the Peloton, you will feel like you are right there in a class. Again, I know people who go to various exercise classes, rather than workout at home, who say that in-person is the only way they stay motivated. The uproar seemed like an over-reaction, reading too much into the ad. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 2 hours ago, Laura Corin said: I think the ad was odd just because the woman seemed so fearful. Maybe they chose the wrong actress or she was badly directed. If she had seemed really happy to receive the gift and delighted by her progress throughout, then there would have been nothing to question. Instead she seemed distressed all the way through and then only happy to have been 'changed'. Perhaps the advert makers were trying for too much of an arc, and the distress came over too strongly. It's not anywhere near the top of my outrage list though. This is what I thought. She came across fearful throughout, and at the end, while she was watching her husband watch the video, she looked like a battered wife, trying to please the guy and hoping this would make him stop hitting her. My husband thought the same. It was all overdone. A few seconds of setup in the beginning, in which she expressed desire to have some exercise equipment, get fit, etc might have helped. I am not outraged about it. But I thought it was very poorly done. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 I don't understand the uproar directed at the actress. People do realize she didn't actually write the commercial, right? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartString Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 9 hours ago, TheReader said: And then that she gave the vlog to her husband as his gift a year later......equally silly. This is where I’ve been hearing the uproar. He gives the gift “that gives back”. What he gets back is a hotter wife bc she’s been working out for a year. I’m not going to watch the ad so I’m not sure if that interpretation is correct, but that what I’m hearing about as far as the outrage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 48 minutes ago, Where's Toto? said: I don't understand the uproar directed at the actress. People do realize she didn't actually write the commercial, right? They’re mad at the husband, too! As if he is a controlling, jerk of a husband. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Girl Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Much ado about nothing. People today are on the lookout for things to be offended and outraged by. It's silly. If the issue is that she looked "fearful" (I think she had a weird pained look myself), then that's a failing of the director and the actress herself. I seriously doubt that the director instructed her to act like a abused wife. Seriously. Monday morning quarterbacking of advertising is nothing new. You can write or produce an ad that sells lots of product, and people will still pick it apart. Similarly, you can write or produce an ad that everybody from the creative team to the marketing manager to the company president absolutely loves and--when it fails--everybody will suddenly "know" it was a loser from the get-go. Nonsense like this is why I'm so over giving headspace to the outrage du jour in the news. (Of course, the fact that I'm dealing with significant problems in real life may have something to do with it as well.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 (edited) It kind of makes me want one. 😂😂 Unfortunately I don’t have a big enough window to station it in front of. Edited December 10, 2019 by Scarlett 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 43 minutes ago, happysmileylady said: I think it’s a dumb commercial. “I didn’t know how much this would change me” 🤔❓ I didn’t see any change. Like, the blogging didn’t show how she can now hike farther or how she is in some way actually healthier, and there’s certainly no change in her appearance. So it’s dumb. On a a separate note, one of the dumbest things about all peloton commercials (which are as hard to miss as perfume and car commercials this time of year, they are EVERYWHERE!) is how they are all in front of some giant picture window. Why do the commercials always show these bikes set up right in front of giant windows? Do people generally prefer to work out in front of huge windows or something? I think it's always an aspirational modern home. Like if you buy this $2k bike and workout every day for a year in a year you'll triple your salary and move into a $4 million dollar modern house with mostly glass walls too! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 I’ll be honest. I wish I had video logged my weight loss efforts this past year. It would have honestly been something I cherished to have. Unfortunately I was too self conscious about my fat and 5am looks to ever have given it a real thought. I have had a seriously horrible 3-7 years and doing this was a great thing for my health and mentality but there’s no memory book for this kind of thing. Which is a damn shame. I had friends who drove across town to walk with me at 5am or 10pm. You don’t know how much of your life is food you shouldn’t eat until every one of your friends make a concerted effort to do non-food things with you without ever commenting about it. There were a lot of meals I didn’t eat with my family that weren’t unhappy as some would think. And yeah. Going from a size 18 to a 6/8 is a huge visual too. But that doesn’t show the mental change. And it does affect marriage. I don’t know about you ladies but when my husband thinks “exercise” at 5am - he sure as heck isn’t planning to leave the bed. It might surprise you to know many husbands are not supportive. I loved the gin commercial too. LOL I’ll admit my favorite commercial is the one with the older and obviously less well to do or glamorous looking woman on the elliptical. (It’s not peloton but I can’t remember it.) But if they want to make one that reflects MY reality? A good pair of sneakers and predawn or late night walks. Lots and lots of them. And Fitbit. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 (edited) Peloton workouts can be really challenging. That is why she looked slightly apprehensive. So a husband who buys a really great quality piece of equipment for his wife is abusive now? Sheesh. Maybe he wants her to enjoy working out because he loves her so much he wants her around for a while. Doesn't loving someone mean supporting their health? Ugh. I. can't. stand. people twisting good and making it about selfisness and controlling when it isn't about that at.all. Edited December 10, 2019 by Chris in VA 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise Still in Florida Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 I don't watch much television and had not even seen the controversy until I saw a segment on Daily Show. No particular feeling about the ad but I love the Ryan Reynolds gin commercial that followed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 I think some of the ire might be because people see a woman like that and think she doesn’t have to work to stay looking like that. And sure many don’t, I never had to until about 37ish. But even once the weight is lost, I have to keep working just as hard to keep it off. But if I thought she looks like she would be unhealthy if she lost more weight, and I viewed exercise purpose as purely weight loss, then yeah I guess my big concern would be why push that image of women having to gratefully sacrifice their health to make their husband be happy with them? I’d like to know her motivation for the work. If she’s doing it for him, which is does kinda seem that way, then I’m not opposed but I think they could do better for women. Maybe show her crossing the finish line at a marathon she wanted to run for a cause or something? Idk. 🤷♀️ I agree with the marketing comment above. The purpose and angle of the camera were confusing to me. Didn’t make me angry or anything. I just wasn’t expecting it to be a gift to her husband. That was weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 21 minutes ago, happysmileylady said: Oh is that how that works?!?!?🤣 I think the math on that might say otherwise lol If the Peloton commercial showed any kind of change like this it might make more sense to me. But it's not like that at all. And congrats on all your hard work! That is because they didn’t have an actual year to make the commercial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 27 minutes ago, Katy said: I think it's always an aspirational modern home. Like if you buy this $2k bike and workout every day for a year in a year you'll triple your salary and move into a $4 million dollar modern house with mostly glass walls too! What’s funny is my only friend that has a Peloton basically has a multimillion dollar house with floor to ceiling windows. They know their market. (this friend is also the nicest person I have met in my entire life and super humble and normal, so the above is not a value judgement) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Just now, Scarlett said: That is because they didn’t have an actual year to make the commercial. I disagree. They seriously couldn’t find ANYONE using their product that would be willing to log in progress for a year and of those someones, find any they could get permission to video collage for a commercial? If so, then their program is beyond rubbish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 12 hours ago, Just Kate said: But it did work. According to the linked People video, Peloton’s stock went up by over 4%! Is it back up? I think the initial drop was about 10%. Such an overreaction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 4 minutes ago, Murphy101 said: I disagree. They seriously couldn’t find ANYONE using their product that would be willing to log in progress for a year and of those someones, find any they could get permission to video collage for a commercial? If so, then their program is beyond rubbish. Well, sure but that would have been a long project....it would be a good project though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 I gotta tell ya ladies. I’ve been getting up at 5am with the goal of getting 8-10 miles of walking into 6/7 days for over a year and eating Whole30 compliant. At no point have I ever woken up and cheerfully greeted my morning walk like it was a great present I was excited to receive. Being apprehensive about doing hard things is okay. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 12 hours ago, Katy said: The gin commercial though, loved it. Everyone over 40 has been one of those three people at some point. Neber heard of the bike or the ad until this post. I didn't really see anything out of the ordinary about it. Most ads are cheesy or weird, aren't they? I'm over 40 & could not empathize with the gin ad at all. Perhaps because I've never been friends with people who drink? When my friends have a tough time, it has unfortunately been a death in the family & we gather to pray & hug at their home. A bar? Encouraging our friend to get sloshed? Not my reality. But, I'm not offended--just not a fan. Note: We have no TV access so the only ads I see on a regular basis are the ones on YouTube that I can't block & the ones on Duolingo if I want to earn more XP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 Well, there is "apprehensive" ...And there is *looks like outtakes from the Blair Witch Project* level of apprehensive 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Not only do I ask for workout equipment, I also ask for workout clothes😘 If I have to workout, I want to look good😊 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 5 minutes ago, unsinkable said: Well, there is "apprehensive" ...And there is *looks like outtakes from the Blair Witch Project* level of apprehensive You can’t tell any difference if it’s me at 5am.😆 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plansrme Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 27 minutes ago, Murphy101 said: I think some of the ire might be because people see a woman like that and think she doesn’t have to work to stay looking like that. And sure many don’t, I never had to until about 37ish. But even once the weight is lost, I have to keep working just as hard to keep it off. But if I thought she looks like she would be unhealthy if she lost more weight, and I viewed exercise purpose as purely weight loss, then yeah I guess my big concern would be why push that image of women having to gratefully sacrifice their health to make their husband be happy with them? I’d like to know her motivation for the work. If she’s doing it for him, which is does kinda seem that way, then I’m not opposed but I think they could do better for women. Maybe show her crossing the finish line at a marathon she wanted to run for a cause or something? Idk. 🤷♀️ I agree with the marketing comment above. The purpose and angle of the camera were confusing to me. Didn’t make me angry or anything. I just wasn’t expecting it to be a gift to her husband. That was weird. Y'all all need to go watch Brittany Runs a Marathon on Prime. It is amazing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 9 minutes ago, plansrme said: Y'all all need to go watch Brittany Runs a Marathon on Prime. It is amazing. Yes! I just watched this last week. Made me want to run and I hate running! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Chris in VA said: Peloton workouts can be really challenging. That is why she looked slightly apprehensive. So a husband who buys a really great quality piece of equipment for his wife is abusive now? Sheesh. Maybe he wants her to enjoy working out because he loves her so much he wants her around for a while. Doesn't loving someone mean supporting their health? Ugh. I. can't. stand. people twisting good and making it about selfisness and controlling when it isn't about that at.all. What? No one said that (unless I missed it). The OP asked what we thought of an advertisement, not about giving exercise equipment as a gift. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 I keep hearing about it but didn't have time to check it out until just now (OP link). As ads go, it's no better or worse than most. People with time on their hands could do a pretty interesting analysis on why, to some people, this was worth the time and effort to make a stink about it. Maybe some people need a job, a hobby, or a stocked broom closet for Christmas. 😛 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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