If you're reading this right now, there's a good chance you're still trying to find that perfect holiday gift. And if you're a marketer, you're probably also worried about how you've advertised that perfect holiday gift. Well, chill out. Those who've come before you have done much, much worse. In the spirit of giving, allow us to take you on a quick trip back through the decades for a peek at some of the worst gifts ever stuffed into a stockingand the correspondingly bad advertisements that made people buy them.
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Perfection Smokeless Oil Heater (1915)
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Nothing helps spread that holiday cheer like a little carbon monoxide.
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Lucky Strike Cigarettes (1936)
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Hey kids, enough with the milk and cookies. Leave Santa some cigs, eh?
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Hoover 305 Vacuum (1939)
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C'mon, you sentimental fool, give her a chore machine!
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Champion Spark Plugs (1940)
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For that special V8 engine in your life.
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Muzak (1954)
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Don't lay off those workers before Christmas. Pipe in Muzak and they'll just quit.
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Hanes Cotton Underwear (1959)
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You're right dad, playing with toy trains is a lot more fun in my underwear!
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Schlitz Beer (1966)
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What's tackier than a six-pack of Schlitz for Christmas? A five-pack.
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Alka-Seltzer (1979)
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